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Even though we may be cognizant of this, only checking and processing your email a few times a day is not easy to do for a whole slew of reasons: The best way to overcome any challenge is to create an environment where it’s easy to succeed. For managing your email efficiently, creating an environment that reduces your temptation to frequently check email encourages practicing batch processing. Here are two simple ways that Gmail users can design an environment that’s more conducive to batch processing and subsequently manage email more efficiently:...

You need to be able to enjoy the space you live in, and keep it fresh. A few simple adjustments and accessories can go a long way. You should enjoy creating the space you spend your time in, so it’s worth the TLC. So why not check out these top trends to help give your home a stylish and contemporary new look! Apologies to your credit card in advance....

But did you know that just adding ingredients to your water can be the key on how to improve your digestion which is great not only for your body but also your mind? Here are 6 things you can add to aid your digestive system. 1. Putting Lemon Into Your Water We all know that lemon is loaded with Vitamin C and if you’re not getting your daily intake of fruits then this should be a convenient way to do so....

Browser Care is a simple application that offers a single simple interface from which you can monitor Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. You can view, disable or uninstall any add-ons, plug-ins or toolbars with a single click. It even lets you change your default search providers, delete your history and alter your home pages. For more information check out Waqas Ahmed’s article on AddictiveTips Got a friend suffering from a slugging Internet experience?...

Here are some tips from my friends and I to make the first months with your first born baby easier. Items to purchase More isn’t always better. “You don’t need all the stuff they tell you to buy. Keep it simple,” advises Jennifer Thorson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hand-me-downs are great. We’ve inherited tons of clothes from friends whose kids outgrew them. As our children outgrow them, we pass them along to other friends who are having babies....

David Goodman has a post in his Newbie to Ninja series specifically about these two items. What I like about Dave’s posts are that they are humorous while being informative. Here’s a paragraph describing RSS (including the Wikipedia definition): The rest of the piece is equal parts helpful and amusing. Give it a read. Newbie to Ninja 3: Beginner’s Guide to RSS and Bloglines – [Happy Dave]

For a Style Update For spray-painting newbies, it’s always good idea to start out with a small project. Update the style of your accessories by spraying a few coats of yellow paint on a vintage metal lantern. With its bright new color, this fun decorative piece instantly cheers up your front porch or outdoor table setting. If a shiny brass lantern is more your style though, simply choose a bright gold metallic spray....

1. Eye Health A high vitamin A content is one of the many benefits that blueberries have for your health. It’s particularly helpful for your eyesight and has been known to prevent vision loss in old age. Another fun fact is that some pilots during WWII apparently used blueberries in order to improve their night vision. In case you were wondering, they ate them, as opposed to squeezing them into their eyes....

That would be great! Yet it seems like a pointless dream. We all know that death is inevitable. Our wishes about a different world are just wishes. Well, this is not what the scientists at the Major Mouse Testing Project believe. They, along with other researchers on longevity, are doing innovative research to enable us to update our beliefs about aging. Perhaps their most fundamental innovation is not in the science itself, but in their approach to aging....

Chronic sleep deprivation can contribute to everything from obesity to cardiovascular disease, but even a low level of sleep deprivation can impact cognitive function and will almost certainly affect your performance at work, and eventually maybe even your career.[2] So what can you do to ensure that your nights of rest are actually restful? Most of us know better than to consume caffeine or sugar late at night, but there are likely plenty of other things you do regularly that are messing with your quality of sleep....

You wouldn’t be reading Lifehack if you didn’t. But you might be shooting yourself in the foot if you believe any of these growth-stunting famous myths. 1. Life should be how you want it to be. You have this idea in your head, a script, of how your life is supposed to be. But it’s not happening that way. And you hate that. That’s because you’ve bought into the myth that life should be how you want it to be rather than accepting life as it is....

But, even with such a excellent and stable track record, RTM has made some significant improvements in the past year with the most notable being their brand new iPad app. Look and feel At first glance RTM is a simple and very clean interface. If you are a white background, dark text kind of person, then RTM is the type of interface you will enjoy. Users are given an Inbox and Sent items list at first blush and adding todos to your inbox is extremely easy....

Follow the Basics of Healthy Eating. To maintain a healthy weight, you have to eat the right foods throughout the day. Fruits, vegetables, grains and other healthy items will help keep your body balanced and prevent unwanted weight gain. Join a Gym. Even though you might not have the ambition to do so, exercise is important. Joining a gym is crucial to being able to eliminate excess weight and inches....

Imagine an orchestra that has all the best musicians in the world except a conductor. Though every member can play perfectly on their own, if they come together, they will only produce incompatible melody; an orchestra can only create harmonious music when it is led by a conductor. In fact, the same situation is applied to every community. If a company does not run with a leader, chaos happens: no deadline is set to urge the members, different people shout different voices, the company is blinded without a clear goal....

Whiteheads are those annoying little white spots that occasionally pop up on your skin, seemingly for no reason. Your body plays host to these little nuisances, but for most folks their bodies can’t seem to find the right way to tell those whiteheads they have long overstayed their welcome. No matter what treatments you use or how often you wash your face, those tiny, white volcanic blips just won’t budge....

There are two types of high blood pressure. The first is primary hypertension (also known as “essential hypertension”) whereby a person has high blood pressure that worsens over time with no apparent underlying cause. This is usually attributable to genetic factors. The second type, secondary hypertension, occurs as a result of another disease or condition. It may be due to kidney disease, diabetes and autoimmune conditions such as lupus....

Is poverty impossible to defeat? From a general perspective, yes. Everyone has gotten used to the idea that poverty is an overwhelming epidemic that has no solution. But in fact, individuals who embrace this mindset could not be more wrong. The truth is, the world has the resources to keep hunger at an all-time low. This infographic shows the stats behind poverty-stricken countries that are taking the initiative in providing basic necessities such as food, water, clothing, and shelter to individuals who cannot afford it....

The truth is, being an entrepreneur requires just two things: the right mindset and the right skillset. The good news about that is that anyone can acquire them. But to do it, you’d first need to know what makes for the best entrepreneurial mindset and skillset. And it turns out that there are some excellent answers to those questions. Read on to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur....

That’s probably the general view of loving someone unconditionally that you would do everything and anything to be together. However, with over 7 billion people on this planet, not everyone will have the same definition. Love is a very diverse term. Everyone needs it in some way or another, and therefore, everyone has their own definition to what ‘love’ means to them. Haikal, 12, Romantic, Adventurous In my opinion, love is not how much you say ‘I love you’ but how much you can prove it’s true....

With only three weeks to live, shy cookware salesperson decides to live life to the fullest While flirting with a co-worker Sean, Georgia, played by Queen Latifah, bumps her head on the cabinet. She is taken to the company’s health center, and the Doctor recommended a CAT scan. The scan shows that Georgia has a brain tumor and she has just three weeks to live. Realizing that she couldn’t afford to pay for the surgery, Georgia withdraws all her money, sell her assets, and goes on the last Christmas holiday to the Czech Republic....