50 Mind-Blowing Psychological Facts About Life

1. Women with higher IQs have a harder time finding a mate.
2. Food tastes better when someone else makes it.
3. Any friendship that was born in the period between 16 and 28 years of age is more likely to be robust and long-lasting.
4. The very last person on your mind before you fall asleep is either the reason for your happiness or your pain.
5. Power makes people care less about others.
6. If you announce your goal to others you are less likely to succeed. Studies confirm that you lose motivation.
7. Some of us are actually afraid of being too happy because of the fear that something tragic might happen next.
8. People who try to keep everyone happy often end up feeling the loneliest.
9. It's been psychologically proven that it only takes four minutes to fall in love.
10. Singing reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
11. Unconsciously intelligent people tend to have fewer friends than the average person. The smarter the person is the more selective they become.
12. People between the ages of 18 and 33 are the most stressed in the world after the age of 33 stress levels tend to reduce.
13. Being with positive and happy people makes you happier people with low self-esteem are more likely to criticize others.
14. The longer you hide your feelings for someone the harder you fall for that person.
15. Chocolate and shopping are more addictive than LSD and steroids.
16. The more money you spend on others the happier you feel.
17. 90% of people text things they can't say in person.
18. People who spend more time in the sun are likely to be happier.
19. It takes five positive things to outweigh one negative thing.
20. Feeling ignored causes the same chemical effect as that of an injury.
21. When you are single all you see are happy couples and when you're not you find happy singles.
22. Our hearts have nothing to do with the feeling of being in love. Love is only a chemical reaction of the brain.
23. People look more attractive when they speak about the things they are really interested in.
24. Marrying your best friend eliminates the risk of divorce by over 70%, and this marriage is more likely to last a lifetime.
25. People who swear a lot tend to be more loyal up front and honest with friends.
26. Listening to high frequency music makes you feel calm and relaxed.
27. Good morning and good night text messages activate the part of the brain responsible for happiness.
28. It is a psychologically proven fact that if we have plan B, our plan A is less likely to succeed because motivation for plan A drops.
29. We are wired in a way that we always try to return a favor.
30. 80 percent of people use music as an escape from all the negative things in life.
31. When a rule seems too strict you want to break it even more.
32. Pretending not to care is the habit of someone who generally cares the most.
33. The type of music you listen to affects the way how you perceive the world.
34. Our brain treats rejection like physical pain there is a gene that can cause you to be negative most of the time.
35. The more you talk about someone the more you are likely to fall in love with that person.
36. If you can't stop the stream of thoughts at night get up and write them down. This will set your mind at ease so you can sleep.
37. Yawning is more contagious among people who are emotionally close.
38. People who have a strong sense of guilt are better at understanding other people's thoughts and feelings.
39. Comedians and funny people are more depressed than others.
40. The way you dress is linked with your mood so dressing well most often helps in keeping you more stable and happy.
41. People who oversleep tend to crave more sleep.
42. When you hold the hand of a loved one you feel less pain and you worry less.
43. The cells in your body react to everything your mind says, so negativity brings down your immune system and you feel sick.
44. Beginnings and ends are easier to remember than the middle.
45. The average high school kid today shows the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s.
46. Women who have mostly male friends stay in a good mood more often.
47. The happier we are the less sleep we require.
48. Being alone for a long time is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
49. When a woman has not had sex in a long time she turns into an old woman.
50. If someone is always in your mind it means then you are on theirs as well.