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Could it be that people, jubilant and feeling good about themselves after weeks of therapy, are just more positive about everything in their life, nudging their positive personality scores higher? It’s possible, but not all personality traits saw the same effect. Any change in openness to experience wasn’t reliable across studies, while conscientiousness and agreeableness…
Kiwi sex offender’s lawyers’ surprising argument for appeal to go on after his death
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/kiwi-sex-offender-s-lawyers-surprising-argument-for-appeal-to-go-on-after-his-death/ar-BB15WMHU?ocid=msedgdhp Ellis’ long-time lawyer Robert Harrison walked into the Supreme Court on Thursday, fighting to clear his clients’ name even after his death. “If the matter stops now there will always be that question lingering whether Mr Ellis would have been successful,” Ellis’ counsel Natalie Coates said. Ellis was convicted in 1993 on 16 charges…
Narcissists – Your indifference is their kryptonite.
Forget any type of petty revenge you may be plotting; malignant narcissists see all of your emotional responses to them (whether positive or negative) as attention, and they live for that shit. Instead, refocus on yourself and on rebuilding a better life (not for the narcissist, but for you). It won’t be long until you’re…
Meditation does not make you a better person
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/05/meditation-does-not-make-better-person-study-finds/ “We did not find that meditation had any negative effects, however the good impacts can be compared to a placebo effect. “A person may have the expectation of becoming a better person through meditating, and may believe that to be the case – but in fact this has not been proven.” Initial analysis carried…
Massage industry: putting pressure on human trafficking
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12021043 Foley said although New Zealand legislation specifically excluded migrants on temporary visas from lawfully providing commercial sexual services, they could be granted visas to work as massage therapists. Massage therapists required a skill level 2 position, so applicants needed either a level 5 qualification or three years’ relevant experience to be approved a work…