Why Superstition and ‘Magical Thinking’ Have Real Benefits, Can superstitious beliefs actually be useful?

Christine Cope

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Can superstitious beliefs — like having a lucky outfit, avoiding black cats or knocking on wood — actually be useful? That’s what journalist Matthew Hutson argues in The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: Ho...

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Dana Moyer

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Love these clouds. Another photo from yesterday evening.

More photos from Dana Moyer

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Visnja Zeljeznjak

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Starred (close) friends on Facebook... I totally want this on Google+

Yesterday Facebook offered me to star some friends. Now, every time they post, the little notification counter goes red. I can control it if I want.

I'd totally want this here, +Google+! This way, I wouldn't miss a single post from my favorite bunch.

And instead of "Direct Share" circles which go around (I have one myself: http://goo.gl/QtAuV - go there and leave a comment if you want to be notified when I post original stuff), we'd call followers to star us. This would immensely increase engagement and fun.

What do you guys think about this feature, +Johan Horak +Jaana Nyström +pio dal cin +Shamil Weerakoon +Rahul Roy?

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Wanna get notified when I post original stuff on Google+? I often post short original articles here on Google+, about my favorite topics: writing…

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Robby Ball

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+1'd on egyptday1.blogspot.com

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