1. Mistakes in spreadsheet logic Spreadsheets are notoriously strict with things like order of operations. If you don’t type your equations and formulas in properly, you will get the wrong math which can wreck an entire spreadsheet. Thankfully there is something you can do about that and it’s simply a matter of using more parenthesis. Put parts of your equations in them in order to get the desired effect....
We use our apps for nearly everything, from tracking our heartbeat, picking a place to eat dinner, to checking in on relatives overseas. We rely on our phones because they make our lives more convenient, but that convenience is only matched by the length of battery life. If our phones keep dying on us, their convenience is lost. Consider that you had to take a trip a few hours away from home, realizing an hour into the drive that you’ve forgotten your charger....
The strange truth is that some foods are designed to hack our bodies into feeling happy. Even stranger is that they’re not all vegetables. That’s right, you can eat your feelings of happiness and actually enjoy the taste at the same time. With that in mind, let’s take a look at 10 foods that will make you happy, whilst being both healthy and fun to eat too! 1. Salmon Salmon, and fish in general, are an amazing source of both nutrition and happiness....
1. Millionaires are Hard Workers During a survey by Spectrem, 94 percent of millionaires said that hard work was the number one factor in their success. This could be in the form of literally building their businesses from the ground up, like Sam Walton and Walmart, or creating and acting upon new ideas everyday, like Steve Jobs and Apple. How you can apply it: Hard work is a must if you want to be a millionaire....
1. With Sour Cream and Garlic This recipe can be either a first course or an entre. It’s easy, has fewer than ten ingredients and takes less than an hour to prep and cook. 2. With Parmesan and Olive Oil The Barefoot Contessa can make even the most simple of recipes look elegant and impressive. You’re basically covering the asparagus with olive oil, a little salt and pepper and parmesan cheese....
We’ve all experienced what it feels like when we don’t drink enough water. We’re groggy, hungry and typically just feel off. But did you know that not drinking enough water can affect your skin, eyes, weight, hair and nails, too? Staying hydrated is so important. Here’s an ultimate guide to drinking more water. Go through the 10 infographics and you will just become the “Water Expert”. Drinking enough water can give us a miracle Don’t believe in it?...
Falling in love is exciting. Colors seem brighter. Obstacles seem to vanish. The whole world is a more beautiful place because of our newfound lover. Although this may seem true at the moment, some of those strong feelings are occurring due to chemicals released in the brain. Although the science behind love isn’t extremely romantic, it is quite fascinating to realize the complexity of our bodies. 1. Both males and females must have adequate testosterone for sexual attraction....
1.Never abandon hope or give up “The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.” – Nelson Mandela Mandela (also known as Madiba) had very clear objectives in that he was committed to ending apartheid and a terribly unjust society. He knew that the road would be paved with enormous difficulties. But he never gave up. Defining your goal and your objectives are essential to winning the race....
According to the World Health Organization, there were 8.2 million cancer related deaths in 2012, with the number of new cases expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades. Here are ten life lessons only people who have lost a loved one to cancer know so well. 1. Life is precious and fleeting. Anyone who’s walked ‘through the valley of the shadow of death’ can attest to how precious and fleeting life is....
The cost: 2 hours of Michelle Phan makeup tutorials a day. $1,000+ worth of brushes and powders a year. The result: The same people who treated me as their best friend earlier acted as a total stranger the day I skipped my makeup. Yup. People do judge a book by its cover. But, what if you could make people like you with just your personality. Or better yet, with good habits?...
1. Mint Mint allows you to pull all of your personal finance accounts into one place so you can manage your money from anywhere. You can track your spending, create a budget, and get bill alerts and reminders from this mobile app that allows you to see all of your accounts – checking, savings, and credit cards – in one place. Download Mint here. (Reviews here) 2. Check (formerly Pageonce) This app is a very simple and easy to use tool to help you remember when payments are due and to create monthly budgets....
If you’re serious about creating lasting and significant change in your world – as opposed to merely thinking and talking about it for another year – there are a few things you might want to do in order to help make those intentions a reality… Know what success is. If you don’t know what success is (for you), how can you possibly create it? Success is different things for different people and one person’s success (a pregnancy for example) might be another person’s catastrophe....
Since you can’t add more hours to your day, that means it’s important to find ways to make the most of your limited capacity. Wish you had more than 24 hours? Here are 10 powerful tips to manage time and get results at work. 1. Define Your Mission The first tip to manage time is to first define your mission. Before you learn to manage your time effectively, you need to set goals....
What nearly every parent wants is to establish and nurture a deep relationship with their offspring that extends generationally into what becomes their legacy. What follows are 10 legacy-building guidelines that you can begin to incorporate into your thinking right now. 1. People (including children!) respond to their experience, not to reality. When you want to get an idea across to your child, you need to get behind their eyes and see the world the way they do....
Try to visualize yourself with a ball of white light in your chest. It glows with pure love, especially when you are with family and friends. When you want to express your affection to someone, you take a small piece of that light and hand it to that person. With every coffee you buy for a stranger, listen to a friend when they feel down, or lend them one of your favorite books, you are giving them a piece of your light....
Here are some Science stats about love: The brain detects how your body is moving to decide if it’s getting signal of love or not. This is why 55% of falling in love consists of body language one way or another. The voice contributes 38% of the decision to be in love. Based on the change in your frequency and tone, it sends a powerful message. A lover’s choice of words dictates how you feel by 7%...
1. They protect their self esteem Genuine people are not concerned about external factors that could bruise their esteem. They don’t need validation from their external environment since they are much less defensive about a lot of things. They are instead happy and content with who they are. 2. They speak their mind Genuine people are expressive. They are not shy about sharing their thoughts or perspectives about a subject. They understand that their opinions count....
1. You are an expert babysitter You are great at looking after your older and younger siblings. It is not like you work and get paid to do this, it is a role that you simply got into suitably well. 2. You are a measuring stick Whether for good or bad, your parents use you as a measuring stick in determining how your brothers and sisters are doing. From stellar grades to being of high moral code, you are a measuring stick for your siblings....
No, don’t sulk over the lines above, they are not there to tell you what you should or should not be doing. Instead they are intended to help us understand why we think that we are not genuinely happy. Maybe your life is becoming more complicated, but there are signs that you can still be genuinely happy thanks to the simple and free (almost!) things in life. And if you need a reminder, here is my list of the happiness-inducing simple things in life for the keeps, for the weeks and for the eternal times to be....
