Sometimes the Little Things Don’t Matter After leaving the country and going somewhere foreign, regardless of where it is, I have realised a few things: I realised that the world really is quite big, and there’s more to it than just the city I live in. Even though I live in a large Australian city and see the other cities in movies and on the news, that concept is easy to forget....

I mean, we’re human. No one wants to diet forever — or just, ever. We have parties to attend, vacations to enjoy, holidays to celebrate, and other special occasions (cough, weekends) where we should be free to fully participate! Diets are long-term, slow to produce results, restrictive, expensive, and usually kill your social life. You don’t party all the time, hopefully, so you shouldn’t diet all the time either....

Lymph is the thin, clear fluid that circulates in the body to get rid of wastes, bacteria, and other substances from tissues. Edema is the buildup of excess fluid. So swelling legs and arms occur when too much lymph is collected in any area of the body. What are the symptoms? The symptoms of lymphedema may include swelling legs or arms a full or heavy feeling in an arm or leg a tight feeling in the skin difficulty in moving a joint in the arm or leg thickening of the skin (with or without skin changes such as blisters or warts) a feeling of tightness (when wearing clothing, shoes, bracelets, watches, or rings) itching of the legs or toes, a burning feeling in the legs hard time sleeping loss of hair...

This new feature provides you with a free calling option over your internet connection. You can make and receive calls to all your contacts who have the update installed – though you cannot call emergency numbers. To enable the calling feature you need to have version 2.12.5 or later on your device. The calling option is not yet available on iOS, but it will be released in a matter of weeks....

In order for businesses to strive to success, marketing should be part of their plans. It’s not for no reason that most businesses nowadays have a website including a blog. Online marketing is being a very strong path through success. When it comes to online marketing, content marketing can’t be ignored. I mean, it’s a must to have a blog that’s giving updates to people. Additionally, blog posts can be used to advertise products and services as well....

The key to Lasting Motivation is knowing your Motivation Style! Learn about Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Styles in this brand new episode of The Lifehack Show. If you want to stay motivated all the time, try to understand your Motivation Style first.

Why Does Life Suck? There are so many more things that make life so hard. It also feels like they come in waves; one bad thing happens, and then they keep coming, like the world wants to kick you when you are down. So why does life suck sometimes? There are times when it has nothing to do with you, how hard you are trying in life, or how good of a person you are....

But, should you banish all carbs from your diet entirely? It’s important to realize that some carbohydrates are going to be necessary to help assist with proper bodily functioning, not to mention for health reasons. Cutting them out of your diet entirely would be a mistake for a number of reasons, so taking some time to learn what these reasons are and why you must be taking them in will help you make sure that you are providing your body with the right amount of nourishment that it needs....

Positive thinking works not because of any cosmic or pseudo-scientific forces at work, but because our thinking can be one of the most crucial limits on our capabilities. Let’s first take a closer look at what Henry Ford said, and how that wisdom can work for us, before looking at what’s wrong with “The Secret”. Apply Ford’s wisdom to achieve your dreams Ford told us that if we think we can do something, we’re right — and if we think we can’t do something, we’re also right....

How My Inner Voice Affected My Life For the longest time, my inner voice was an ugly bully that followed me everywhere. As a teen and young adult, I remember that I was living in the constant state of general anxiety. Even though I had people around me who loved me, I continued to feel unsafe and overwhelmed. And it was my inner bully that created these feelings in my life....

1. They are free The old classics are usually free or deeply discounted at used book stores, book fairs or thrift stores. There are many ways to go about finding these free books: The first obvious place would be your local library, which I think is the most underrated institution of our time. There are some lovely “free bookstores” online such as Project Gutenberg and Bartleby, which provide free e-books, and Librivox, a website providing free audio books....

Our first friendships are forays into lives other than our family members. This makes them a very, very big deal at the time – and for the rest of our lives. Here’s why. The Old You Outshines the New You Our oldest friends have seen us fall off the jungle gym into dog poo, struggle through the awkwardness of a first kiss, get grounded for wagging school, and fall in love with blue eye-shadow....

Many of us, when we lose our baby teeth, think only about the tooth fairy, the tiny nymph who comes in the night and leaves us richer the next day. What we wouldn’t guess is that science has given us a new reason for keeping the teeth we first had when we were kids – and it has nothing to do with money or fairies. It has to do with our health in adult life....

Society tells us to suppress our urges, but releasing them in a healthy way could be more beneficial. By suppressing our urges, we are denying ourselves of our true nature. There are a number of reasons why we hold ourselves back; be it social norms, laws or rules, or our own personal inhibitions. But by letting go and letting ourselves act freely, we are transcending to a new level of self acceptance and empowerment....

Wikis, blogs and other community tools in the enterprise – [IBM developerWorks] The open, egalitarian nature of wiki collaboration fosters a sense of empowerment among its contributors. People find that they can have an immediate effect on the collective work product. Since version history is kept for each page, each person’s contributions can be identified, contributing to a sense of ownership. This revision history is very easy to access, so is a fairly prominent part of the site....

I remember when I was first getting into wine, the whole food and wine pairing thing used to make me nervous. What if I got it wrong? But after a few misspent years working as a wine maker and many pleasurable years as a wine lover, I’ve come to realize there’s nothing to be afraid of. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had a food and wine pairing disaster....

A Pirate is not His Ship Pirates are the ultimate underdogs. They often have a lesser quality ship (or product or service). To compensate, they have to be more creative and clever in dealing with their opponents. They don’t view their ship (or their product) as home base. They view it as a means to beat the opponent, by capturing or sinking their enemy’s ship. How can you go after your enemy?...

ThumbTrack takes an innovative step towards minimalistic hardware by providing the world’s smallest wearable mouse. How small is it? It’s the size of a ring and fits conveniently on your finger. The mini-mouse is fully functional too. It has a range of 9 feet, making the product very reliable. Battery life for the device lasts approximately 15 hours for heavy use and 7 days on standby. For those with wrist problems, the ThumbTrack can serve as an alternative to the heavy, bulky generic mouse....

No matter where you are in your intellectual journey, the ability to assemble and analyze large amounts of complex information is a skill that can pay large dividends both in monetary terms and in terms of your overall satisfaction with life. What follows is a very short guide and template for writing excellent research papers. Re-Evaluating Road-Crossing: The Chicken Was Pushed A Short Guide to Writing a Research Paper...

Is it an evolutionary instinct? A psychological response? Or maybe people just don’t want to admit they cheated on their New Year’s resolutions and binged on an entire KFC meal. Whatever it is, humans have lied and lied and lied for centuries, ever since Adam turned to Eve and implied they should keep the old apple-eating on the down-low. Lying is such a mainstream fascination of daily media – consider all the TV shows, films, and media devoted to catching unfaithful spouses or philandering partners – that it’s no wonder that more people than ever are desperate to discover the truth about how to weed out the truth....