“We are less likely to sell something for $10 than to buy it for $10.” A Two-Word Psychological Concept Can Explain The Anger Over Obamacare’s Potential Repeal This is so spot on. It’s called loss aversion. What to tell people who say you have to accept Donald Trump’s presidency now...
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I’ve had my gym membership for years. I had phases where I went regularly, then other times, not so much. Whenever I fell off the bandwagon, I felt that I was wasting money. I contemplated quitting my membership many, many times. For some reason, a little nagging voice in my head...
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So, looks like I just have to put an actual reading goal on Goodreads and – surprise, surprise – I read. Who knew? I read (and listened to one) a total of NINE books in January, which means, I already read more than half the number of books I...
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February is here with more rain and wind. We’re getting a lot of it this time around and it mostly means, I will try to stay warm and dry this month. January was a little crazy with lots of things going on at work and some last-minute field work thrown in...
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1. Bookbub.com I’ve been signed up to this website/app for a while and I have no idea why I haven’t mentioned it sooner because it is truly awesome. If you’re an avid reader, and I know some of you are, you want to check this out (if you don’t already know about...
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Are you a planner person? Do you still have a paper planner? I had one for as long as I can remember. I started using paper planners back in middle school and I’ve had one every single year since then. Back then, planners were not a ‘thing’. You could get...
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GAH! This last week, this first week of the Trump-presidency, has been tough on me again (emotionally). I am scared about the things he has already done, I am scared of what he might do, I am scared of the non-knowledge and pettiness that he displays on the daily. I mean,...
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reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. getting (a little bit) annoyed with my nook, because it’s a few years old now and transferring books via ADE (Adobe Digital Editions) is a hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. That is particularly frustrating when I...
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