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The impact of the QWERTY keyboard

A keyboard's arrangement could have an impact on how we think about the words we type.

The QWERTY keyboard may attach more positive meanings to words with more letters on the right side of the layout. Letter combinations that fall on the right side of the keyboard are easier to type, lending a positive meaning.

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How the QWERTY layout appeared

Early typewriters frequently jammed. When letters were typed in rapid succession, they sometimes stuck together.

The QWERTY layout was invented in 1878 as a response to this problem. The layout has stuck ever since. With the transition from typewriters to personal computer...

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Keyboard variations

It should be noted that the literal meanings of words certainly outweigh their QWERTY inflected association.

In several languages, there are keyboard variations with unique punctuation keys located in different places. There are also more letters on the right than the left. In the fut...

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Keyboard variations

It should be noted that the literal meanings of words certainly outweigh their QWERTY inflected association.

In several languages, there are keyboard variations with unique punctuation keys located in different places. There are also more letters on the right than the left. In the fut...

Increasing the subjective value of a project

Attach the work you have to do to your self-concept.

We generally want to keep a positive self-concept, so goals connected closely to our sense of self or identity take on much more value.

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4. Let go of your attachment to the problem

Trying to control the problem—your boss, your spouse, or your circumstances—will only keep you more attached to it. The more you “leech” onto a problem, the more it “leeches” back on you.

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