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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 21, 2017, 2:51 PM UTC

The call of the cookies: priming and how it affects you

Yesterday, as I was walking by the kitchen on my way to get a book from the living room, I was stopped short by the box of cookies on the dining table. I wasn't hungry, but when I saw the box of cook…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 20, 2017, 9:06 PM UTC

Why I'm helping my mom learn to play the piano

My mom is 80 years old and she has always wanted to learn to play the piano. When my siblings and I were little, she took us to piano lessons and waited patiently while we practiced our scales and ar…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 17, 2017, 9:09 PM UTC

The happiness and peace a little rock brings

My kids and I have stumbled upon a secret to experiencing a little more peace and happiness each day. It's very simple - I'm sure you can do it too! And it won't even cost you any money and hardly an…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 10, 2017, 1:59 PM UTC

How to give helpful praise instead of harmful praise

We have praised our friends, colleagues and children before in the hopes of encouraging them, recognizing their achievements, or helping them build self-confidence. But did you know that praise is a…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 9, 2017, 1:50 AM UTC

Emojipedia - a searchable database of Emojis!

Emojipedia.org allows you to search for any Emoji you want, and then simply copy and paste it into your Steemit post. It's really easy to use and they even have hard to find Emojis like HAMSTERS 🐹.…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 6, 2017, 6:27 PM UTC

Steemit help - How to check your voting power, add Emojis, and format your posts

Hi fellow Steemians, As a newbie, I didn't know how to format the text nicely, add emojis, or look up how much voting power I had left. I found answers to some of my questions from Google and old Ste…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 6, 2017, 3:10 AM UTC

Dating etiquette: Who pays for the first date?

So, the big question - who pays for first dates? Should it be the guy or the girl or maybe the bill should be split? If the bill is split, should it be 50/50 or should each person pay only for the po…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 5, 2017, 6:20 AM UTC

Free money for everyone?! Read more about Universal Basic Income

Imagine if the government started paying you a fixed salary just for being its citizen. As far-fetching as this sounds, the prospect of automation putting large numbers of workers out of jobs in the…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 2, 2017, 7:27 AM UTC

Inspirational speech! Mark Zuckerberg's graduation speech for Harvard's Class of 2017

I have never met Mark Zuckerberg. Maybe he's a great guy, maybe he's not. Either way, I have to say I admire the fact that while he is rich enough to do whatever he wants, he chooses to devote a port…

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@sizzlingmonkeys Jul 1, 2017, 3:26 AM UTC

How will global aging affect you?

Hi Steemers, as promised, here are my thoughts on how global aging affects us. We are living in a time of unprecedented global population aging. For the first time in history, driven by longer life s…

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