Correlation

Part of me wonders whether there's a correlation between the age a person is first exposed to the death of a close adult relative (as an adult) and the age at which they have their first child.

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• Deferred gratification
  n the 1960s, a group of four-year olds were given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not. The researchers then followed the progress of each child into adolescence, and demonstrated that those with the ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable (determined via surveys of their parents and teachers), and scored an average of 210 points higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
  (tags: psychology life attention self-improvement)
• Livejournal hosting ads promoting homophobia
  Joy!
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• Lithium in water curbs suicide
  Free drugs for all!
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I love statistics

(from sarahs_muse)