Get Organized Google Reader offers two effective ways to wrangle your feeds into order: folders and tags. (Google is inconsistent in its use of “folders” and “tags”, often treating them as the same thing, but since foldering and tagging appeal to distinct mindsets, it’s effective to talk about them as two separate things.) Foldering To create a folder, click on any feed and select “New folder” from the “Feed settings…” drop-down at the top right....
Since you are unable to continue with your work for now, the next logical question is: How are you going to prepare for these kinds of scenarios the next time, so that you won’t end up wasting your time again? Are you too busy to prepare? There is one obvious reason why you are experiencing the frustration over what just happened: You weren’t prepared enough for a scenario like this....
The Bathroom Break You may laugh at this idea, but it isn’t called the rest room for nothing. For many of us, our day is a never ending stream of requests for our attention from others. When you find yourself hitting the wall, go take a bathroom break whether you need to go or not. Go into the stall and have a seat, close your eyes, take a deep breath (if it’s safe), and relax....
Keep it short Don’t flutter-text Flutter texting is a somewhat new term that describes the practice of sending a text at the end of every sentence. This may not seem so bad, until you have someone sending you five or six sentences. That’s five or six texts that come floating in. This causes phones to vibrate and shoot off the ringtone a bunch of times. It’s highly obnoxious. You should put the whole message in a single text because people may not appreciate their phone going off that many times all at once....
Warts are generally considered unattractive, and as they are usually on a visible part of our body, we want to get rid of them, especially when they appear on the soles of our feet, causing us discomfort when we walk. Warts sometimes go away by themselves, but then there is also the risk that leaving them untreated can cause them to spread; both on your own body, and to other people....
While we primarily look at Evernote as a storage and retrieval platform it is so much more. When you start sharing directly out of Evernote, a whole new world of collaboration takes shape. Learn to Go Paperless with Evernote Learn to Go Paperless courtesy of me (Steve Dotto), Brooks Duncan, and the good folks here at Lifehack. Join us for a replay of our incredibly popular webinar, Going Paperless with Evernote....
What it does is essentially record every site you visit and is enabled through the Google Toolbar for Firefox. So it’s like your browser’s History, but online and reaching as far back as when you enabled it. Google was already basically tracking what I was doing since I had Google’s PageRank feature enabled in the toolbar, so I’m not too worried about that. If I do want Web History to stop recording, I can Pause it and also Remove Items from the history at any time....
If you’re like I was not long ago, you’re missing the recipe to your best possible life. If you’re like I was, you don’t know what lies within you. You search for happiness in the wrong places. You look outside yourself to money, possessions, or status for fulfillment, but still feel like something’s missing. What can you add to your life that will help? Positivity! Positivity comes in all shapes and sizes....
Unless you have a super-strong battery which can sustain a lot of energy at once, you’ll have to deal with this issue.Well, not anymore. This is where Greenify comes in handy! You need to have an Android phone as it’s only available for Android. It identifies the most power-hungry apps and hibernates them to significantly expend the battery life of your Android Phone. You would have noticed that some apps still linger around in the background even after you are done using it....
GTD with RTM: Getting Things Done with Remember The Milk – [The Republic of Geektronica] To tag an item, check it (or check multiple items to tag them all), then hit “s” on the keyboard. Type the tag, and hit enter twice. Hit escape to un-check the todo item, and you’re done. Use @contextname to distinguish context tags from other types of tags. Making your context tags begin with @ will not only distinguish them from other tasks; it will also put them at the top of your tag cloud (which is as David Allen intended)....
Can you guess what the top four happiest occupations are in the world? What about the two countries with the most optimistic people, or the two countries with the most satisfied people are? The answers, which can be found on the infographic, may surprise you. The Scientific Facts of Happiness You Never Knew
In this article, you will understand more about what hard skills and soft skills are, and how to equip yourself with these skills to advance your career. Hard Skills vs Soft Skills: What Are They? First, let’s start with some definitions. Hard skills are the technical skills and knowledge that you need to do a particular job. Depending on your field, these hard skills will vary quite a bit. If you are a coder, for example, you will need to become proficient in one language (such as JavaScript), develop your logic skills, and learn to think like a computer....
Trying to make 2009 your healthiest year to date? I’ve compiled for you what I believe to be some of the best health conscience habits you can easily adopt. Habit 1: Drink more water. Sure, I know about all the news reports that say it’s possible to drink too much water. Surprisingly, this same story is told just about every 4 years when news stations have no other “news” going on, and it always seems to stir up all sorts of awareness on the topic....
1. Communication Every 18-year-old you must be able to communicate with strangers, teachers, and people from all walks of life irrespective of affiliation or background. Give them the freedom to communicate freely with people under your close watch throughout their childhood. This means your child will grow to be able to communicate with strangers and handle the communication politely. but a lack of this skill or experience could come with some serious consequences because a young adult might find him or herself in a situation where communication with a stranger might be required resulting in untold hardship....
Little rebel meets monk Tashi is a 5-year old girl whose alcoholic father abandoned her. She arrives at a school at 7,000 feet at the foothills of the Himalayas with oversized pants, lawless and reckless behavior and a personality to match. Her troubled background can be observed in the earlier part of the movie but can be seen completely revamping after she is under the guidance of Lobsang Phuntsok, her teacher and the founder of the school....
Life is a lot easier if you enjoy your job, and your employers, peers and company will benefit as well. Alas, we often find ourself drain, bored or overwhelmed by our careers and need a little motivation. This infographic will help you see the bright side of your job, and if you don’t then maybe it’s time for a change! How To Love Your Job | Adecco
Patience is the key to success. Yet, many people take an aggressive approach to wealth and prosperity without realizing that there are more productive ways of reaching one’s goals. For some individuals, success didn’t arrive until they hit their 30s- and that’s okay. If one is not ready to carry everything that comes with the popularity and glory, then the effort in reaching the top is useless. Patience develops responsibility and discernment....
Your boyfriend smokes cigarettes, so you want to help him quit. You know he couldn’t possibly do it without you. You’re the only person who understands him enough to help him become a better person. You let him know all the time that you can help fix him, that without you, he’d fail. Your girlfriend hasn’t called you yet to let you know she made it to work okay. Maybe she’s not really going to work, you think....
Often, we’re unable to progress towards our goals because such obstacles stand in the way. We let our limitations stop or overshadow our abilities to see through to a goal. Yet, there’s one thing that we rarely think of to use when trying to overcome limitations. Creativity. What is Creativity? When I say creativity, I’m not talking about an innate talent. Creativity is a much needed, but often neglected, skill that everyone has!...
As Will Smith said, cardiovascular endurance training is one of the keys to a great life, While jogging might not be the most fun activity to do. At least for most of us. It is nonetheless crucial to implement cardio training in your workout schedule. Not doing cardio is an excuse, to not deal with the pain of running long distance. The fear of losing your muscles is simply an excuse to not go for that hard, yet so important activity....
