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Social media site and interactive game hoster Happify have created this infographic in order to educate us busy city dwellers on the dangers of stress and give us some tips on how we can boost happiness! Make sure you have a read through their infographic and take these valuable tips into consideration the next time you’re feeling overwhelmed and unhappy! How To Beat Stress And Boost Happiness | Happify Featured photo credit: How To Beat Stress And Boost Happiness | Happify via my....

But my new favorite is HiTask. First, it’s clean and shiny. Second, it’s a web app. Third, it’s got drag-and-drop functionality that takes away most of my typical complaints about organizing software (that it’s too much of a bear to use easily). Then comes the cool stuff. Projects-You can group by project, so that takes the basic “to-do” and gives me a project-level application. Usually, I get one or the other....

The 12 key principles, known as The Scout Law, are simple to understand and easy to follow. It is something that everyone we know can and should do to make our world a better place. People are looking for the keys to be successful in life. They read books, go to seminars and attend classes (all of which are great things to do), but they sometimes miss the things that have been around for ages and have a proven track record....

To protect yourself against these mental blind spots, you need to know what they are, where they come from, and what you can do about them. That’s what this article is about. Cognitive Biases on the Road For an example of cognitive bias, imagine you are driving on autopilot, as we all do much of the time. Let’s be clear, it’s a good idea to let your automatic response be in the driver’s seat when you are doing tasks that don’t require your full focus and attention....

Unlike weight loss supplements your overall health will benefit from fish oil. In addition to helping you lose weight, taking fish oil every day can help your brain, heart, and joints health. No weight loss supplement on the market can make these claims. In this article I list and explain 4 different ways fish oil supplements can help you lose weight. After reading them you will see how this inexpensive and popular product can give your weight loss program — and overall health — a boost....

The art of handwritten notes has fallen short in today’s quick-and-easy methods of communication. Text messaging and social media messaging has numbed the excitement and personalisation of conveying that special response — it’s all too easy and sterile with no real sense of character and thoughtfulness. To show how handwritten notes are so effective, a U.S. company called HEX decided their customer loyalty could go one step further. Gone were the automated thank you emails to each customer and in came 13,000 handwritten thank you notes from the employees themselves....

If that question gave you the urge to immediately strip, hop in the tub and spend the next hour enveloped in a toasty cocoon of tranquil water; you may have a deeper issue than just a profound love of cleanliness. You may be feeling lonely. And, what is loneliness? The Psychology Department at the University of Chicago defines it as: In other words, it’s about disappointment; you don’t feel as intimately connected to people, or as happy in their presence as you think you should and that upsets you....

Three out of four adults today report feeling stressed out about money at least part of the time. People are either worried about not having enough money or whether they’re putting the money they do have to use in the best possible way. Your money is either in charge of you or you’re in charge of it, there’s no middle ground. Using some type of personal finance software can help alleviate some of that money stress and better allow you to manage your money effectively....

Domain names capture a hint of an idea. It might be a project that you are working on or a company that you’d like to start. Each of these needs a domain name for a timely roll-out. There is of course a dilemma- do you create something and then grab a domain after the fact or do you buy the domain and then shape the concept around it? As often is the case, it depends on whom you ask....

When someone asks any of us to make a decision, we bring all our prejudices, opinions, likes, dislikes, fears, hopes, antagonisms, and bits of knowledge along. The human mind is like a committee—and a pretty bad tempered and cantankerous one too! Like all committees, the mind has some members who have greater clout than others. They hog the floor and shout twice as loudly as the next person. They get together and rig the committee elections so they’ll hold all the power....

Being a gentleman revolves around one word: respect. It’s respect for yourself, those you care about, and those you want to care about. Here are 12 timeless tips on how to be a gentleman that will enhance your life, both personally and professionally: 1. Define Your Personal Style When I hear “gentleman” I think suit, tie, polished shoes… and stuffy. Seriously, I just fell asleep thinking about it. Luckily, the definition has evolved and isn’t attached to a certain look anymore – it’s all about attitude and how you carry yourself....

Conversely, periods of economic growth tend to trigger more robust spending and a more positive consumer outlook, through which individuals are often able to visualize their goals more clearly. In addition to this, you may well find it easier to achieve these goals on the back of soaring economic sentiment and the sense of security that it brings. 1. Have a clear understanding of your goal. The successful visualization of your goal is critically important, as it enables you to understand both its origins and ultimate purpose....

We wake up one morning and realize that we’ve repeated the same day, over and over. Wake up, go to work, eat dinner, go to bed. Maybe we sprinkled some family time in there. An occasional trip to the gym. But we long for so much more. More time. Time for self-care. Time to work on that dream project that we’ve thought about for so long. But we feel stuck....

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Unfortunately, when we begin to think about starting on an idea and turning it into a passion project, we are faced with the dilemma of having limited time to accomplish it. There are just so many things we need to accomplish and so little time to accomplish them with. What about your work, family, friends, sleeping, eating, and everything else you must do? Where will you find the time to work on this project?...

Positive and Negative Reactions. For many people, their biggest day-to day-challenge lies in learning to react differently. For some their inability to control their reactions may one day ruin their life. They are often volatile, irrational, inconsiderate, unaware and self-centred. At one end of the scale a negative reaction might temporarily damage a relationship or create some kind of short term problem between friends or colleagues, while at the other end of the scale, an irrational, unthinking reaction (brain snap) might see a person spend the rest of their life in jail; a life ruined (and possibly another one ended) because of a reaction....

When cooking oatmeal, there’s a fine line between a delicious bowl of breakfast and a sticky, unappetizing mess. Learn how to cook oatmeal perfectly and you’ll have no more disappointment at the breakfast table. Types of Oatmeal Before you think about how to cook oatmeal, you need to know what kind of oatmeal to buy. There are three major types that you can buy at the grocery store: instant or quick-cooking oats, rolled oats and steel-cut oats....

Just imagine how much it costs to make a hard copy of your portfolio in high quality paper and top-notch printing. Then multiply it by ten. It’s enough to feed you for a week! Then imagine having an online portfolio that will cause you next to nothing and be flexible enough to send to dozens of employers and affiliates. Which one do you prefer? Gone are the days when you have to print countless copies of your portfolio and distribute them to possible employers....