It feels good to get stuff done
, but sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking we’re accomplishing tasks that aren’t actually very important
—like buying stuff we don’t really need.
Beware the “Productivity Spending” Trap
Motivation
11 UsefulThings You Can Do with Paperclips
Paperclips are plentiful and cheap, and useful for more than just clipping paper together. This video shows you a bunch of different ways you can use paperclips to solve everyday problems.
Make a Flavorful, Spiced Sangria With Cardamom and Ginger
We are rapidly approaching sangria season, but not all versions of the chilled wine beverage are created equally. Rather than making a syrupy sweet, alcoholic fruit cup, give your sangria a sophisticated makeover with ginger and cardamom.
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Eight Foam Rolling Techniques to Loosen Up Your Muscles
To the untrained eye, foam rolling can look extremely awkward (just watch someone foam roll their glutes or hip flexors). For someone who knows what they’re doing, though, they’re massaging tired and tight muscles
and treating their hard-working muscles right—judgey eyes, be damned.
Clean Every Nook and Cranny In Your Car With This Discounted Vacuum
Your car is probably disgusting, but you can go a long way towards fixing that today with this deeply discounted automotive vacuum.
FICO’s New Auto Score Could Make It Easier for Car Buyers to Get a Better Loan
Past financial mistakes can stick around for a long time on your credit report and make your life difficult in many ways
. FICO occasionally tries to remedy this with new scoring models
, and their latest change is aimed at auto loans.
Your Morning Coffee Isn’t Destroying Your Financial Future
When you live paycheck to paycheck, everyone (including you) likes to blame your financial woes on the tiniest expenses. However, you’ll have a harder time than you think ruining your retirement plans by buying a morning coffee.
Why You Shouldn’t Worry If You’re Not a Creative Success By Your 30s
We love stories about people who succeed by a young age. The Mark Zuckerbergs of the world become heroes while the rest of us feel like failures if we haven’t succeeded by 30. That mindset is completely backwards.
Thank You For Arguing Is a Master Class In Modern Rhetoric
Arguments aren’t won with information; they’re resolved with rhetoric
, the art of persuasion. In Thank You For Arguing, author Jay Heinrichs reveals the secrets to mastering rhetoric, identifying logical fallacies, getting what you want through persuasion, and keeping arguments from turning into nasty fights.
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