Wearables are the latest trend that wants to pervasively integrate technology into your daily routine. The average employee checks their phone every three minutes,[1] for a total of 200 times a day. Some of those checks may be for a purpose, but many are simply habitual. The Apple Watch has the potential to bring your focus back to productive tasks through apps that funnel only important information right to your wrist!...

1. Freelance Writer Now, more than ever, there is a need for freelance writers in the areas of article writing, content writing, analogy writing, and proposing creative ideas that materialize on the pages of almost every website on the internet. Many of the large websites have staff writers, but a larger number of websites are choosing to outsource the content to freelance writers and other content creators. Having experience is helpful, but all that is really needed to get started is ambition, drive, and the ability to provide a new take on events that happen every day....

Tidy Dog is a modern, battery operated toy box that rewards your dog whenever it put a toy into the bin. You can add things your dog loves, like kibble or treats, to come out of the side chute. With the smart sensor technology, your dog won’t be able to trick the bin into dispensing treats. Just see for yourself in the short demonstration video below. While Tidy Dog is indeed clever, I wonder if it is really effective in teaching your dog to clean up after itself....

Communication is always happening and most of what is communicated isn’t even in the words that we are telling ourselves or others. Likely you have heard the phrase “Only 7% of our communication is verbal. The other 93% happens to be non-verbal.” There is a lot going on there that we might not know about! The Actions We Take The most valuable communication you have is with yourself. Through the years many schools of thought have contributed in attempts to help people communicate better with themselves in order to be happier and to help others get more success in their lives....

Motivation plays a big part in athletic coaching. I spent 44 years coaching basketball and each day at practice, I was trying to motivate our athletes to give their best effort. In this article, I will examine Maslow’s hierarchy and five areas of needs from an athletic perspective. 1. Physiological Needs These needs represent the most basic human survival needs. They include food, water, rest, and breathing, and all four have importance in athletics....

Why not use this fantastic feature for all your searches? It’s a simple Smart Keyword function for Firefox that you may have already set up. But for those who haven’t, try it out and cut out a little bit more of that mouse. Make Firefox Quick Search Use Google’s Beta Search Keys – [HowToGeek]

1. Creative Wall Art How to: Pairing Ikea RIBBA box frames with Lego from the Lego Architecture Range. 2. Game of Chess How to: See a basic tutorial here. 3. Mountain Train Book Ends How to: If you ask nicely, this creative man may give you a few pointers. 4. Character Clock 5. Multi-Colored Mirror 6. Stuck In Rows Blocks – Super Mario Style Planter 7. Lion Hearted Light Switch How to: Assuming that this basic design is your starting point, research what Lego sets or parts you may need and let your imagination run!...

For many people Pinterest is the new super-addictive time-sink. You can name and create “pin boards” of whatever you like. You can pin things you find interesting, creative, beautiful, things you want to try; pretty much anything. You can also follow people and repin the things they discover; it’s well designed to suck up your time and make you unproductive. But you can make pinterest into a useful productive and motivational tool....

Create a Fitness Plan That is Reasonable for You This is key: before you even begin a fitness routine, write down your goals and how you plan to achieve them (you should get your doctor’s approval as well). Whether your goal is to get to a healthy weight and improve your eating habits or to completely transform yourself to become as physically fit as possible, you will need to set up a detailed plan....

This situation is not an isolated one. There are opportunities everywhere! Parks that need to be cleaned up, food that needs to be served to those without homes, parents who could use a break and have a sitter they couldn’t afford, elderly people who need assistance with basic things such as mowing their yard. You see, if you will take the time to look, there are needs everywhere around you....

Your habits are the fuel for peak performance. They also determine the state of your inner peace and overall prosperity. Getting rid of negative habits and developing new, positive ones will decrease your stress, increase productivity, and help you lead a healthier, more successful life. How to Change a Habit Permanently In order to change a habit permanently, you must focus on the process needed to achieve the desired results....

If you’ve ever asked someone for advice about life, chances are you were told, “Just be yourself,” “Do what you love and the money will follow,” or the classic phrase by Joseph Campbell, “Follow your bliss”. So you rack your brain trying to find the bliss. You’re good at Instagram captions, Facebook comments, buying lots of books and never reading them. The truth is, you want nothing more than to be successful and live a wonderful life....

We can’t turn back the clock of time. Good or bad, right or wrong, it is done. It’s over! Once the ingredients are mixed, we can not separate them apart. Once a word goes from our mouth, we can not take it back. Once we do an action, we can not choose another one in its place. Once wood is reduced to sawdust, you can’t make it back into a board Once Humpty Dumpty fell, all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again Once today arrives, it becomes too late to live in yesterday...

1. But I don’t have a task list! Do you actually like being reactive and constantly in fire-fighter mode? Not having a task list probably causes you to have problems seeing the big picture and setting priorities in your life. When was the last time when you felt truly proud of your accomplishments? 2. But I have problems accessing it! Think about any moment of the day. Home. Work. Shopping. How long does it take you to access your task list?...

Whatever your goals are, finding a mentor can accelerate your progress. Read on to understand what a mentor is, what one can do for you, and how to find the right one for your needs. What Is a Mentor? A mentor is a guide who uses their experience and position to help you accomplish your goals.[1] You can learn from their successes and failures without having to go through the same events they did....

It was the perfect dream; a college-educated journalist with a hair styling side-gig. My pathway to this dream was an apprenticeship program. In this article, I’ll talk about what an apprenticeship really is and how you can benefit your career from it. What Is an Apprenticeship? Apprenticeship is a system that allows you to get paid while you’re trained for the skills needed to succeed in your career. Call it what you want; skilled-trade, blue-collar jobs, vocational education, or the career path less traveled, apprenticeship can be your ticket to your dream job....

Regardless of the products or services you provide, understanding the law of diminishing returns will have a huge impact on your organization’s efficiency. The concept of diminishing returns applies to you if you: Complete a report but still work on bits and parts continuously, thinking it’s not good enough Research for many hours trying to find more and more resources and support for a project, but not yet started the actual work Spend extra time and effort (more than needed) to make a project better....

If you think you suffer from emotional eating, read this article to find out more about how to identify it and practical tips on how to stop. What Is Emotional Eating? Emotional eating is when you eat high-calorie low-nutrition foods whenever you feel stressed.[1] Emotional eating attempts to fulfill your emotional needs and make yourself feel better rather than your stomach. There is a wide range of emotional triggers to this, such as boredom, stress, anxiety, habit, depression....

What is Fenugreek? The plant fenugreek is an annual from the family Fabacaea (which includes peas and legumes). The plant has clusters of three oval leaves. The leaves can be used as an herb, and it is eaten like a vegetable or in salads in India and elsewhere. The seeds are also used as a spice, and many of the medicinal preparations using fenugreek involve the seeds. What Does it Taste Like?...