He is putting a lot of hours in on a daily basis and he is making a very nice progress every day. Good for Robert, right? Or is it really? You see, he has been focusing too intensively on just one area of his life. Sure, he’s even making some money off his online venture, but at the same time, he feels tired and stressed. It’s not because of his workload – he absolutely loves what he does....

If you want to be more than just a great employee and actually advance your career, it’s going to take more thoughtful effort. And that doesn’t mean sucking up to your boss every day. Here are five tips to help you distinguish yourself at work, as well as help the organization achieve its goals. 1. Find your calling. It’s a cliché because it’s true: If you really want to stand out, do something that you’re not only good at, but that you love doing....

Well, starting on Thursday December 8th at 1 pm Eastern Time, we’ll be offering the first giveaway in our holiday promotion, Stepcase Lifehack’s 12 Days of Giveaways! This is our way of thanking our readers for spending part of your day with us throughout the year. We hope we’ve helped you achieve improved productivity by visiting Lifehack.org, and this promotion is offering more in the way of resources that will help you level up your life even more....

And these are just some of the benefits of critical thinking. Aristotle said it well: In this article, you will learn the characteristics of critical thinking so you can become a critical thinker. What Exactly Is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking covers a wide variety of thought processes. To help you understand what critical thinking is, take a look at the list below: Analyzing. Evaluating. Interpreting. Problem solving. Questioning. These traits are common forms of critical thinking....

When you sign up with Swizzle, it will fist scan your emails collecting all the commercial emails, newsletters, deals, coupons, etc. already in your inbox. The site will then allow you to chose which you want to keep receiving and which can be trashed. Finally, Swizzle will create a daily digest of the emails you still want to receive so you can clean up your inbox while still getting the bulk emails you care about....

Weather Underground also provides a vast amount of meteorological data to mull over when the standard fare just won’t do. It gives you anything you could want including air quality and flu activity. The Webcam mapping is also very useful when you get tired of seeing graphical representations. Their WunderMap feature is probably the most comprehensive forecasting tool that is freely available to web users. You can layer so much data that it becomes an interesting activity all by itself; they have everything from severe weather and active fires to ground fissures....

And I especially want to thank Ellen Hart at CareerBags.com for her generosity and support. Ellen founded CareerBags to fill a gap in the laptop bag market that desperately needed filling — bags that complimented women’s styles and wardrobes — and it’s been a pleasure to watch her company succeed at exactly that. Finally,if you haven’t already, be sure to check out Thursday Bram’s ebook Discover Your New Job Online, which is the occasion of the giveaway in the first place....

Now you can, using the device created by Puzzlebox Orbit. It works by focusing your thoughts and concentration on where you want the helicopter to go. The system then measures your brain signals and directs it towards the flying device. Thinking all day can get tiring as well; therefore, the makers of the gadget also designed an app for the system. If you’re too lazy to think and just want to control the helicopter using a digital controller, you can, using your smartphone....

Altschuller believed that it was possible for people to learn to become inventors. He studied hundreds of thousands of patents and found that there are only about 1,500 basic problems to be solved. In addition, all of these problems can be solved by applying one or more of 40 universal principles. Although TRIZ was originally developed in order to help engineers to solve technical problems and create new products, it can be applied to many different areas, such as education, the law, public policy, your small business, and so on....

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Here’s the secret: there is no special formula, no magic wand to wave over ourselves that will transform us into rock stars, and no pill for it yet, either. 10 Killer Ways To Rock Your Life By Setting Goals That You’ll Actually Achieve

How Crafting Helps People who craft experience a variety of benefits from their hobby. It can ease stress, and increase feelings of happiness. Some studies suggest it can even help the brain combat damage caused by regular ageing. Though most studies focus on the completion of puzzles, the cognitive benefits of completing a Sudoku puzzle may also apply to crafts, such as working through a complex knitting pattern. If the craft has a repetitive component, some may experience benefits similar to that of moving meditations commonly attributed to reaching a state of flow....

Humans are imperfect, that’s for sure! But if something feels off-kilter these days and you’re not where you want to be, here are ten possible reasons that you’re driving on the wrong road away from happiness. Starting Today You Can Be As Happy As You Wish…If You Get Rid Of These 10 Deadly Habits.

Digital nomads have several things to think about as winter sets in. Aside from weather, you need to make sure your records are in order for the end of the year (if your fiscal year ends on December 31). Luckily, preparing yourself (and your business) for the New Year is easier than you might think. Read on! Take care of yourself Winter weather can be tough, especially if you’re in a cold climate....

It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, knowing how and why people work differently can improve office morale and efficiently. The True Colors system was designed by Don Lowery in the 1970s to simplify personality profiles so that everyone could understand them. Based on the Meyers-Briggs personality system ,True Colors puts the theory of Meyers-Briggs into four core colors: Gold, Green, Blue, and Orange. Each of us has a combination of these True Colors that make up our personality spectrum, usually with one of the styles being the most dominant....

You blend everything and take a sip. Before you can stop yourself, you hear your mind saying, “Boring!” This is the same thing you had yesterday and the day before. Making healthy choices doesn’t mean that you need to sacrifice variety. One of the quickest ways to derail your wellness plan is to let boredom set in. It’s time to re-imagine your smoothies Nobody wants to eat the same thing over and over....

Cutting Quill Pens from Feathers – [Liralen Li via Make Blog] I buy my feathers from local Hobby Lobby, Ben Franklin, or even Michael’s; and whatever hobby shop that’s filled with odd baskets, dried flowers, leather lacing, candles galore, and beads is the place to hunt down feathers. I’ve seen these kinds of shops all over the Seattle area, the San Diego area and the Denver area, so I’m assuming that they’re accessible from all over the U....

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