Thinking about starting a business or trying to make some cash out of the web? Technology can enable people and it can just as easily distract. We’ve got a few tips for you to consider to cut down on those distractions and costs and get more done, more efficiently and more effectively. These tips all center on one thing: technology, whether it involves a specific device or just the way you use tech, computers and the internet in general....

Hatred Sexism. Racism. Ageism. Religious persecution. It’s amazing how many ways people find to label and hate each other. What’s the point of hate? Has hating someone ever accomplished anything for you? I’ve never thought to myself, “It’s a good thing I hated ___, otherwise, I never would’ve ___.” Hatred contributes nothing to the human collective. Consider the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “A man is but the product of his thoughts—what he thinks, he becomes....

If you find yourself stuck, this article by Steven Aitchison can help you fight your way out of a rut by offering four totally unconventional ways to get unstuck. The tips themselves are simple: Just stop completely; Remember your Why; Get re-inspired; and Ask for help. Even so, the reasons behind these solutions really are solid and at least one of these tricks should do the job and help you stop being stuck....

1. Touch can calm your nerves. Feeling stressed out and exhausted after a hard day of work? A simple hug could be the answer to your ails. A warm embrace with a person you love can help you find a reason to smile when there is a dark cloud overhead. Hugs release the hormone oxytocin which in turn lowers your heart rate and cortisol levels. Cortisol causes things like fat gain, heart disease, and high blood pressure, so physical touch isn’t just calming, but also healthy....

I certainly don’t. Making mistakes is inevitable. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could be at ease with them? Perhaps there is a way to think of them differently and see their benefits. A post shared by Lifehack for Goal Diggers (@lifehackorg) Why Do Mistakes Feel Dangerous? Mistakes often feel dangerous. Throughout human history, our errors have often been treated as dangerous for a variety of reasons: Our vulnerability. We have limited and fragile support systems....

During times of joy, it is easy to see the upsides of life. We celebrate as an infusion of fresh life and energy is added to our sphere of existence. Graduating school, obtaining a new job, getting married, finding an amazing new group of friends, moving to a new town, getting promoted, and completing a massive passion project are some of the important events we may experience in life. Life is certainly a gift — the greatest gift of all....

1. Use Bright Paint Colors Since you can’t actually make the room bigger, you’ll need to leverage some design hacks. One of the best ways to do this is by painting the walls. “Light and bright walls are more reflective, making a space feel open and airy, which helps maximize the effect created by natural light,” says Mihai-Cristian Micle of Freshhome. “Dark colors, on the other hand, tend to absorb light, making a room look smaller....

Here, in this article, I have a compiled a list of 5 ways by which you can design your home space elegantly while sticking to your budget limits and tricking your guests that you’re living an elite life. Schedule It First — When it comes to renovating your new house, there are certain things which you have to decide. First, you have to decide whether you want to do it yourself, or you want to hire a renovation company....

1. Stay active with some light exercises Even though you might feel like you can barely move while pregnant, a little bit of exercise won’t harm you. If you are active, this will help you stay fit, first of all. Too much weight gain is not healthy. Neither for you nor for the baby. You should consult someone on how much you should gain and how to manage a steady increase of weight....

With every challenge of caring for a child who was born with a defect, there is also an amazing lesson that teaches parents about love and life. These lessons include those of hope, strength, courage, and learning to love through the pain. Here are five life lessons that only the parents of children born with birth defects can understand. How to Be Fearless Fear is something that we learn over time....

Everyone around you is somehow always so chipper mere moments after waking up. Everyone, that is, except you. You may have just resigned to the fact that you’re “not a morning person,” but there may be an underlying issue that causes your morning grumpiness that you haven’t really thought about. You might not have even realized it, but maybe the problem is you’re having trouble falling asleep, and staying asleep throughout the night....

However, this is the moment when self-care is the most important. When you notice that you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, or powerful emotions, it’s time to get back to a sense of balance by showing yourself love and compassion. How Does Stress Show Up? On a physical scale, stress tends to be behind many of our typical ailments, such as headaches, insomnia, muscle tension, or body aches and pain.[1] When we’re in stressful situations, our body activates our fight-or-flight response through the stress hormone, cortisol....

Here are 5 quick and refreshing summer cocktails you can prepare for you and your guests while you enjoy some quality leisure time (and still stay productive in the process): 1. The Colbert Bump Created by Esquire’s David Wondrich and named after Stephen Colbert (political satirist extraordinaire), this is a refreshing summer cocktail that isn’t just quick to make, but is bound to please everyone’s palate (via DrinkNation). Ingredients: 1 oz....

1. Commitment Issues Learning about nutrition and committing to a healthy lifestyle is a choice. Once you find a diet that works, you’ll never want to return to your old ways. But many people have unrealistic expectations of dieting, viewing it as a temporary solution, seeking immediate results, or resorting to exotic and extreme fad diets. Rather than making small, incremental, sustainable changes in lifestyle, diets encourage you to turn your life inside out for two weeks or so....

The education industry, too, has begun to appear on the medium in the form of online training. Initially, online education was considered inferior to traditional degrees. Employers rarely accepted online degrees as equal to a degree from a reputed brick and mortar school. However, online courses seem to be taking the front seat in the race for the most preferred, blurring the fine line between traditional and online. With employers demanding more refined and up-to-date skills from employees, the demand for online programs has increased in popularity....

Your room is the place where you start and end your day. Whether you are aware of it or not, the physical space in which you live and spend a lot of your time has an important role to play in how we behave. Having a bedroom in such a messed state can have a variety of effects on your life. Our mind cannot live completely independent from our environment; therefore, keeping the room tidy, organized, and clean is significant....

Well, that’s up to you do to decide. 5 Reasons Why Your Bachelor’s Degree Is Worthless 1.) Academic Inflation In 1970, only 26% of middle-class workers had education beyond high school. Today, almost 60% of all jobs in the US require a higher education. Your new bachelor’s degree is becoming increasingly worthless as more and more people graduate from college, as jobs that used to need only a bachelor’s degree now prefer master’s degrees....

Indeed, we should be mindful about which supplements to take, when. According to the latest research from the medical community [1], some vitamins and minerals, like calcium and iron, can inhibit absorption of each other up to five fold [2]. On the other end of the spectrum there are vitamins such as iron and vitamin C that work in synergy with one another, and taking them together improves absorption [3]....

Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder that results from deficiency of thyroid hormone. The thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland that controls the way the body uses energy. This means that it control almost every organ in your body including the way your heart beats. The American Thyroid Association has stated that roughly 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. The study also pointed out that women are 5 to 8 times more likely to suffer from this condition than men....

It’s great for managers to hear that they should minimize meetings, hire people they really trust to do great work, and work to empower instead of frustrate. But what can you do as an employee to make a difference at your workplace? Request one of the following to start. Extended lunches – You’re probably eating lunch at your desk these days so this will be a game-changer. Ask for a 2 hour lunch and make it a working lunch....