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Christmas Angst and the Psychology of Gifts: 5 Giver Types
2013-12-06 21:41:07| Food - Topix.net
Why is that holiday gift giving makes us feel anxious and pressured? "I have twenty gifts to buy," a friend of mine moans.
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gifts
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The psychology behind Pokémon X and Ys merciless, brutal grind
2013-10-23 18:45:06| Extremetech
With the recent release of Pokémon X and Y instantly becoming the fastest selling installment in the venerable franchise, outsiders may be looking in wondering why a "children's game" has become so popular with every demographic of gamer. The answer, quite simply, is because of the series' merciless, brutal grind. Why, though, is a universally hated mechanic so appealing when applied to adorable pocket monsters?
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Mark Hertsgaard Analyzes the Psychology of Climate Change Activism
2013-07-14 00:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Beast: The Keystone pipeline might be approved this year, but Mark Hertsgaard says an important new book shows what activists have to do to psychologically commit to fighting for the environment. When President Obama, to most observers surprise, addressed the Keystone XL pipeline in his landmark speech on climate change on June 25, it was partly because of Mary Pipher. Inside the Beltway, the conventional wisdom was that Obama would not mention Keystone, a pipeline that would carry particularly carbon-heavy...
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