What are some things that psychologists know, but most people don't

• You have a desperate need for mental engagement. You are starving but then you suddenly see the new trailer of Sherlock Holmes. Before you know it, hours have passed without any sensation of hunger.
• Sleeping in a cold room can help you slim down. According to research conducted by commonwealth university, just one month of sleeping in a 66-degree room helped increase the subject's fat-burning ability by 10%.
• The researcher found that you can read faster with a single wide column, but still people prefer shorter lines & multiple columns.
• Listening to high-frequency music makes you feel relaxed, calm, and happy.
• All your habits of thinking & acting are stored in your subconscious mind. Even just thinking about doing something different from what you’re accustomed to, will make you feel tense and uneasy.
• The research found that for each hour a person between the ages of 40 and 59 spends watching TV, their risk of developing Alzheimer’s increases by 1.3 %.
• Research has found that the prefrontal cortex (perform planning, reasoning, & decision making) isn’t fully developed until age 25 or so. That’s why teens try risky things without worrying about the consequences is revealed.
• You Quit in 2 situations
• When a challenge is tougher and you have beginner level skills.
• When you have advanced level skills and the challenge is too easy.
• Fake smiles can hurt you. The researcher looked at the behavior of bus drivers, & found that these people withdraw from their work by putting smiles for show & it has long term deleterious health effects.
• Psychologists found that people struggling to make complex decisions did best when they were distracted and were not able to think consciously about the choice at all.