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Consider that where we are on the Big Five is about 50 percent inherited. This means that you came into this world with roughly half of who you are already in place, because of genes, prenatal influences, and other biological factors. While you learn to interact with the world somewhat differently as experiences make their mark, personality remains
... See moreMeg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
When the man merges with the psychological and spiritual as represented by the Skeleton Woman, he becomes close as he can be to her, and this causes him to be close as can be to his female lover. To find this eminent life and love adviser, one only need stop running, do some untangling, face the wound and one’s own yearning with compassion, give on
... See moreDr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
They looked at the patterns with which contacts joined and were lost over time, as well as whether or not messages were reciprocated (replies were received to emails sent, implying there was a real relationship),
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Tamara wasn’t unique either. The theory explained her behaviors, thoughts, and reactions, typical for someone with an anxious attachment style, with surprising precision as well. It foresaw her increasing clinginess in the face of his distancing; it predicted her inability to concentrate at work, her constant thoughts about the relationship, and he
... See moreAmir Levine • Attached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find – and keep – love
I can’t begin to list the number of otherwise intelligent and ambitious men I’ve known who’ve drastically altered the course of their lives to follow their ONE. Men who’ve changed their majors in college, who’ve selected or switched universities, men who’ve applied for jobs in states they would never have considered, accepted jobs that are sub-stan
... See moreRollo Tomassi • The Rational Male
Having the right oxytocin genes makes you more affiliative towards and trusting of your partner (an attitude that is probably enhanced by oestrogen in women), but endorphins give you long-term bonding stability and dopamine creates that sense of excitement provided by the relationship, especially a newly formed one.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
When a woman feels that her partner is meeting her needs (outside of sex), her body is wired to release estrogen.
Dave Asprey • Game Changers
Some studies show that up to 40 percent of our personality may be inherited. Professor C. Robert Cloninger, a psychiatrist at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, recently developed a system for evaluating the heritable part of personality, referred to as temperament. His research suggests that there is a link between
... See moreSteve Magness • The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
average network size was around 125, with a distinct ∩-shape against age: networks initially increase in size as we age, reach a peak between the mid-twenties and early thirties and then decline steadily into old age