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Financial stress is one of the leading causes of relationship conflict.
Couples who express gratitude toward each other have stronger relationships.
About 40% of people report having experienced unrequited love.
Shared values are one of the strongest predictors of long-term relationship success.
About 70% of people say communication is the most important relationship factor.
Couples who laugh together report higher relationship satisfaction.
Only about 2% of people naturally require less than 6 hours of sleep.
About 1 in 1,000 people have synesthesia, where senses blend together.
About 1 in 50 people have a naturally high pain tolerance.
About 1 in 10,000 people are ambidextrous.
Only about 0.5% of people have an eidetic, or photographic, memory.
About 3% of people lack an internal monologue.
Only about 15% of people are truly morning people.
Only about 5% of people have perfect pitch.
People who track spending tend to save more money.
Financial stress is one of the leading causes of anxiety.
Most people underestimate how much they will earn over their lifetime.
About 90% of people know someone who has died unexpectedly.
About 700,000 people die from suicide worldwide each year.
Your brain makes decisions before you consciously realize it.
People remember beginnings and endings more clearly than middles.
Fear and excitement produce very similar physical responses.
Smiling can improve your mood even if it is forced.
People are more creative when they are tired.
About 95% of thoughts people have are repetitive.
Your brain processes negative experiences more strongly than positive ones.
Eye contact increases perceived intelligence and trustworthiness.
People who write down goals are significantly more likely to achieve them.
About 70% of people replay conversations in their head afterward.
Your brain releases dopamine when anticipating rewards, not just receiving them.
People are more likely to agree with requests made in person than over text.
Loneliness has been shown to be as harmful as smoking multiple cigarettes per day.
Music can reduce stress levels by up to 65%.
About 60% of people cannot go 10 minutes without checking their phone.
People are more honest when physically tired.
Your brain is more likely to remember emotionally charged events than neutral ones.
Around 80% of people feel anxious when they receive a text that says 'we need to talk.'
People who stay up late are statistically more likely to have higher IQs.
About 90% of snap judgments about people are based on appearance alone.
The average person makes about 35,000 decisions per day.
About 50% of your personality is influenced by genetics.
Roughly 80% of people feel nervous speaking in public.
About 95% of people have lied at least once in the past 24 hours.
About 1 in 5 people have an internal monologue constantly.
About 90% of people procrastinate regularly.
Roughly 50% of friendships end within 7 years.
About 40% of people have experienced sleep paralysis at least once.
About 70% of people experience impostor syndrome.
Roughly 1 in 4 people have a mental health disorder at some point.
About 85% of people experience significant anxiety at some point in their lives.