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Why Good News Gets Better When You Share It

Empathy is when we share in someone’s pain. We say, “A problem shared is a problem halved.” But when we share in someone’s joy, science shows it becomes, “A joy shared is a joy doubled.” Psychologists call it Capitalisation.

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The Joy of Letting Go of the Schedule

I’m writing this as Storm Eowyn is currently ripping through Scotland. I live in a…

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