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If someone likes you, they’ll sort of “mirror” you. All you have to do is carefully observe your crush’s gestures, facial expressions, and poses during your conversation. A person who’s smitten always feels the urge for physical contact with the one they desire. If your crush is a bit more confident, they might even “accidentally” touch your arm, wrist or shoulder during your conversation.

-If your crush is facing you with their entire body, mimicking your vocal pattern and body language with a slight delay, and even using the same words or expressions as you, the case is clear.

-If a guy or girl finds any excuse to touch you, they probably have a thing for you.

-If you notice that your crush usually tries to get closer to you and narrow the distance between you, that's a wonderful sign that they’re into you too.

-Whenever you’re talking to your crush and you see their eyes glancing down at your lips from time to time – congratulations, it’s a sign there's definitely something there.

-When you're really crazy about someone, you want to gaze into their eyes as much as possible.

-If your crush always remembers little things you said or notices minor changes in your appearance, he probably has feelings for you.

-Studies confirm that your heart rate actually does increase when you're next to someone you like. It’s also accompanied by other crystal-clear signs of arousal, and sweatiness is one of them.

-When somebody likes you, they try to remove any obstacles to feel a little bit closer to you.

-If you're attracted to somebody, your voice instinctually changes a little bit in your crush's presence.

-If a man or woman is attracted to somebody, he or she will subconsciously try to match their love interest’s walking pace.

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People with a high IQ continuously analyze the events of their lives. Their findings are often full of fear and disappointment, with real dilemmas constantly popping up in their heads. The habit of constant overanalyzing leads to frequent reflections about life, death and the meaning of existence. All this, in most cases, leads to depression. Try to distract yourself from having negative thoughts and focus on the positive. You can also try keeping a diary and writing about the things you’re thankful for every single day. Anytime you’re feeling down, just open it, and it'll put a smile on your face.

According to scientists, socializing for highly intelligent people is often a more painful experience than being alone. Find ways to make new acquaintances whose company you genuinely enjoy and appreciate family members who sincerely love you.

A recent study has shown that, in their daily life, intellectuals make just as many mistakes as everyone else! Scientist Igor Grossman of the University of Waterloo suggests that such people should talk about their problems in the third person in order to emotionally distance themselves. This reduces bias and allows them to reach the most logical conclusions.

The assumption that every smart person is successful couldn’t be more inaccurate. In fact, studies have shown that 85% of financial well-being depends things such as individuality and the ability to communicate and negotiate. No big brain or certain IQ number on that list.

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How to make more money? They say that the morning is the most important part of the day. And rich people always get the most out of the early hours. Well, actually, that's why they're rich. Chaotic morning always messes up the rest of the day, and you can't be productive. So if your plan is to become rich, the millionaire morning routine is exactly what you need.

- Tim Cook, Richard Branson, and tons of other successful people are early birds, right? So from that moment on, my alarm was set for 5:30​ in the morning.

- Next up was meditation. Doing this practice in the morning allows you to connect with yourself and kick-start your day with positive energy.

- After that, it's good to do an easy 2- to 3-minute workout.

- Practicing meditation also didn't go so smoothly at the beginning. After trying numerous apps and techniques, I found that simple breathing works best for me.

- Having a quick workout wasn't a problem for me. Moreover, it really helped me get in touch with my body and shake off some of the tiredness before showering.

- Making to-do lists for the day turned out to be exceptionally fulfilling and motivating. By day 10, I’d begun to make 2 lists a day: one for my personal goals and another for work tasks and responsibilities.

- About halfway through my experiment, I got into time management, which turned out to be another amazing discovery for me!

- When I found ways to upgrade my career, I turned to my personal life and added one more habit to my routine: writing morning pages. This endless stream of consciousness opened my eyes to numerous personal problems I never realized I had.

- Make it a habit to write down all the things you're grateful for every evening.

- Stay hydrated. Toward the end of my experiment, I read that having a glass of water before breakfast helps to wake up your digestive system and set it up nicely for the day.

- Make yourself a smoothie. Natural smoothies are full of the nutrients and vitamins that your body needs as it wakes up.

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For example, a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology in February 2014 reported that when you feel powerless, the objects you hold seem heavier than they really are. That's probably a self-defense mechanism to protect people who feel powerless from overextending themselves.

- A study published in the journal Emotion in 2013 proved that when you're in love, both food and drinks (including distilled water!) taste sweeter.

- Anger increases the blood circulation to your limbs and your heart, which, in turn, doesn't let you fall asleep.

- People who feel lonely, sad, or excluded tend to estimate the temperature around them as a few degrees colder than it really is. This makes them long for hot food and beverages to compensate for the unwanted emotion.

- Your mind is closely connected to your skin. That's why most of those negative emotions you feel are reflected on your face.

- Researchers from the University of Pavia in Italy declare that when you fall in love, your body has an increased level of nerve growth factor for the whole following year.

- If you're unable to suppress your disgust, don't feel bad about it! This feeling is one of the most difficult to overcome. When you're disgusted, your heart rate slows down, and you experience nausea. You may also feel like there’s something wrong with your stomach.

