There are many facets to a wedding. Here are some wedding tips and advice we have written and collecting from people’s personal experience with weddings. The right kind of wedding tips and advice can often assist you execute your planning efforts flawlessly the first time.

One’s wedding day is a special event for many reasons. First and foremost, two special people are joining together to become one in matrimony. Secondly, it is a time for friends and family members to get together and celebrate. Therefore, it is imperative that the day is as perfect as it possibly can be. There are a few wedding tips to help individuals make their wedding day a complete success. (more…)

Psychology is often defined as “The science that deals with mental processes and behavior”.

In the modern day, there are basically two prevailing schools of thought. ‘Geneticists’ and ‘Behaviorists’… the old notion of “nature vs nurture.”

The Geneticists are inclined to think that human behavior is derived from heredity and instinct. Often on the news, reports detail how some study claims to find the ‘genetic predisposition’ ‘to being republican’ or ’smoking cigarettes’. This supports the world view that we are ‘hardwired’ in some way and that even subtle nuances of behavior, such as an inclination for addiction, is genetic or “instinctual” in some way. (more…)

Vampire energy could be nickel-and-diming you into the poor house, while continuously sucking up the planet’s natural resources at a disturbing rate. This energy waste, dubbed vampire energy, comes from everyday appliances like your TV, microwave, VCR and video game player, and it happens while they’re turned off.

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A TV with a remote may use more energy during the 20 hours it is turned off than it does for the four hours you watch it in the evening, according to the Department of Energy.

“Vampire energy loss” from appliances in passive mode (the clock on your microwave) or standby mode (your VCR scheduled to record something) account for 5-8 percent of your home’s total electricity usage per year, according to the Department of Energy, which is equal to about one month’s electricity bill — for every household in the United States.
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Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.
- Benjamin Franklin

Return on investment (ROI) is a term you hear frequently, usually in relation to business and finance. The goal (obviously) is to maximize return on the money you invest. The implications of this concept go much deeper when you start to think of time as your primary investment rather than money. Everything you do is an investment of time. When you watch television, you’re making an investment in entertainment. If you watch a show that sucks, you’ve made a bad investment and receive a poor return for your time.

In many ways time is more valuable than money. You’ll always have the opportunity to make more money, but once time has been spent it’s gone forever. When you think of time as a commodity, and all of your actions as investments, it changes the way you approach every day decisions. (more…)

Everyone knows that stress can take a heavy toll on your mind and body, but a hobby can not only prevent the harmful effects of stress but also make your life richer and more rewarding.

Hobbies have been around since ancient times, yet few people use them as an effective tool to beat stress. The secret is in choosing a pastime that not only piques your interest, but that you find mentally engaging as well. A major component of stress is worry. A fascinating leisure activity crowds out worry thoughts by replacing them with positive ideas and study.

Get a hobby that relaxes you.Watching television or listening to music might be classified as hobbies; however, they rarely provide the mental stimulation needed to leave you feeling refreshed and satisfied afterward. A worthwhile activity will make you (more…)

Compared with face-to-face communication, nonverbal cues in email are lacking. But humans are fabulous at generating meaning even when cues are sparse. Psychologists have theorised our motivation for generating meaning is reducing levels of uncertainty and helping predict other people’s behaviour. This might explain how, in emails, even two simple things like capitalisation and emoticons can have important effects on reader’s perceptions. People want to predict our behaviour, and we theirs.

Personality, emoticons and capitalisation in email
The research on nonverbal behaviour in emails is not as simple as emoticons are good while capitalisation is bad. It seems both capitalisation and emoticons can evoke polarised responses. Perhaps less polarised for capitalisation which is normally considered a no-no in emails. Although capitalisation can also communicate excitement and not just senseless shouting.
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The U.S. divorce rate — 3.6 divorces per 1,000 people — is at its lowest point since 1970. Although marriage rates are down also, clearly married couples are increasingly taking the attitude that they’re in it for the long haul, and are taking the steps necessary to keep their relationship strong.

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Doing nice things for each other on a regular basis will keep your marriage positive.

That is not to say that there aren’t problems. Most married couples do argue (often about money, sex, work, children and housework), and although a recent study in the Journal of Family Communication found that couples who express their anger live longer than those who suppress it, too much arguing can damage a relationship beyond repair. (more…)

It’s a rare couple that doesn’t run into at least a few relationship problems — even when their love life is generally happy. It helps, experts say, to know what the most common problems in a relationship or marriage are. That way you’ll have a better chance of getting through them if they occur in yours. Scott Haltzman, MD, is a clinical assistant professor of psychology at Brown University in Providence, R.I. “Knowing what to expect from relationships — the good, the bad, and the ugly — is the best way to make sure you’re not looking for something that will never be there,” Haltzman says.

Ideally, basic topics such as money, sex, and kids should be discussed before a couple decide to share their life together, says Margaret A. Cochran, PhD. Cochran is a San Francisco Bay area psychotherapist who coaches couples on (more…)

Essential oil aromatherapy is the practice of using aromatic plant essences to promote physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Ancient cultures were aware of numerous aromatherapy benefits for the body and mind, and the history of aromatherapy can be traced back many hundreds of years. These often stressful modern times have seen a resurgence of interest in the use of fragrance, with many people discovering the effects of therapeutic essential oils for themselves. (more…)

Spend now or save for tomorrow? Many financial decisions come down to this exact problem. If you buy the dress or the sunglasses now, you can’t use that money at the weekend to pay for the restaurant. How do we calculate these kind of trade-offs? Do we make any calculation at all? If not, then what factors influence our decisions?

There are two sets of answers to the question of how we decide whether to spend or save, hoard or splurge. In the first set of answers humans are seen as rational, logical creatures who make decisions about money by carefully weighing up the present against the future. People try to balance how useful it is to spend the money now, compared to how useful it will be to spend the money later.
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