11 Tricks Supermarkets Use to Maximize Profits — Behind the Scenes of Shopping Psychology
When it comes to food shopping, supermarkets have it down to a science. In fact, the cookie-cutter layout and particular product placement is backed by behavioral psychologists, paid to develop ways to separate customers from their cash. So the next time you’re heading to the supermarket to pick up food for the week, pay close...
Watch out for These Illegal Job Interview Questions
Job interviews are nerve-wracking, there’s no two ways about it. And though you’re trying to put your best foot forward fielding questions, the interviewer may stump you from time to time. Just remember to breathe and answer confidently. But sometimes you don’t only get the basic questions, like “Tell me about your past experience,” or “Why...
Science Says Your Second Child Was Born to Be Wild
There have been multiple studies (and also people claiming to know stuff who basically make it up based on personal experience) about the role that birth order plays in our personality and development. It seems first-borns are leaders, and also more prone to anxiety. Youngest kids are spoiled, middle kids are good at fending for...
5 Ways to Improve Your Family’s Relationship with Tech and Screen Time
Technology and screen time are one of the most talked about, if not the biggest, challenge facing parents of this new generation today. How much, how often, what kind, how much control and supervision – the list of potential landmines is endless, ever-growing, and starts before your child even speaks his first word. Every parent...
4 People who Acquired Incredible Abilities After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Our brains are arguably the most essential organ in our bodies. Combine that with the fact that they are also the least understood organ in our body, and the fact that they can do stuff we probably don’t even realize, and it’s easy to understand why “brain injury” is the medical term that installs massive...
Master These 3 “R’s” to Kick Bad Habits Permanently
Everyone has bad habits they’d like to change. We become entranced by episode after episode on Hulu, skip the gym, or buy a bag of chips to unwind from a stressful day. These things feel natural and easy. It’s hard to replace these habits with good ones. Experts say that changing these bad habits may...
