Like most people, you’ve probably tried and failed several times. Most individuals who are unable to pick up a new language have a hard time with application. This makes sense because if you’re not around people who speak the language that you’re trying to learn, there’s no way you can apply it. Lingua.ly provides a solution to this problem by helping you learn your favorite words first. The app starts off by allowing a user to key in his or her most used words....

I’m here to tell you that there are some proven ways to achieve success and become wildly successful. In this article, I’ve done the heavy lifting to discover 11 secrets of success you can take to become a successful person. Once you follow these, you’ll not only become more successful, but you’ll be able to apply them to any goal you set for yourself. 1. Use This Math Formula The psychologist Kurt Lewin summarized why we act the way we do through a simple formula, and everyone can use this formula to up their chances of walking the path to success....

Destination Station – This station belongs where you come in and out of the house. It’s where you put all of your things down when you come in, such as purses, keys, and backpacks. We often drill a hole in the back of a drawer and run a power cord through the back of it for cell phone chargers. You can use simple shelving, you can convert an existing coat closet, or you can use a piece of “mud room” or entryway furniture like this one shown from Pottery Barn....

That’s why it’s handy to know the shelf life of your most common groceries based on how they are stored. While it can be hard to remember the shelf life of dozens of different products, this infographic can serve as a handy shelf life cheat sheet and you might even consider printing it out and posting it on the refrigerator just so you’ll always have the shelf life of most of the foods you happen to have in the kitchen right on hand....

Edison also said: “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” If you want to be highly creative, these strategies will help. 1. Create Anyway: Out of Quantity Comes Quality. You want to create something—a piece of writing, or art, or a product or method—which is amazing. Create junk. Lots of junk. The more junk you create, the more you’ll stimulate your mind to produce something new and exciting....

Never felt as interested in buying things as I did in working out how they were being sold No matter the craze: Apple products, mobile games, clothes, sneakers, or luxury goods, I couldn’t get sucked in. Instead, I watched on the sidelines as other people couldn’t help themselves and shelled out their hard-earned cash to buy something they couldn’t live without. I was more fascinated how companies and brands did this....

What do you think true love looks like? What comes to mind? Is it a Hollywood movie like The Notebook or Titanic? Maybe it’s your favorite couple from TV, such as Ross and Rachel from Friends, or real life celebrities like Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Or maybe your vision of the nature of true love is something closer to home, like the images in your mind of the kind of relationship your grandparents shared over many years?...

Growing up with a parent who’s an addict is a tough road. Learning to take care of yourself and your parents at a young age is something that no child should have to do, but it’s reality for many. The silver lining to this is that according to research from groups like “Children of Alcoholics” and “Children of Substance Abusers”, roughly 75% of adults who grew up in a home of addicts are able to overcome adversity, and not get involved with the lifestyle that their parents have....

Each one of you must have had different thoughts after reading the title of this article. Also, each of you must be at a different stage of life; some are old, some are in their middle age and some are quite young. Saving is one aspect of our finances that is really important for each one of us, no matter what our stage of life is. The stage of life when we start saving, however, is absolutely important!...

DIY website Instructables has managed to create a fruit bowl using nothing but the little green soldiers, a heat gun, and a metal bowl to use as molding. You also will need oven mitts to protect your hands from the heated metal, and paint if you want to get even more creative after creating your bowl. One last suggestion by user N36 is to use a combination of PVA glue and water upon completion to strengthen your creation....

The first hour Unless you specify otherwise, after you give birth your baby will be cleaned and evaluated first. However, many women want to hold their baby straight from the womb, and if that’s your wish as well, you will have to make it clear when you arrive at the hospital. Why is it important to hold your baby immediately after you give birth? Joyce McKeever, the clinical program manager for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and director of clinical services at the Center for Breastfeeding at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune NJ, has a perfect explanation for that: “The first hour after birth is when the baby is most awake and alert....

The popularityof theHouse of Clicks The home, officially known as housing portalHemnet but more officially referred to as the House of Clicks, made waves. Big Data collected information from over 200 million clicks from over 20% of Sweden’s population for specs on its website in order to decide on the house they’d build completely democratically. Itis going to start construction around the spring of 2016. Stunning Photos of the House of Clicks The point of the experiment Why did they do something so ambitious?...

This means that if you’re only able to speak English, you’re missing out on over 400 million people you can communicate with. We often joke about the language barriers between dogs and cats, but the exact same analogy applies to us humans. If you can’t speak Spanish or another language, how can you ever meet and build a relationship with people around the world? Let’s face it: we’re entering what we call a multi-lingual world....

1. Because you will be noticed When you work for a big company it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. You may be smart and talented and full of good ideas but it will be hard to have your voice heard in an office of a couple hundred people. Start-ups by contrast are small. You will likely be on a first name basis with the President and CEO. In that kind of environment you won’t have trouble being heard over the mob....

Taking chances. About willingness to be vulnerable. Have you ever felt you’re invisible? Times when people won’t notice you no matter how hard you try. Well, I’ve been there. What about risking to be dumped? Life is hard. That’s a given. Life gets even harder if you let fear take over. The award winning video you are about to see illustrates and explores the issue why you should take more chances in love....

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Are your kitchen tools dull and boring? Digital innovation in the kitchen has been limited to refrigerators and ovens. In most cases, they are limited when it comes to functionality and don’t interact with other devices. The ThingK aims to change that concept by introducing devices that are both useful and smart. Maybe you’re chopping fruits and you want to check how much you have as you follow a specific recipe....

On the other hand, companies seem to lose thousands of millions yearly due to employees’ poor time management. These facts are not pretty at all, regardless if you are an entrepreneur, an employee or an employer. There are many ways to implement better time management, but before we dive into them, with help with this time management infographic from MinterApp we must identify the main time wasters. When you “waste” time you are doing unproductive things, such as:...

Some Back-to-School Sanity Savers School supplies – Buy school supplies as soon as you receive your list. Make sure you check sale flyers before you shop. Don’t forget to check your local warehouse club for bargains. It pays to buy extra, supply prices are at their lowest this time of year. If you have a stash of the basics, you won’t run out later in the school year, necessitating a 6AM trip to Wal-Mart for a #2 pencil the morning before a big test…maybe that’s just our house....