Raising your social status feels good because when we do it, it triggers the pleasure-creating reward pathways in our brain. The inverse is also true; studies have shown that having a very low social status is very stressful, and bad for your wellbeing.

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• You do not need to pray repeatedly for things you want; it is not necessary to tell God about it every day.
• Your part is to intelligently formulate your desire for the things which make for a larger life, and to get these desire arranged into a coherent whole; and then to impress thi...

1. Sometimes games tempt us to cheat, but winning while cheating is an empty victory.
2. Many games have secret bonuses and features not explained. To extract the most out of things you have to be meticulous.
3. Repeated failure is built into the learning curve of any we...