We tend to overestimate how noticeable our embarrassing behavior is to others, a psychological phenomenon known as the "Spotlight Effect".

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Tips for success

Before you can define success for yourself, you should make a list of what success looks like to you and your family. Then, follow that up with actionable steps you can take to achieve that success. For example, if your success is having a high-paying career, then potential steps would be to further your education or professional training. Or if you see success in an unfulfilled talent like writing, then potential steps might include implementing daily or weekly writing goals to nurture it.

There is no right or wrong way to be successful, but there are steps you can take to become more successful based on your own definition of the goal.

1. Be committed
2. Learn from the journey
3. Have fun along the way
4. Think positively
5. Change your perspective
6. Be honest with yourself
7. Take away distractions
8. Count on yourself
9. Keep planning
10. Avoid getting burned out

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When Snoop Dogg was in 10th grade, he and a friend dressed as pimps and won his high school Halloween contest

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In Ancient Rome, condemned prisoners would be executed onstage when they needed "actors" for death scenes in theater performances.

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Having sex stimulates the growth of brain cells.

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Nillionaire (neologism): A person with little or no money.

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📌In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.

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Sitting for more than three hours a day can reduce a person's life expectancy by two years.

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In 2007, Scotland spent six months of research and $162,972 to create a new slogan that would boost tourism. They came up with "Welcome to Scotland."

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When you get a kidney transplant, they don't replace your kidneys. They just put a third one in you.

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After analyzing the birthdays of 10 million married couples in England, researchers found no evidence of attraction or compatibility based on astrological signs.

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The genetic similarity between two humans – 99.9% The genetic similarity between a human and a chimp – 96% The genetic similarity between a human and a cat – 90% The genetic similarity between a human and a dog – 84% The genetic similarity between a human and a banana – 60%.

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Textrovert (neologism): Someone who is extroverted in texts but then reserved in person.

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Sarcasm has been shown to boost creativity because using and understanding it acts as a mental exercise.

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How the CIA tortures people in secret prisons: https://www.tg-me.com/SHOCKINGPOLITICS

FLIBBERTIGIBBET — a silly person who talks too much.

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Eating at night can contribute to sunburn the next day, because it confuses your body clock and pushes back the activation of UV protection genes in the morning. 

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Boanthropy: A psychological disorder in which the sufferer believes they're a cow.

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