If you are experiencing this problem the first thing you’ll likely do is rummage through the stores to try and find a product that will give your hair some pep. But what you need to know is, usually shop bought products that contain chemicals won’t do the trick. If you really want something from the store, always go for a natural product. The best thing, by far, is to go for plain old homemade....

Here are some tips and tricks for protecting yourself when buying a used car from Craigslist: What the law says: I’m sure you’ve heard of lemon laws which provide protection to consumers who buy used cars that have been misrepresented as being in good condition or otherwise fail to meet quality and performance standards. But did you know that lemon laws only apply to auto dealers in most states? That’s right, there is almost no legal protection when you’re buying from a private seller....

What most people who are new to these kinds of working conditions don’t realize is that there are numerous negative effects that prolonged sitting in front of a PC can have on a person’s health. The ailments of modern IT professionals and other desk workers range from physical problems to mental issues that these kinds of working conditions cause. It’s easy to completely disregard these things at first, since it takes some time for the symptoms to develop, but if you don’t take action to prevent them, they can have a very serious impact on your health and your life in general....

There are three common types of online scams. First, many scammers duplicate listings of homes that are available to rent or purchase but drastically reduce the price. Another type of scam is listing a home that doesn’t exist, leaving out images and addresses. Finally, some scammers even rent out homes they don’t own. These are homes where the real homeowner may not check on the property often. It is important to know the signs of an online housing scam before you begin your preliminary research and start to visit properties....

You’ve likely been in a situation where you felt that things just weren’t working out. Whether it’s in your personal relationships or career development, you feel stuck and unhappy with the way things are. You need that change, yet you’re afraid to make the conscious decision to move because you’re not even sure what change you need to make, or you’re afraid you don’t have time to start over in life....

My diet was horrendous; I was eating lots of junk food and snacks at night to stay awake. It worsened month after month, and I didn’t want to continue—I needed to revamp my lifestyle! I picked out 9 habits I wanted to cultivate for the next 21 days, such as sleeping at/before midnight, waking up at 5 am, reading a book or listening to a podcast at least once a day, meditating, being timely for my appointments, and even eating a raw food diet!...

Your grumbling about some aspects of your life at times is acceptable; however, if your complaining reaches the point where it interferes with the quality of your days, that’s a totally different story. When I say it interferes with the quality of your days, I mean your productivity as a valued employee of a certain company, or as a business owner is affected negatively. When you reach this stage, that is a sign you have to do something to address the problem....

However, they can also give us those awkward moments that we wish we could forget, handle better, or avoid completely. Here, I will give you a few tips on how to survive the holidays. Loved Ones It’s always exciting to see that family member that you haven’t seen in “forever”, the new additions to the family, and of course the elders in their twilight. It’s a truly a beautiful thing....

If you take a look around yourself, you’re likely to see a plethora of plastic in just about every place you look. Sitting here at my desk, I’m typing on my laptop’s plastic keys, and my glasses’ case has a hard plastic shell. The throw blanket nearby is made of microfiber, as are the base of my birds’ cage, my curtain rods, and the pens in a cup nearby. Plastic is all around us, and it’s toxic....

Many people shy away from telling jokes because they once told one that fell flat or they are afraid of appearing silly or of offending someone. Jokes are canned humorous stories which are subtly different from personal anecdotes. With personal anecdotes you have the authority to tell them because they happened to you. Jokes are independent and in a sense artificial so you take a little risk when you launch into one....

Most of the components in your computer are electronic devices. They don’t fail with time like a mechanical device such as a car. But your hard drive is one of the few mechanical devices used in modern computing, and as such, it’s destined to die eventually. It’s important to learn to recognize the warning signs of an imminent hard drive failure, since you might not have the budget for an extensive back-up system, so you can rescue all that data before it’s lost—sometimes forever, not retrievable at any cost....

Maybe you’re trapped in a job where you have no room for advancement and you’ve come to realize that the skills you have would be utilized better at another company. Maybe what you’re doing isn’t the best fit for you anymore and you want to explore other career paths. Or maybe you’re just plain stuck in a job that pains you to get out of bed every day. A study by Harris Interactive shows that 74% of people would consider finding a new job....

Many people look up to master typists and wish that they could handle a keyboard like they do. The truth is that none of them started that way, and they had to learn. How can you learn how to type faster? In this article, you’ll learn 12 useful fasting typing tips and techniques. 1. Improve Your Workspace Many people believe that fast and correct typing will start when you can master the keyboard....

At home there are many distractions, less accountability, and less communication than when you’re working in the office. Some top distractions that will compete with your productive time include housework, family at home, email and instant messaging, and the social media. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t still be productive. There are lots of ways to keep yourself working productively from any location. Whether you work from home every day, a couple of times per week, or even if you’re just working from home while you recover from an illness, these tips can help you to get the most out of your remote work hours....

What’s the secret to keeping your energy up at work? The answer may surprise you. All of the aforementioned symptoms could be a sign of dehydration. When you are dehydrated, your blood thickens. This thickening makes it more challenging for your heart to pump blood, and can produce feelings of extreme fatigue. Other symptoms of dehydration can include bad breath, headache, constipation, and irritability. How Dehydration Affects Your Level of Productivity The symptoms of dehydration can make it more challenging to focus, which can make any work tasks more difficult to complete successfully....

We have been given an amazing world to explore and somewhere down the line, many of us end up getting stuck into routines and never break out to discover new things. Think back to your childhood days and all of the things that you wanted to do and the things that you wanted to become. Somewhere down the line, those things become lost as we get caught up in our day-to-day routine....

But the knowledge and experience you’ve gained can be used in more than one way. In fact, you can take what you learned while looking for a potential partner using dating services and other platforms for single people, and apply it to getting things done during the day. Yes, I’m saying that the same rules that work for finding your soul mate can also be beneficial to your productivity levels and the results you get from your work....

While a myriad of cultural factors can impact your career destiny (like upbringing, family income, or location), your personality type also plays a significant role. A web-based questionnaire by Truity found particular patterns emerge when participants were categorized by their MBTI personality type. (You can take the test to learn your type.) Overall, the study found slightly higher rates of job satisfaction among Extroverts. Intuitives were far more likely to be self-employed than Sensors....

Looking at the iPod from an organizer’s point of view, there are some great ways it can help you be more productive too. Here are a few: Drown out distractions. If you need shelter from the cacophony of the cubicle farm, many already know that headphones are a great way to escape. But even if you work alone as a telecommuter or solopreneur, your iPod can keep you from hearing the dog, the sirens outside, or even the neighbor’s television, allowing more concentration on your work....

Gerald M. Weinberg has written dozens of books and hundreds of articles on computers, technology, consulting, and the craft of composition. Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method is an excellent survey of the methods he has used in order to produce this voluminous output. The comprehensive table of contents provides the reader with a clear, useful map of what lies ahead, and the exercises sprinkled throughout this short, readable book make it a valuable addition to any writer’s bookshelf....