- Cardiologists from the University of Maryland Medical Center have figured out that laughter decreases the risk of heart attacks. This happens because you lower the levels of stress hormones in your body when you laugh.

- Jealousy is one of the most unwanted — but extremely strong — human emotions. Since it's a mix of anger, stress, and fear, jealousy can lead to elevated adrenaline levels and increased heart rate and blood pressure.

- The emotions you feel when you are grateful trigger oxytocin. As a result, your immune system becomes stronger, and your blood pressure decreases. Plus, the healing processes in your body speed up.

- When you're afraid, you become pale because the blood drains from your face. The main reason is the activity of your autonomic nervous system, which controls your fight-or-flight response.

- Every time you express your feelings of love and affection to your partner, your cholesterol levels go down. This conclusion was drawn in a study published in the journal Human Communication Research.

- Toxic shame, which typically comes from the past, causes overproduction of the primary stress hormone: cortisol. As a result, you may suffer from constricted arteries and, consequently, an elevated heart rate.

- When you argue, your body produces more cytokines, immune molecules that can trigger inflammation. If there are high levels of cytokines in your body, it can lead to cancer, heart disease, and arthritis.

- Scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that short-term stress can strengthen your immune system and increase the levels of molecules that can fight cancer. Such a positive effect lasts for several weeks after a stressful event.

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- One day Nancy realized that enough was enough and decided to make a change. She wrote down all her goals, and even began to get excited, feeling a burst of energy that she hadn’t felt in a long time!

- She started going to the gym every day after work. She started eating huge salads for nearly every meal.

- BUT…soon Nancy started feeling overwhelmed again. Her new, heavier workload at the office and going to the gym after work every day was exhausting for her.

- The cycle began again. Instead of seeing the number on the scale go down, Nancy saw it go up, or stay the same.

- Nancy didn’t have a true commitment to her goals. She wanted fast, instantly gratifying results.

- If you have some big goals, especially if you have several at once, take a step back. Make sure you’re really committed to put in the work and to be patient with getting results.

- Decide what’s doable for you – how many nights after work are you okay with going to the gym? What’s a reasonable goal to set for yourself?

- Do it until it just becomes part of your life; it should be second nature, like showering every day. Soon the action of working out will turn into a habit.

- t doesn’t just apply to fitness goals. Small goal + commitment = habit. Habit + increased small goal + commitment = achieved goal!

- So what happened to Nancy? She branched out her goals and applied true commitment to each step. Nancy feels a sense of accomplishment.

- Her sense of accomplishment has given her a huge confidence boost too, and that’s important here as well. Sometimes, that surge of energy you feel after you’ve achieved something is confidence!

- Just do it the right way so that you’re not overwhelmed – which can set you back and make you feel discouraged.

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Obviously, everybody’s different, each with their own mannerisms and peculiarities. That's why it's so important to understand what behavior is normal for a particular individual. Slight changes in their behavior or body language can speak volumes and allow you to read them like an open book. Analyzing all the information you have, you'll be able to understand someone’s personality a lot better without even spending that much time with them.

In different cultures, there can be different rules. For example, in some countries, people look away to show their respect, not because they’re hiding something or feeling uncomfortable. They say you should never judge a book by its cover. That’s good advice and all, but a person’s appearance really can tell a lot about them.

We like to spend more time with people who share our interests and personality traits. Watch who someone spends most of their time with and how they treat other people. See if this person tries to make others comfortable or rudely annoys people without even noticing it.

-Try to understand what behavior is normal for a particular individual, and then pay attention to anything the person does differently.

-Pay attention to the details: how they carry themselves, how they communicate with other people, what secrets their body language reveals.

-Always keep in mind the context of the situation: in different cultures, there can be different rules.

-People, either willingly or subconsciously, show their true selves through their clothing choices.

-Facial expressions can reveal a lot of things people would rather keep hidden. For example, when someone likes you, their facial muscles relax, the head tilts a bit to the side, and blood rushes to their lips, making them slightly plumper and brighter.

-Watch who someone spends most of their time with and how they treat other people.

-Don’t just listen to what a person says, pay attention to how they say it.

-Intuition can let you down from time to time, but the longer you keep listening to it and observing people, the better it’ll work.

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But how do we work on those social ties and influence other people's opinions? Is there a way to get another person to like you or to listen to you? Well, there're ways to do that. If you start analyzing other person's behavior and practice different psychological tricks with them, you might see the result very quickly! 

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We all have little things about ourselves that may seem useless or even annoying to other people at times. But hold off before you start beating yourself up or trying to change these little behaviors. You're probably a genius!

- Scientists found a link between left-handedness and a notion called “divergent thinking”, which is a kind of creativity that allows someone to generate new ideas.

- People who tend to worry a lot take the quality of their work more seriously.

- Humor influences intellect by exercising the brain and keeping it in tip-top shape. Next time your friends tell you to quit clowning around, just tell them you are exercising your intellect!

- Curiosity and an inquisitive mind make people more intelligent. Scientists had been observing 6,000 people born in the last 50 years, and they found that preteen children who had got the most points on IQ tests grew up to be more curious and open-minded adults.

