How to Un-Clutter Your Mind and Stay Focused on Life Essentials

Let ADHD kids fidget Similar research at the MIND institute in California tested a number of teens who had ADHD. They had to keep an eye on arrows which were darting from one side to another. They had devices attached to their ankles which recorded how much they moved around while doing the test. The kids who had been the most restless got the best scores. This suggests that physical activity helps the cognitive processes when concentrating, paying attention, and learning....

But as hard as it feels sometimes, receiving a cruel blow by fate can present us with unique opportunities — opportunities to rebuild our lives and use it as fuel to create a second chance of living life in a new and positive way. The actor Keanu Reeves has never shied away from his traumatic past. Having gone through dark times in his life, he has openly talked about how the struggles have affected him, how he chose to use these tragic experiences to mold a positive outlook and how it shaped his life....

An Interview With Steve Pavlina Steve’s life is very organized and I am interested what created a man like him. So I prepared a few interesting questions and organized a time to interview Steve. Q: Would you tell me more about yourself? I knew that you were in game publishing, and now you have moved to writing and speaking full-time on personal development. What makes the change of career? I’ve had a long-time passion for personal growth which pre-dates my game publishing business....

This week on Lifehack Live, I talked with social media maven Muhammad Saleem about social media sites like Digg, Reddit, Propellr, and the like. Saleem talks about what social media is good for and how web workers and others can best make use of it. You can find more of Muhammad Saleem’s work on the Web at CopyBlogger, ProBlogger, SearchEngineLand, and PronetAdvertising. Thanks for listening. Subscribe to the Lifehack Podcast Feed via RSS or iTunes....

Happy New Year everyone! This week on Lifehack Live, I talked with Scott H. Young of lifehack.org and scotthyoung.com. Scott and I discussed studying and learning, goals and motivation, and changing your habits to make you a more productive person. Scott also disccussed his recent e-book “How to Change a Habit“, and his current work in progress on holistic learning. For more information and to download sample chapters of his ebook, visit Scott’s website....

Ultimate List of Free Office Software from Microsoft – [The Road to Know Where]

Living Scared That’s right; some of us make life hard. Our inability to make certain decisions or do certain things keeps us trapped in a reality that we don’t enjoy. Hate, in fact. And standing at the door of our self-created prison is a gate-keeper who only exists in our mind; fear. While other people can walk in and out of our prison (reality) at will, fear has kept some of us from freedom for far too long – telling us what to do, and what not to do, for as long as we can remember....

They tend to be healthier, cheaper and more delicious than buying your lunch. But it can feel like hard work at times. With all that extra planning, it’s easy to see why most of us don’t do it as much as we’d like. There is a solution, however and it doesn’t involve being more disciplined or getting up 10 minutes earlier. Why not ‘cook’ your lunch at work? That way you can still save money and do your health a favor....

The Basics of PC and Mac PCs First, let’s look at PCs — the vast majority of computers out there, including desktops and laptops. Windows computers are PCs, as are computers running Linux or any of the dozens of lesser-known operating systems that aren’t Mac OS. With most PCs, you have a great degree of control over your hardware. You can swap out CPUs, power supplies, connection hubs, motherboards, graphics cards — any and everything in your system....

Just the same, however, you’ve seen your work pay off. You don’t necessarily want to give up every perk that all that extra work got you. In order to find balance, you have to find a way to keep that momentum going, without driving yourself over the edge with all that effort. Looking for Balance Keeping up an extreme pace for weeks or even months can turn your extraordinary effort into something that you consider quite normal....

No matter if you are deciding which restaurant to go for dinner, or which implementation is better for your project – you spend your time on those decision making cycle. The article suggests to document all those findings, or even the actual decision before the decision making point, you will save your time greatly: The key point is to jot down your thoughts regularly. For most people this 10 to 20 minutes is completely wasted time because at some point in the last 6 months they have already made a decision about a movie they would like to see, but they just don’t remember....

Humans aren’t machines; we don’t have a constant source of power from which we draw to perform complicated functions all the time, without breaks. Rather, our power supplies—or our energy levels—dip and rise with each hour of the day, and they even wax and wane on a much larger level, and we find ourselves in periods of great motivation and energy or periods where we just want to do what we need to do to survive and no more....

How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time – [Time Online Edition]

On behalf of everyone here at Lifehack I would like to wish you all the best of the season to our contributors and readers around the world. Here’s a list of some Funny Christmas Cartoons to help pass on some yuletide fun. If you’re looking for some ideas for New Years Resolutions, I’ve compiled a quick list for you. Thanks for letting us be part of your 2012 and we look forward to being part of your 2013…and beyond....

Green homes and offices are the future. Apart from using green building materials, people now have the power to use technology to adjust their consumption of electricity, sunlight and water. When it comes to electricity usage, no other device does it better than Smart-Me. Smart-Me is a simple plug that sends information to an app on your smartphone or tablet. Smart-me | Indiegogo

The case for skimming more content via a single RSS reader is evident. One doesn’ t have time to visit every site they want to read, and further, if that site doesn’t have an update, it’s even less reason to go and see what’s changed since last time. Pulling all your content into one browser window or client-side application and just reading all the posts that appeal to you in that format is a time saver, bar none....

20 Motivational Quotes about Life that Lead to True Happiness

The joy of hitting the gas and enjoying the speed is something that changes you forever. From heavy cruisers and choppers to powerful sport bikes and cross country dirt bikes, motorcycles embody freedom, adrenaline, and living life to the fullest. For those reasons and a thousand more, many are opting for a bike or starting to look for one. Today, we’re looking into everything you need to start motorcycling: getting a bike, safety equipment, a license, insurance, and safety....