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May 04, 2015

14 Amazing Psychology Facts Everyone Needs To Know

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You and everyone else. ( source (http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/01/why-is-your-favoritesong-your-favorite/))

2. Music impacts your perspective.

This one seems kind of obvious! A study at the University of Groningen showed that music has a
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3. The more you spend on others, the happier you are.

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6. Certain religious practices lower stress.

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7. Money does buy happiness, but only up to $75,000 a year.

For the average American, $75k a year buys happiness. It liberates you from poverty and gets you
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10. Convincing yourself you slept well tricks your brain into thinking it did.

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Thus giving you more energy. They called it placebo sleep". ( source

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11. Smart people underestimate themselves and ignorant people think they're
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It's called the Dunning Kruger Effect, it's real, and just go on Facebook and you'll see what I'm
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12. When you remember a past event, you're actually remembering the last
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13. Your decisions are more rational when thought in another language.
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