Psychology Around the Net: August 26, 2017

Happy Saturday, sweet readers! Can you believe it’s the last weekend of August? I know summer doesn’t technically end as soon as August is over, but…where did the summer go?! Well, before you head out to enjoy the weekend, take some time to catch up on the science of spirituality, why having a best friend as a teenager helps develop a sense of self later in life, how winning the lottery will contribute little to your level of happiness, and more. The Science of Spirituality: A Psychologist and a Neuroscientist Explain Being ‘In The Flow’: Although spirituality is making a big mainstream comeback, the idea of being “in the flow” (as if something bigger has taken over and you’re just letting it happen) isn’t completely related to spiritualism. When we’re “in the flow” or “in the zone,” it could be that we’re just getting out of our own way. What Dogs Can Teach Us About OCD and Cancer: The title doesn’t exactly do this justice. Because we’ve had success studying DNA in certain dog breeds (for example, it’s helped us isolate the genes that causes narcolepsy, a neurological sleep disorder), scientists now are looking at the DNA of a slew of breeds to research a ton of medical conditions, from obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism to epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. How Winning the Lottery Affects Happiness, According to Psychology Research: Along with showing that...
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