This is just how time works, isn’t it? You’re losing time every second; and try as you may, you can never turn the clock back. Time is such a precious and limited resource, yet often we neglect or abuse it, thinking that there’s still time left. We’re sometimes so focused on the wrong priorities that we end up spending our precious time on things that won’t matter in the long run....
People who downright reject the concept of unconditional love may be taking on too severe of a definition. They might think, “I love her without boundaries or limits. I’ll ignore myself. I’ll change for her. I love him no matter what he does to me. He can treat me horribly and I’ll still be there for him,” is what it means to love unconditionally. Therefore unconditional love is unhealthy. “I’ll forgive everything because I love him....
Bright Green Door Blog suggests painting your Crock Pot with chalkboard paint so you can write on it whenever you cook. This would be particularly helpful for potlucks so everyone immediately knows what you have in the pot. Of course, if you want your Crock Pot to match your kitchen, you could always paint it any color you want. Just make sure to get a heat-safe paint and to tape off the metal rim and the bottom, and to remove the handles and dial before you start painting....
But with just a few simple steps you can transform your home office to make sure you work more productively. Furniture experts Pottery Barn have developed an interactive resource that’s all about making your home office work for you. Let’s take a look at some of the best ways to do just that – whether it’s conquering clutter, the lighting in your office or the effect of a few humble houseplants…...
When you go to see Despicable Me in 3D, which you will because it makes you laugh even though you grimace a bit because you’re not 12 anymore, hang onto those 3D glasses. You’ll need them to watch the 3D videos you post to Youtube by following the insanely simple directions served up by the crazies over at Zurb. Their opening is simple: “Nate was coming to the office to do a Soapbox and we decided two dimensions weren’t enough to fully capture him, so we set about to build our own 3D camera....
This makes one wonder – how to memorize something fast? Even you can become super-strong at developing a skill that makes your memory stronger than anyone. It’s not that hard! You can follow the steps of the coming sections to help you develop the fastest way to memorize. However, some people don’t give it a proper shot and then start believing that maybe they are not smart enough. The truth is that they simply didn’t apply themselves enough to memorize faster and be productive....
Maybe not through blog posts, but through social media, and the news. But that doesn’t change the fact that our intake of information is larger now. And some people have been calling the issues that we face with this larger intake of info as information overload. There are all kinds of strategies to help us mitigate but, what is we’re going at this the wrong way? What if the problem is because we don’t know how to organize information?...
So many of us enable the wrong thoughts in our minds and our brain is only too happy to deliver exactly what we ask for. The damage is caused when we don’t realise we’ve been asking for the wrong things. You see, our brain is a clever old bunch of cells. It’s highly likely you’ve heard of the exercise where you are asked to not think of a pink elephant… and weirdly there in your head is a pink elephant!...
If you have felt this way and are ready to change your life for the better, you are going to need to overcome your resistance to change. Use these ideas and suggestions to learn how! 1. Outline the Benefits of Changing Your Life To help lower your mind’s initial resistance to change, you’re going to need to do a little homework. A good place to start is by outlining the benefits of changing your life....
Let me start by saying that I am not trying to demonize the consumption of adult alcoholic beverages. I’m the last person to judge you or anyone else for making a conscious decision to drink alcohol responsibly. Instead, as a licensed mental health counselor and certified master addiction professional, I have a professional responsibility to help my clients take greater control over their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors by gaining insight into the underlying issues that have negatively impacted their lives....
I was having coffee with a good friend and we talked about how this year we seem to be “busier” than we have in years’ past. It’s as if the amount of information and demands coming our way have increased so that everyone can close out the year with as much done as possible. I compare it to the time of year when the “taxman cometh” in that we’re trying to get as much bang for our earned dollar that we can before the calendar turns over to a new fiscal year....
Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings, along with all of the significant issues that impact your life and the lives of others that you care about. However, by focusing the majority of your attention on the negative, painful, or depressing side of things, you can easily end up stuck in a self-induced state of debilitating anxiety or depression. Stop Doomscrolling and Boost Your Mental Health Nevertheless, given all of the major issues currently occurring in the world today, now may be the best time to look at five simple ways that you can stop doomscrolling to improve your mental health....
Something happened this morning that made me reflect rather deeply about myself. I gained a new perspective on emotional abuse. The weather was freezing out, but I had to take the train to work. I was running late, because I never know what to wear and was wasting time in front of the mirror trying to decide. (Yup—I’m one of those people.) As I got to the station, the train I wanted to catch was just pulling away!...
How to Nap at Work – or Anyplace You Need a Rest – [LifeLearningToday]
How can you think of things that no-one else thinks of? The answer is by deliberately taking a different approach to the issue from everyone else. There are dominant ideas in every field. The brilliant thinker purposefully challenges those dominant ideas in order to think innovatively. Albert Szent-Gyorgy, who discovered Vitamin C, said, ‘Genius is seeing what everyone else sees and thinking what no-one else has thought.’ If you can identify the standard viewpoint then survey the situation from a different viewpoint you have an excellent chance of gaining a new insight....
The problem is, infographics require a certain amount of research beforehand. You can end up sinking a couple of days into making one infographic from scratch. Odds are, if you’re a busy person, you don’t have the time to do this. But you don’t have to do that! Instead, recycle information from a blog post into an infographic. All of the information you need is already there in the blog post, all you have to do is condense it and visualize it....
These are the people who envision precise locations, have a near-photographic memory or can remember covers of books or specific details vividly. These people possess truly unique abilities, however, one of the problems visual learners face is their uphill battle with learning. Ever since elementary school, our education system is a system that benefits primarily one form of learning over others. And while our education system isn’t good in accommodating visual learning, the learning community at large has uncovered a wide variety of information....
This simple tool is the perfect one for you to start with — Porter’s Five Forces Model. It is an effective tool to evaluate the existing market. And if sometimes you are asked to analyze a market and identify its major competitors but you are struggling on where to begin; or, if you are looking to raise your company’s competitiveness in the industry, the Porter’s Five Forces Models could then be your remedy....
Identify your target media – Don’t ignore local press, they can be of real value to home based businesses. Be relevant and be brief – Keep the press release to just one side of A4. Journalists are time-pressed and won’t wade through pages of copy to find the story. Offer facts and figures – Try to support your story with facts and stats. What other tips are working for you?...
Did you know 90% of people say they have a major regret in their life? And that regret is second most commonly mentioned emotion after love? Regrets can infiltrate your life and fill you with unhappiness and shame, so it’s time to get rid of them today! In this infographic from Happify you can learn about upsides of regrets, how to let go of regrets and why you should do it today....