- Scientists say that this preference for late hours could be due to the fact that brain activity (therefore, intellect) is so high that it challenges your body’s circadian rhythm.

- The harder it is for a person to stay focused, the cleverer they are. How so? Again, it’s that intense brain activity. It’s just too hard to control.

- People who live in cities built with a focus on walking have a higher intelligence indicator than those living in cities with lots of cars and other types of transport.

- The less bright a person is, the more they overestimate their cognitive abilities. The same goes the other way around. Intelligent people aren't afraid to say, “I don't know”, and if they don't know, they can find this thing out later.

- Intelligent people are able to overcome their impulses and suppress their emotions. They also typically think about the consequences before they do something.

- Scientists agree that intelligent people tend to postpone their tasks for later. Psychologist Adam Grant says that procrastination is the key to innovation. Steve Jobs managed to use his procrastination strategically, letting his brain rest and switching to completely different tasks before finishing the ones he had started.

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- According to biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, love can be split into three categories: lust, attraction, and attachment.

- Physical attraction does play a pretty big role in the whole scheme of things. But we aren’t just attracted to a person’s looks. Having chemistry that’s based on someone’s personality, habits, and behaviors isn’t to be underestimated when it comes to attraction. That’s why being yourself is so important.

- It’s great to know your strongest points, but you need to be realistic too. Be willing to admit to yourself what things you need to work on. We all have aspects of ourselves we’d like to improve. Once you start improving on the things that make you self-conscious, your confidence will naturally grow.

- First impressions do matter. Keep yourself well-groomed and dress for success. This doesn’t mean you need to go overboard and wear a suit and tie every day. Being clean, smelling good, and dressing casually but tidy shows that you’re self-aware of how you might come across to other people, and you make an effort to take care of yourself.

- If you confess your love for her when you’ve only known each other for a week, she’s probably gonna assume that you’re confusing love with lust. Get to know her first by being open and communicative. Once you feel like you’re not strangers or even just acquaintances anymore, let her know that you’re interested in more than just a friendship.

- If the girl you like is going through a hard time, be there for her for emotional support. This will show that you’re not afraid of deep conversations and showing your soft side.

- Being romantic is an expression of appreciation and affection. There are lots of ways to be romantic depending on your resources. Of course, the best gifts are ones that are personalized. If you’ve taken the time to get to know her better, you should know if she’s into grandiose gestures like huge bouquets of flowers or the simple stuff like handmade gifts.

- Try to respect and accept what makes the girl unique. Don’t ever compare her looks, achievements, or flaws to those of another person. And don’t try to change her into someone she isn’t.

- It’s okay to have different interests; you don’t have to lie and say you like something just because she does. On the other hand, there is something called compromise.

- Respect her decision if she doesn’t wanna start a relationship with you. Never pursue someone if they’ve explicitly told you they’re not into you that way. You might very well find a loving partner in the future, one who you love and who loves you back.

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Have you ever met a person who hasn’t ever heard the story of Titanic? Unlikely. Even if you ask a 10-year-old, they’ll tell you exactly what took down the gigantic ship. However, some survivors of the sinking legend would beg to differ.

Armenian publicist Vaghinak Byurat was 25 years old in the spring of 1912. He described what happened on his journey to America on the most famous ship in the world in his memoirs. He’s never mentioned an iceberg hitting the Titanic, and always spoke about an explosion. And if what he said was true, something must have caused that huge explosion...

- Armenian publicist Vaghinak Byurat was 25 years old in the spring of 1912. He described what happened on his journey to America on the most famous ship in the world in his memoirs.

- In 1912, Vaghinak published some books together with his father, a famous Armenian writer. His task was to take the books to America.

- They went to bed rather late on April 14, just like on the other nights. Shortly after midnight, something that sounded like a big explosion woke everyone up.

- None of the crew members wanted to say anything, but a few minutes later it was impossible to deny that the Titanic was going underwater.

- Vaghinak put his passport and money in a little bag and tied it around his neck. The Titanic’s bow was already underwater by that time. A lot of people in this situation wouldn’t have dared to take it to the open water.

- The water in the North Atlantic that night was just below freezing, at a scary 28 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 C). The young writer felt his arms and legs go numb, and he was understandably getting weaker and weaker every second.

- Then, he bumped into something. It was a lifeboat! But it was so overcrowded they pushed the young man with a paddle when he tried to stick to the boat.

- Vaghinak woke up alive on board another ship. That ship was the Carpathia, and it was en route to New York with lucky survivors on board.

- 12 days later, a woman came into the room. She turned out to be the person who saved Vaghinak. Missis Astor told the sailors that the young man was her son, and she wouldn’t let them go without him since she’d already lost her husband on the Titanic.

- Vaghinak lived a long and happy life and, as a great storyteller, he shared what happened to him many times. Interestingly, he’s never mentioned an iceberg hitting the Titanic, and always spoke about an explosion.

- It could have been a fire, and quite a lot of people actually believe that theory, saying that coal was burning in the ship’s hull.

- Another theory that explained the explosion claimed that there was a German U-boat involved in the sinking of the Titanic.

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