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What are some psychological facts that people don't know?

“ If a  donkey that is equally hungry and thirsty placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water, it will die of hunger and thirst as it cannot make a decision about which way to go as both hay and water are at equal distance apart .” This is known as  Buridan's ass. Same thing happens if you put it between 2 stacks of hay. Human application Pretty much avoided. Let's take an example. You go to restaurant and see two of your favourite dishes on menu. Which to choose? We end up choosing one thing or other. Why? You suddenly smell one dish being cooked and choose that. You see one dish being ordered by the guy next to your table. You hear a song being played which had some memory with one of those dishes. But, if you ever get stuck. Don't think much. Toss a coin, ask the waiter. I was stuck on whether to buy PC or Laptop. Dead stuck. My mind was short-circuiting with pros and cons. What to do? My brother came from school, ...

What psychological facts should everyone be aware of that can improve relationships?

Through developing inter-personal and intra-personal intelligence, one can improve one's relationship with others as with the help of inter-personal intelligence, it is quite easy for one to comprehend others’ emotions whereas with the help of intra-personal intelligence one can vividly comprehend one's own emotions. And the amalgamation of these two intelligence is known as ‘Emotional Intelligence’ which male us aware about other's as well as our own emotions. Therefore, in the end it quite lucid that emotional intelligence can make our relations better and delightsome.

Some of the interesting psychological facts.

The smell of an orange relieves stress. Smelling an orange or eating can reduce stress by over 70%  (Try this!) Singing when tensed helps you avoid anxiety and depression. People who understand sarcasm well are often good at reading people's mind. People who use swear words regularly tend to be stronger emotionally and more intelligent.