Do you ever walk down the street and wonder about all the people walking past you? Why are they all here and where have they come from? What is their life story? I often do. I try to figure people out in my head; what makes them tick? Each person is different and that’s what makes it exciting. Thinking about other people and watching them live their lives is something i do to escape from the reality of my own life. I use it as a technique to unwind and release myself from anything that troubles my mind. Occupying my mind with something totally unrelated to my own life, is surprisingly refreshing. But why?... Read More

As children we are given the impression that our intelligence is a fixed characteristic that will not change throughout our lives. I don’t know about you all, but as a child I worked extremely hard at school as I thought that if I failed at school, it meant I was dumb and that I would fail at everything else in my life. What I was not told as a child, was that there are simple steps and activities you can take that will improve your intelligence, or IQ.  That is why I have done some research and compiled a list of steps you can take to improve your IQ and intelligence more generally.  So next time you take a dreaded IQ test and don’t get a very promising score, don’t throw away your dreams. Because just like anything else you want to succeed in; it’s about practise and training.... Read More

Sex is something we all do for fun. But could it do more for us than just making us feel good physically? Could there also be an emotional component to sex that we are not aware of? It is often said that sex with your partner will strengthen your relationship, and make you feel closer to one another. I often wondered how much truth there was to this belief. Because I don’t believe everything I’m told, I ignored it. Until @jobucks referred me to a link through twitter. From this link, I found numerous studies that suggest that sex affects us in more ways than one.... Read More

While most of us women cringe at the thought of a dripping sweaty man, new research suggests that unconsciously, a woman’s brain computes the scent of sweat and realises the significance of the emotions that it conveys right away.... Read More

UK Psychologists, who featured on an Australian morning TV show (Sunrise) has outlined 5 simple steps we can take to improve our happiness and hence stay sane as we get older. After reading through them you will realise just easy it could be to stay happy day to day.... Read More

Peter Walsh – “You want a life built on solid foundation, but you can’t even see the floor beneath you. You want to lose weight, but your kitchen is overwhelmed with appliances you never use. You want to build your career, but your offices literally makes you feel ill. You want change? This is where is starts: your home. Where you live, breathe, rest, love and create… Get rid of the clutter. Get organized. If you do, I promise that every aspect of your life will change in ways that you never imagined possible”... Read More

A mental health charity, called Mind, has released a statement claiming that our goals for the New Year could actually do us more harm than good. How could that possibly be the case? Setting goals are a good thing, right? According to Mind, it depends on what we make our new years resolutions about. There are a lot of different types of goals such as those that focus on physical things or goals that aim for personal development. Have you ever wondered why making your goals have made you feel worse than you felt before they made them? Perhaps you have been focusing on the wrong type of goals.... Read More