Ever experienced an uncomfortable twitching in your eye, similar to leg cramps? Then you know how uncomfortable it gets. Also called eye spasms, eyelid tics, or “myokymia,” that pesky twitching is caused by involuntary muscle spasms in the small muscles and…
Fall is a time when we’re all partied out from summer vacations, and we start to think about the future. It can also be a time when we lack motivation, as the days get shorter and colder. If you’ve got…
#1. They acknowledge the setback and learn from it. Successful people reflect on their failures because they offer the best learning opportunities. Thinking about why and how you went wrong makes you more aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and going forward, allows you…
We all know about the Heimlich manouver to clear someone’s airways when they’re choking, but how do you save yourself if you’re alone and struggling to breathe? Jeff Rehman, a fire medic of 22 years, has an effective way to clear…
#1. Receiving “good morning” and “goodnight” text messages stimulates the part of the brain that manages happiness. #2. Doing things that scare you will make you a braver, happier person. #3. A friendship started between 16 and 28 years of age…
Emotionally intelligent people recognize their own and other people’s emotions, are able to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and use emotional information to guide their thinking and behavior. In short, emotionally intelligent people have a sense of what to avoid in…
Crying is often thought of as a weakness. As a culture obsessed with strength and achievement, we don’t want to show that we’re vulnerable. But people who cry a lot are putting themselves out there, and that takes strength. Only the…