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Psychologists have concrete psychological evidence on how similar our hopes, dreams, and fears really are, and how we can use this information to feel happier, healthier, and more motivated. An identical personality description can apply to many people. In 1948, a psychologist named Bertram Forer told his students that he was going to present them each with an individualized sketch of their personality. What the students didn’t know was that each sketch was exactly the same....

Unfortunately, there is no known definite cure for RLS. However, you’re in luck! Simply putting a bar of soap under your bed is a super inexpensive and easy way to finally cure restless leg syndrome and be able to sleep comfortably again. I know it sounds weird, but it works! This method has not yet been proven by science to work, but there are a great deal of followers claiming to have used it and finally been cured of the discomfort plaguing their sleep....

If you’ve been obsessed with the productivity space for any length of time like those of us here at Lifehack, you’ll no doubt have read more than your fill on the topics of attention and distraction. They work together, a bit of a yin and yang, neither inherently bad or unwanted, but both requiring management and balance. Attention is required to complete creative work—and I don’t mean creative work in terms of just songs, stories and paintings, but anything that requires you to create something and produce a tangible result....

Challenges of Hosting a Potluck dinner A potluck dinner also tagged as “bring and share” is theoretically a noble idea. But it is not as simple as your aunt’s green bean casserole, your dad’s Turkey Day’s spread or your mother’s pecan pie — so be forewarned — it’s huge! In practice, it can be an insurmountable affair to you in regard to orchestration and attendance. Potluck Dinner Kitchen Tips Tips for a Successful Potluck Dinner You could also get recipes from a cookbook which will help you avoid a comedy of potluck errors where everyone brings a mashup of kimchi fried rice with lasagna pasta and vegetable salads....

What is strange is that sad music actually holds the power to make us feel good about ourselves when we are down in the dumps and when we’re already feeling good. If sadness is an emotion we typically try to avoid, why do we listen to sad songs over and over again? What kind of pull do they have on us? I’ll admit, Adele’s “Hello” is for now my all-time favorite sad song....

Are you using Automator already? Do you have tips to share with other lifehack.org readers? Tell us here in the comment, or email us: tips at lifehack.org. With the advent of Tiger came Automator, a drag-and-drop programming language. I tried it a few months ago for all of about five minutes, but maybe it’s time I lived up to my resolution and learned something new. If you think this is complicated or that you can’t create something useful, let’s dive right in and see what happens....

They don’t have to impress anyone new They skip the gym to spend more time together They pick up bad eating habits from each other They aren’t as active, opting to “stay in” with a pizza and Netflix. They’re too happy to notice their pants no longer fit. The Research A new study from the Research on the National Center for Biotechnology has discovered being happy in love makes you gain weight....

The people complaining that its ‘too complicated’ to allow trusted sites are simply inexperienced computer users. If you have even a rudimentary understanding of HTML and website file structures ScriptSafe is the add-on you want. You can specifically enable ONLY the scripts you want to run on the site. As I said if you know what you are doing this is superior to Noscript because you can make sure that only the script for the site and the comments section works, for example....

This article will focus on selling your crafts online and the prerequisites for setting up a website for the new year to promote your brand of products/crafts. There are 2 prerequisites : Website Design and Website Marketing, and these will be discussed below. Make your website inviting Many online shoppers are tired of buying the same, typical things they normally purchase every holiday season. Many shoppers look for unique and hand-crafted gifts to give to their loved ones, and you can use that demand to make a lot of money for yourself....

Quite often, the miscommunication is caused by the difference in how we absorb information. Understanding that difference will help you communicate better with the people around you: your spouse, your family, your friends, your colleagues, and your customers. In Psychological Types, one of psychologist Carl Jung‘s most famous works, he differentiated between the two ways by which we take in information: sensation and intuition. He called these the “perceiving functions....

As much as we would like it keep our clothes clean, they get stained when we wear them. What if someone could develop a shirt which clean itself? How easy things would be for us? Yes, it’s possible now. Silic, a shirt funded on Kickstarter, has made it possible.It will help your read your laundry bills. It just cleans itself easily no matter where you go and what you put on it....

Write down what needs to be accomplished Break tasks down into the smallest unit possible Prepare your environment for productivity Start with the quickest/easiest tasks first Set small, medium, and long term goals Only work on one task a time How to be Ultra Productive – Six Tips – [SalaryScout]

First off, I got myself a skype-in phone number. Then, I have my phone set to forward if the phone is busy or turned off. That would be when I leave it in my car to die while I’m at the office all day. Or all the times it’s in my bag and I think it’s lost until I find it later. Or when it gets shoved into a relative’s shoe during a visit to my house and then the phone ends up across the country....

Starting school and work later is natural Paul Kelley is a neuroscientist and his research has convinced him, and many others, that a later start time in the day could be enormously beneficial for both students and adult workers. He knows that millennials (the current 18-34 age group) are not getting enough sleep and they make up one third of the workforce at the moment, according to PEW research. Both teens and adults need their beauty sleep....

The definition of kindness in our contemporary culture is the act of going out of your way to be nice to someone or show a person you care. We have all heard the stories of someone being robbed or assaulted while passersby ignore the situation and go out of their way to avoid becoming involved. This lack of connection to one another is harmful to us as it creates a sense of isolation....

People’s first reaction when I tell them I get my groceries sent to my house is that I’m spending money for no reason. I’m acting rich. Something like that. But let’s do the breakdown: Money, Time The service to get groceries delivered to my house costs $6 US. The average time I spend buying groceries is approximately an hour, start to finish. Is my time worth more than $6 an hour?...

1. Pay from a single account. Having multiple accounts makes it harder to keep up with your finances. Whether you use a bank account, credit card or Paypal account for online purchases, make sure you use just one of those. That way you can always know how much you have in the account and how much you’ve spent. 2. Don’t save your credit card information. One-click checkout is the easiest thing to do when you’re shopping online — it’s literally just one click to enter all your payment information and shipping address!...

One trick that some writers use is a “treadmill journal”. Unlike a typical journal, a treadmill journal is a single-purpose journal that records only a few scant piece of information per entry: the time and date, how much writing you plan to do that day, what specific thing you plan to work on, how it went, what you plan to work on tomorrow, and when and for how long you’ll work tomorrow....

Unfortunately, excesses usually turn counter-productive. While, no one can deny the benefits of exercise, there can be too much of a good thing. In fact, if you stop exercising, you’ll probably go through the same withdrawal symptoms as victims of drug abuse or other such addictions. There are also several other symptoms which signal an addiction. Thankfully, there are ways to counter it. Find out all about them in this video from Buzzfeed....