1. Relationships After going through a traumatic event such as losing a loved one, people usually feel closer to their friends and family members. Before the trauma, we tend to take for granted our friendship and kinship with those we have in our lives. After the trauma, such as suffering a loss of someone who meant a great deal to us, like a parent or grand-parent, we realize how precious time is for sharing life with those who are closest to us in our lives and we make more of an effort to connect with them....

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The Father asked his Son, “What is this?” The Son replied “It is a crow”. After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, “What is this?” The Son said “Father, I have just now told you “It’s a crow”. After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What is this?” At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son’s tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff....

Click If you want to send money to one of the four charities Ripple supports, all you have to do is click Water, Food, Education or Money and you will be forwarded to a sponsor’s advertisement, of which 100% of the revenue goes directly to the selected charity. Search You can also search for charity by using their Google Co-op-Driven search engine. Google pays Ripple, and Ripple takes all of that revenue and gives it to your chosen charity....

There are several words in the dictionary that are incredibly difficult to use. In fact, even native speakers get common rules mixed up due to spelling and usage. The problem is that technology hasn’t helped this issue at all either. In the 90’s SMS or text messaging has forced individuals to take shortcuts. Fitting replies in 160 characters (remember those days?) was no easy task. Therefore, vowels were mostly removed and acronyms were in circulation to save space....

Many people have taken up cycling as a way to get in shape and live a healthier lifestyle; however, even those who already enjoy good physical health can improve their mental strength through cycling regularly. A mere 30 minutes of steady cycling on the road, trail, or stationary bike can improve memory, reasoning, and planning. It also has scientifically proven benefits for emotional mental health, helping combat depression and anxiety....

How Stress Affects Your Brain Stress isn’t all bad. In fact, it’s quite helpful when you’re feeling the right amount of it. Stress is what pushes you through during a marathon and gives you the energy to finish it. Stress is what gives you the ability to pull a magical speech off in front of a big crowd when you were positive you didn’t remember all your lines. However, so many of us are overworked at work and home, and never have a chance to destress....

‘Imi ola is the Hawaiian value of personal vision; it literally translates to ‘seek life’ and as a business value, we use it to coach managers on how to seek their best possible lives in business. Don’t get stuck on the normally negative connotation of the word; selfishness in this context is a very good thing. When you have the goal of ‘imi ola, and creating the best possible life for yourself, Selfish Mentoring is training and coaching one’s apparent successor or team of direct reports to do everything you can do in your present sphere of influence....

Psychology Today defines self-sabotage as any behavior that: “creates problems in daily life and interferes with long-standing goals.”[1] Procrastinating on a deadline for work can interfere with your goal of obtaining a promotion, while being short with your partner may cause some tension within your relationship, prohibiting the two of you from taking the next step. While a small amount of self-sabotaging can be a normal part of the ebb and flow of relationships from time to time, frequent occurrences can cause larger challenges in the areas of your life you value most....

I can’t tell you how much money and time I have racked up in trying new apps, paying subscriptions to things like Remember the Milk or Toodledo, or even creating precise taxonomies for tagging my tasks. If you are like me in any way (and you probably are because you read Lifehack.org), I can help out by telling you now that no single application or productivity system will make you more productive....

1. Nutrition Matters Exercise is only part of the battle. What you eat also has an impact on how your body looks. Drinking regular amounts of water can help reduce the appearance of cellulite, as well as cutting back on any smoking and drinking. When trying to gain more slender legs, remake your meals so that you cut between 500 – 1,000 calories a day. Aim for more lean protein, smaller portions, and healthier choices like fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy; no processed foods....

Bottomline is that many people are swamped with tasks which take all of the planning time. This is something that organizations have to realize. What is the single problem people find most critical?It’s finding time to think and plan and do my own work. 67% of people rate that currently as a “critical” or “essential” area for them. In the same vein, 53% say they’re feeling swamped by conficting demands; 43% say they’re not enjoying their jobs anymore; and 47% even say they’re unsure about what’s expected of me....

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Step 1: Prepare a printer (either BW / color print) and get ready for printing… Step 2: Download Paper Keyboard from App Store. Step 3: Put something on the paper to stop the paper flying away. Put a book / box to over the right corner of the paper. Step 4: Put your iPhone on the top left corner of the setup. Done! Step 5: It’s now ready! You may try the virtual keyboard with the “Falling letter” game within the app....

So how do you stay productive when all you want to do is crawl back under the covers? By taking a cue from your computer and going into “energy saver mode.” Here are the key components of operating in energy saver mode to stay motivated: 1. Only take care of the most crucial tasks. We’re a society that likes to Get Things Done, but when you’re not feeling up to par, you need to let go of the things on your to do list that aren’t critical to your life’s basic functioning....

Steve tries again, and though it functions, there is something about it he doesn’t like. So picks up his phone and calls some of his engineers. That night, that team of engineers stayed up into the night redesigning and rebuilding the jacks for 100 demo iPods just so they clicked into place correctly. This they did and the iPod went on to revolutionize the way we listen to music. Was Jobs’ request stressful?...

Fortunately, there is a cure. But, before the healing begins, we need to start by acknowledging that there’s a problem in the first place. For many of us, we don’t even know we’re walking around with this virus, but it’s there alright, destroying all the peace of mind cells we have in our body. Being offended doesn’t just hurt our feelings, it compromises our whole “happiness immune system.” So, go ahead, you can say it....

In this episode of the Lifehack Show, I’ll explain about the danger of procrastination and why NOW is the time to take action! After watching this video, you’ll also learn how to prioritize tasks so you’ll stop feeling overwhelmed easily and stop putting things off!

I don’t like you. Four words we hate to hear. For some reason, we all like to be liked. No revelation there. It’s how we’re wired. We hate it when people don’t like us – even people we don’t really know. Some of us will do almost anything to be liked. We love to please, even at the expense of our own happiness, values, beliefs and standards. We compromise ourselves a hundred ways and turn ourselves inside-out trying to make others like us, but in that approval-seeking process we often forget who we are and wind up being disliked by the one person whose opinion should matter the most; us....