1. They focus on being productive rather than being busy According to Tim Ferris, the author of the The 4-Hour Workweek, “Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is often a form of mental laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.” 2. They wake up early Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, wakes up as early as 3:30am to deal with the European market....

1. Define your priorities. What are your main three priorities in your life? What three things do you do with the majority of your time? Do your priorities match up with where you’re spending your time? If so, awesome. If not, you’ll need to work extra hard to be intentional about spending more time on your priorities, and getting rid of the junk that prevents you from doing what’s important to you....

“That’s your grandma,” he proudly answered before stretching out the skin on his forearm and quipping, “and this is what she used to look like.” Don’t struggle through another year—shake off those birthday blues with these useful lifehack questions to unlock your mind. 1. Where was I this time last year? Forecasting is both the most and least important part of planning. To get an accurate picture of where you are, you need to check where you were last year at the same time....

1. They each choose to be part of the family. Families don’t work if certain members don’t want to be there. Being a family is like being a team – you’re together for better or for worse. Each member needs to make a conscious decision to be a part of the family, and that means to do their part, being considerate of everyone else in the family. 2. They build strong social ties....

You know everything can’t be perfect Whether you think it right or not, you suddenly know that this person cannot be for you. You want to explore options but whatever you think of and try to picture will not just be the perfect story. You know that they will always want to be friends There is nothing as difficult or as straining as reaching a point where things just become stagnated....

With severe asthma, your daily life is muddled with incidents of breathlessness; you’re constantly troubled by the possible threat of an asthma attack, coupled with recurring hospital admissions despite heeding medical advice and medication. Every asthmatic episode further increases a person’s psychological suffering, with common feelings including: fear and anxiety, denial and feeling a loss of control. As someone loving a person with asthma, you can do things to ease their struggle with asthma and to be that pillar of support they can rely on in their time of need....

1. They can develop a powerful nesting instinct Some women can develop a strong urge to clean up and decorate their home for the newborn, particularly during the first trimester. It’s only logical that some changes have to be made to accommodate another member of the family, but don’t be surprised if most of a pregnant woman’s day consists of looking for baby stuff, talking about baby stuff, rearranging furniture, shopping for furniture and paint and so on....

If you have had the experience of ever struggling to pull yourself out of bed and go through the song and dance of getting yourself together, you may analyze the days when you feel good. You think about what you did, what you ate, where you went, who you were with. You think about the conversations that rejuvenated you and those that seemed to zap the life right out of you....

In this article, I will list down 17 practical money skills that will set you up on path for early retirement and financial independence. 1. Make a written plan Making a plan only in mind is not the best way to go about retirement planning. Whether you believe it or not, you cannot simply tread on an unplanned road and expect to reach the right destination. It would just be akin to playing your luck rather than “planning”....

1. Burns and Scalds With all of the cooking and baking that happens around this time, it’s more than likely that someone will end up burning themselves on a hot baking pan, or get spattered by some stray grease. Make sure that you have a supply of pot holders, oven mitts, and dishcloths handy, and touch handles very lightly before grabbing them. Use grease-spatter covers when frying things, and ensure that you keep the kitchen from getting too crowded: too many cooks = inevitable injuries....

By definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary: In simple terms, stress is a kind of pressure, force or influence that moves us to action, either physically, emotionally or mentally. Stress is important because it brings meaning to our life. Life without any kind of stress will be lifeless and boring. Stress can make life worthwhile. One of the major causes of stress is work. Imagine if we lived without working, with no challenge and pressure to attend to, or no project to accomplish....

I never took a time management class in school or learned key skills to help me manage my time better, and I am sure you didn’t either. Yet, without the right skills and proper tools, each day can feel like a constant struggle and it really doesn’t need to be this way. The problem in fact, is not a lack of time, but rather a lack of skills and tools to manage time more effectively....

1. They make sure you stick to your budget It could be because traveling gets cheaper in groups, or that you and your friends have to split costs. However, when you travel with friends the financial responsibility isn’t a burden for you alone. 2. You have various things to do You could be stifled with doing things just your own way when you travel alone. But with friends you are not stuck to doing things a single way....

There are dozens of tricks you can use to improve your own productivity and outlook, but if you’re looking for a more objective, comprehensive fix, the best thing to do is equip your Mac with productivity apps designed to help you do more in less time. This Lifehack-exclusive list has some of the best productivity apps to help you feel less tired, improve your energy, and ultimately help you get more done every day....

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There are various options to get the best of both worlds that don’t involve doing chores. One of the great ways is to do kids yoga with them. Yoga doesn’t only keep them fit and prepared for later in life, but it also teaches them to stay focused, be disciplined, reduce stress, and much more. These easy-to-do yoga poses are not only fun but can be interactive and educational as well....

What better reason do you need to get out of that nasty habit of skipping breakfast? Start your next busy day with one of these quick, healthy breakfast options: 1. Fruit and Cheese The beauty of this recipe lies in the ability to prepare it the night before. It is easy enough to wash some fruit (e.g. apple, banana, or both!), chop it up with a few cubes of cheese the night before a big day....

1. Particle Fever If you have ever questioned the intelligence of mankind this documentary will show you how brilliant we really are as the researches from CERN look to uncover the building blocks of our universe. It will leave you awestruck at the advancements in technology and science that go behind understanding our universe. 2. Fed Up As a personal trainer and nutritionist I find it important to share documentaries like this one....

Launch Center Pro Apple offers quite a few shortcuts that let you switch between apps and access different actions on your iPad, but if you have used the tablet for more than a few months, you might have too many apps that can do a vast number of things. When things get cluttered, getting things done on the iPad can become time-consuming and tedious. Launch Center Pro makes your life easier by allowing you to create quick shortcuts to all sorts of features that are usually buried deep within the apps....

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