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Gratitude Brings Wealth

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When she saw that her great-grandchildren were not writing thank you notes for her gifts to them, she sent their parents a set of Thank you note cards with envelopes and postage! The Psychological Science journal reported on a study done in 2014 which showed that feelings of gratitude reduced financial impatience.

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How to Pick A Career

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I did some research to see what kinds of jobs I could get that paid the most with the least amount of additional training and became a computer programmer. Dr. John Krumboltz, Professor of Educational Psychology at Standford University studies how people choose careers. Luckily, I found that I enjoyed the field and had some talent.

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Addicted to the Screen

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They also love playing on the computer, using the internet, gaming on their tablets and using their cell phones. In Psychology Today article Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain, Victoria L. You love TV, computer, internet, cell phone, tablet and more and probably use them way more than you realize. I love TV.

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