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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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The same meta analysis found social isolation to be associated with “an approximately 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia” and “a 29% increased risk of incident coronary heart disease and a 32% increased risk of stroke.” Yes, those relationships are hard to form, hard to grow, hard to keep.

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Could tiny homes be the adorable, affordable and sustainable housing that our planet needs? Maybe

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According to one analysis , the tiny home market is projected to grow by 3.33 The authors note that energy savings may vary depending on local climate, occupant lifestyle and energy source. On top of energy savings, downsizing might even inspire you to adopt more environmentally-conscious lifestyle changes.

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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  He argues that despite relatively high incomes, growing numbers of Americans can't afford a middle class lifestyle. He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S. Both also stress how various forms of economic uncertainty and instability are impacting individuals, families and society overall.   The 9.9%

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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To find lasting happiness through generosity requires a suppression of our ego, an analysis of our motives and a reflection on how these acts alter our perception of the world. Admittedly I experienced some form of generosity fatigue around the second week of my challenge. Turns out they can , but there are exceptions.

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Tough compassion — here’s what it is and why you need to practice it

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On a podcast episode , psychologist, Greater Good Science Center founding director and TEDxBerkeley speaker Dacher Keltner described the idea, explaining how some contemplatives practice a form of kindness — but with a decided edge. “In The Dalai Lama always had this greater good analysis,” Keltner later told me.

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Jillian Michael’s Self-Care Guide to Aging Gracefully

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They’re found in every type of food, but most predominantly in fish (or any form of protein), mushrooms, beans, etc. As you digest your food, the nucleic acids inside it get broken down into nucleotides, the molecules that all stick together to form your DNA.

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Dave Cairns SVP of CBRE |Unlocking Urban Potential: Repurposing Office Spaces for Sustainable Development

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And it was a fun lifestyle. So I think that that’s a really compelling analysis, just realizing that the shift that occurred so quickly because of the pandemic which I think was probably a shift that was already underway and that would have naturally occurred over time but it’s really just been compressed dramatically.

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