While the campaign provoked varied reactions and was ruled to not be offensive by a watchdog, it served to encapsulate contemporary concerns about body image and the sometimes unrealistic pressure put on people to conform to certain standards. The perception of beauty is channeled through many forms – literature, cinema, art, media, fashion, the internet – all of which hold considerable sway. I live in London and, every day, I see ‘aspirational’ bodies that I’ll probably never meet – and I’m not sure I want to....

The second major theme in David Allen’s Making It All Work is “perspective”. (The first major theme, “control”, is discussed in part two of this review.) This part of the book expands greatly on the “Horizons of Focus” to which Allen commits only nine pages in the original Getting Things Done. Getting perspective means two things for Allen. First, and less importantly, it means consciously sorting your priorities before you ever undertake any work, so that you’re not wondering what you should be doing in the heat of the moment – you’re just doing....

According to New York psychologist Herbert J. Freudenberger, PhD., who coined the term, burnout is a state of fatigue or frustration brought about by excessive devotion to a cause, a way of life, or a relationship that fails to produce the expected reward. Put more simply, it’s what happens when you work flat out and find you’re getting nothing back to make all that effort worthwhile. Hard work itself isn’t the problem; many people work extremely hard—top athletes for example—and do it willingly because it allows them to enjoy success and fame....

I can imagine this can be used on other type of calls. There are ways to abuse this service as well. Picture the scenario: You stay out too late on a workday night and decide to call in sick the next day. The next day you drag yourself out of bed at 5am because you know your boss won’t be there to answer the phone. With Call-in-Sick you can record your sick message the night before then schedule it to be sent directly to your boss’s phone early in the morning without you even getting out of bed!...

The camera is no different. In trying to understand how a camera works, the simplest explanation is that it works similarly to our own eyes: Light enters the lens from various angles The curvature in the lens slows light down as it approaches at different angles Images are taken in upside-down, then flipped by computerized technology (or, in the case of the eye, the brain) Lens Types Those who have even a passing interest in photography know there are many types of lenses, each of which are used in different situations for different reasons....

Did you know that cancer also has emotional roots? There is one major contributor to the disease that is almost always overlooked: repressed emotions and unexpressed anger. The stress hormone (Cortisol) can be caused by emotional triggers. Suppression of this hormone can decrease a person’s level of immune response. Elevated levels of cortisol have been found to directly suppress the immune system. When the immune system is not functioning properly, normal cells can mutate into cancer cells....

The whole field of Neuroscience, specifically Neuroplasticity is buzzing with excitement with more and more research showing that the brain is very flexible in its ability to learn, acquire different traits, and go through significant changes. As more people are making amazing changes to their brain through training, it should be great encouragement for everyone wanting to cultivate a more creative mind. Here are 13 exercises to get you started....

It’s about as basic as you can imagine, but those are the best processes to get things moving. Plus I’ve got a little secret – this one is really only 2 steps, the third is just repeating steps 1 and 2 the next day! This is the first step in the great GTD rulebook. Everything new goes in the Inbox. Then piece by piece you can deal with each item....

You may feel bad about yourself. But the good news is: the solution to this is simple. Trick #1: Give short and simple responses. (Don’t underestimate their power!) The truth is, on any given day, we have so many conversations with so many different people about so many different things, most people don’t even remember what they’ve said![1] What’s more, a lot of the conversations aren’t supposed to be meaningful in the first place....

TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington, spoke about entrepreneurship at UC Berkley recently, where he claimed that college was for old school entrepreneurs and the trend of the day was to get into a good school to prove you’re smart enough and then drop out. He says, “The best thing in the world is to go to Harvard for a year and drop out because everyone knows you were smart enough to get in”....

C-sections can be scheduled for a variety of reasons, from possible medical complications for mothers to complications for the babies. However, there are some women who voluntarily elect to have C-sections as an alternative to delivering children vaginally. Medical Issues and History For some women, medical issues preclude giving birth vaginally. Women can sometimes develop pregnancy-related diabetes, or she may have a pre-pregnancy condition such as high blood pressure that will only increase during the naturally stressful act of labor....

The winners were: First Place: Maggie of “Little House in the City” won a copy of SmartDraw, a Pro Blogger membership with the Facebook App Creator, an WeekDate personal planner, and a copy of Leo Babauta’s ebook Zen to Done. Her post, On Relationships, is a meditation on the fear of being alone — as illustrated in the premise of zombie films like I am Legend that ask, “What if there were no more people?...

Symptoms of depression while pregnant No two women will suffer in exactly the same way but they will have some of the following in common: Experiencing a low mood for 2 weeks or more Feeling a sense of guilt Having a low supply of energy Feel like eating less or eating more Feeling a sense of hopelessness Less interest in what’s happening around them Lack of enjoyment in activities once enjoyed....

In order to reverse the effects that are causing damage to your lungs, take some time from your daily schedule to detox your lungs. Here are six ways you can give your lungs a new breath of life. 1. Increase antioxidants We know that anything with antioxidants is good for our bodies, but what are they really? Free radicals are atoms that destroy our healthy cells. Pollution, smoking and unhealthy food contribute to an increase of free radicals in our bodies....

EU Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) It’s no surprise that Europe is one of the most popular destinations for tourism and business, yet it is one of the last to implement an electronic travel authorization system. ETIAS will roll out starting in 2020. The system is intended to streamline border security checks for business and tourist travelers from over 50 countries by allowing them to apply online for travel authorization before arriving in one of the EU or Schengen area countries....

What do they do differently to guarantee them long-term success? I’ve studied a whole host of successful people and I’ve discovered a few things that they have in common. And today I’m going to share with you one key secret to long-term success. Out of all the habits that successful people share, this is definitely one of the most crucial ingredients for success ,yet it’s something that most of us are not implementing....

One of the aspects of GTD that I have had the hardest time with is the idea of dates; be it start dates, due dates, milestones, whatever. In GTD, Mr. Allen doesn’t speak of date information related to actions very much other than the brief discussion of giving yourself a hard landscape by ways of your calendar. So, to that end, let’s take a look at the wide-world of dates and GTD, and how they can be used within your system....

This lesson is free for the first 7 days. During these 7 days, you can subscribe to it and keep referring to it beyond those 7 days. After the 7 days, if you haven’t already subscribed to the lesson, it will cost only $1.99. Here’s an excerpt from the lesson –

Sir Albert Einstein’s concepts of relativity were ridiculed by certain prominent universities who said his theory was more in the realm of art and imagination rather than science. He was really laughed at when he dared to challenge Newton’s theory and said light had a dual nature (wave particle duality). Johnny Depp said in an interview that he does not like to watch his movies. He said: “It’s my job to be behind the camera and give my best....

Along with Muir, many of us recognize that hiking in nature is good for the body, mind, and soul. Walking through the woods while observing colorful birds and foliage, smelling the aroma of spruce and pine trees, and listening to a soothing running stream simply clear our mind and make us feel good. Lucky for us, doctors agree. Study after study shows there are many mental health benefits to spending time hiking in nature....