Rethinking the Placebo Effect

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September 13, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The secret of happiness is, find something more important than you are dedicate your life to it. - Daniel Dennet - Rethinking the Placebo Effect Maria Popova of BrainPickings draws on the latest research in health and social science for this powerful piece on "the startling psychological effects of loneliness, optimism, and meditation." Read on to learn about the powerful new findings on the placebo effect, and why the secret of happiness is to "find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." { read more } Be The Change What social cause tugs at your heart? Find a way to connect with and contribute to that cause regularly in big or small ways. Not only will you be doing something good for others, but research shows that connecting to causes greater than yourself increases happiness! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love Relationships Are More Important than Ambition On Navigating Stuckness Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,120 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More