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“Energy Efficient” Could Be Worse for the Environment

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Manufacturing larger products costs more energy, both in your home and in transportation costs. She aspires to be a psychology professor, but decided to take some time off from grad school to help people learn to navigate the academic lifestyle. Related posts: What’s the Most Energy Efficient Form of Transportation.

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Why We Seek Happiness

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Darwin agreed, according to Psychology Today article Happiness: ultimately it’s genetic! Studies by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, James Fowler, and Bruno Frey have shown that there is an inheritable gene linked to happiness (with the catchy name of 5HTT, a gene with a more efficient serotonin transporter). I think so.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

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Find services providing psychological counseling to help get your life back on track. Get some transportation. Use credit counseling to try to get your financial life back on track. Find free legal aid organizations to help you file for bankruptcy. – to protect your house. If you have access to a car, use it!