Many fathers seem to have that one place they go to for some quiet, peace, and alone time — sort of like their own man cave. Whether it’s the basement, the office, or the yard, these gifts will show him that he deserves that space, and most of all, that he deserves to enjoy it. Antique Pool Balls For dads who love a game of pool or a good sports competition, this set of antique pool balls will add a decorative but masculine flair to any area....

This infographic provides a useful guide to the different checkups you will need throughout your life, including what health risks you face during that stage of your life and how often you should be getting medical checkups for these specific conditions. While it’s easy to ignore checkups in your 20s,30s and 40s, remember that one in ten cancers is diagnosed in people of these age groups and that early detection can be key in catching a cancer while it is still treatable....

I asked you to reflect back on when you feel you have learned best, so you can rally together those lessons-learned about when you have been a great student. Think of that self-knowledge as a collection of the great learning behaviors you can turn into great habits; you do them without thinking about them anymore. Arming yourself with those great habits, you can continue to set a stage for your sequential and consequential learning....

1. Raw Honey Raw honey is a classic ingredient that has been used for many years to treat a sore throat. Honey is a natural emulsifying agent and provides a coating to the throat which helps relieve soreness quickly. Honey is most effective for treating a sore throat if you consume it in a warm glass of water such as in herbal tea or plain hot water with a teaspoon of honey stirred in....

Conscious actions vs Unconscious actions Neuroscience research results have continually shown that there is a stark difference between performing an activity consciously and unconsciously. Conscious efforts involves burning a lot of energy and time, but it is necessary and an important training to get to the level of performing the activity unconsciously. Conscious efforts spent practicing daily, internalizes the performance of any activity and summarily makes the performance of such activity less tasking in future times....

This is an important day for me – after months of preparation, I can finally announce the launch of our new ebook store and our first title, Back to Basics Productivity! Back to Basics Productivity The easy way to get more done in less time so you can concentrate on living your life If you’re looking for down-to-earth, nuts-and-bolts advice on how to make your work and your life better organized, less stressful, and more productive, Back to Basics Productivity is for you....

Your Ninja Sphere learns about you, and your environment. It uses data from sensors and actuators to build a model that can inform you if something is out of place. It can monitor temperature, lighting, energy usage, you and your pets’ presence, and anything else you connect to your sphere. By using data from your devices, environment, and location your sphere is able to advise you intelligently and give you control only when you need it....

You’re in luck! Developing a weekly money routine is easier than it may sound. Get started with these easy tips. (Bonus! You can implement them all today.) 1. Think “routine,” not “resolution.” Healthy financial habits are not about drafting more resolutions as likely to fail as anything else you promise each New Year. Instead they’re about building just that — habits. Start by shifting your thinking from an immediate push for a quick fix to debt or other financial woes, and focus instead on creating routines that allow you to strengthen your financial position every time you take out your wallet....

Readability Test – [Juicy Studio] Being mathematically based, readability tests are unable to determine the likelihood that the document is comprehensible, interesting, or enjoyable. It’s possible to obtain good readability scores with gobbledygook, providing the content contains short sentences made up of monosyllabic words. We’ll leave the question as to why the word “monosyllabic” has five syllables for another day. Layout and design are also important factors to the readability of a document that cannot be determined using readability tests....

Does Wanting More Alone Time Really Mean You’re More Intelligent? Researchers recently published a study in The British Journal of Psychology [1] that looked into how intelligence, population density, and friendship affect modern happiness. While the conventional results showed that the more social interaction people have, the happier they feel, it wasn’t true for all people. They surveyed 15,000 people between the ages of 15 and 28 and noticed a surprising pattern – People at the higher end of the I....

When we productivity pros hear a few phrases we pay attention because you are giving clues to your mindset. Do you say a version of any of these things? I need another ______ (fill in the blank- pair of shoes, suit, house, car, computer, tech toy, etc.) It would be nice to pay off those credit cards! If we lived in a bigger house we’d be tidy because we’d have a place to put things....

Whatever the reason is for drinking soda, there is a better, more healthier way to get all the benefits of caffeine and enlighten your taste buds by turning to tea. You may be saying, “I don’t believe you, tea doesn’t taste nearly as sweet as soda.” Well, think again. Check out six ways you can make tea taste better than soda: 1. Look for natural sweeteners. Sure, sugar is the go-to sweetener....

This two-minute video shows a quick and easy way to make chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside chocolate chip cookies. All you need is nine ingredients, ten minutes of prep time, and twelve minutes of bake time to have your cravings satisfied lickety-split! Featured photo credit: Natali Zakharova via shutterstock.com

1. They’ll be your guide. Training for a new job is intimidating. It definitely helps to have someone you know and trust helping you along the way. Your older sibling was once in your shoes, so they understand your confusion. They’ll also understand how to navigate you through this confusion on your path to success. Since you have a family member on your team, you’ll be more apt to focus on the task at hand, rather than waste time and energy being intimidated by other colleagues....

Experts Call It “Thin Slicing” The human brain’s ability to reach conclusions based on just a momentary exposure to someone is known by experts as “thin slicing.” “Thin-slicing is not an exotic gift. It is a central part of what it means to be human,” writes Malcolm Gladwell, author and journalist. “We thin-slice whenever we meet a new person or have to make sense of something quickly or encounter a novel situation....

The study A study published on Thursday in the journal Current Biology sought to discover the effect that sitting under artificial light bulbs all day in the office has on our sleeping patterns. The research team was led by Kenneth Wright, the director of the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wright stated: “We already knew that electrical lighting, especially at night, can push the time of your clock later, and that leads to later bedtimes,” but what they did not know is how ordinary light exposure during the day could affect our sleep....

The process is easy enough. Just sign into your Microsoft OneDrive account (or create one, if you haven’t), and click this link. Then, choose to join Bing Rewards, and click the “try for free” option. From there, you will be directed to a page with a section entitled “earn and explore.” In that section, you will find the option to claim 100 GB of free storage for OneDrive. Once you hit that, all you need to click is “claim my storage,” and, boom, you have it!...

Polly, as you’ve probably guessed, is a goat. She is also blind and neurologically impaired. Her owners say that she used to run around crying when she couldn’t find them and would even suck on the walls! She was in bad shape. But she does none of that now. By some miracle, her owners found the answer to Polly’s problem in a duck outfit they found in the kid’s section at Marshalls....