Motivation
Ask Yourself “Do I Understand This?” Before Investing In Anything
You’re going to be asked to invest in a lot of long-term things in your life. A house, a car, a retirement plan, heck even your TV are all investments. Before you get started, though, ask yourself if you really understand what you’re getting into.
Give Yourself Breakpoints to Handle the Stress You Know Is Coming
Why are sidewalks laid in sections, rather than one long strip of concrete? Simple: It’s so that when the ground inevitably shifts, the stone breaks in a controlled way, rather than ruining the job. You can use that same principle in your own life when stress comes your way.
This DIY Elastic Tool Holder Keeps Everything You Need Close at Hand
You don’t need a lot of gear to build this elastic tool holder. A piece of scrap wood, some elastic stretch cord, and some heavy string. That’s about it. It’s simple, effective, and works great with a pegboard system
for organization and accessibility.
Career Mistakes, Yo’ Mama Jokes, and the Unusual History of Bananas
What the insults we throw say about us, the amazing and unusual history of bananas and banana flavoring, some ramen-eating tips from a master, and much more, all in this week’s Lifehacker Brain Buffet!
6 Reasons You Should Start Keeping A Diary
Holding the dreams of little high school girls everywhere, keeping a daily diary or journal has often been perceived as the pastime of lost-in-the-clouds adolescence thanks to Hollywood and its environs. Many see it as a waste of time or space, resulting in a bunch of ratty looking books laying around the house. But keeping a daily journal has a wealth of real world benefits. Let’s check out a few observations here.
1. Get Off Your Phone/Computer
I am all for technology these days and without it I’m sure we would all be hopelessly lost. What was life like before the internet anyways? As much as we love being connected, it’s nice to accept some reprieve for a bit. Instead of falling asleep to your Facebook feed, try writing a journal of your day instead. Scribe about the weather, who you talked to, your financial upkeep, and any funny observations. You’ll be amazed how great it feels to write long hand and appreciate your handwriting again, and be able to reflect on the pros and cons of your day, and how you can make every day matter.
2. Stop To Smell The Roses
A popular expression can be applied to our examination here. Keeping a journal allows us to keep track of interesting events…that we didn’t even know happened! Imagine keeping a journal for the next five years. In the future, you can look back and laugh at all the interesting things your past self noticed, and compare it to your observations in real time. You will appreciate your eye for the little things, and gives you something to consider for the rest of your life.
3. A Healthy Mind
Being able to document every day allows you to travel back in time. Instead of stressing about times and dates, you will easily be able to relive moments from years ago – to the day! Not only is this entertaining to do with friends, but you are also expanding your capacity for long term memory, and staving off any early onset of Alzheimer’s or similar brain deterioration. Your ability to remember particular moments will always be fresh, and you can be proud of the life you lived up til now.
4. A Living Timepiece
These days we have to wait for movies to come out, next episodes to air, and new music to be released. But in keeping a diary, we don’t have to wait for anything. Every day, you are at the helm of a literary masterpiece, controlled by you. And you don’t have to limit yourself to writing about your day – soon after you develop comfort with a pen you will be writing about your thoughts, feelings, emotions and observations. Becoming comfortable with yourself and your life. Making better decisions. Watching your life happen every day in real time. You can change and adjust it as you go, weighing your positive and negative qualities to round out your soul. And who couldn’t use a little soul food?
5. Creating A New Healthy Routine
If your daily routine today consists of waking up, turning off your alarm clock (on your phone) and opening up the news on Facebook, you may end up seeing it from the other side. Instead, keeping a daily journal let’s you open up a new hobby, one using pen, paper, and the power of your mind. You may start writing poetry as you go, or recounting funny things, opening up your sense of humour and letting you explore yourself. You don’t have to be creative to write a journal – but who knows what’s going to come out?
6. The Satisfaction of Creating Something
Art is essential in our society, but at the base level every new piece of art is simply something that wasn’t there before. When you start a new journal, you have the satisfaction of creating something that wasn’t there before. A document. A news report. An autobiography – of you! After one year of consistent journaling, you have written an entire book – about your life! Can you call your life a work of art? Absolutely! You certainly can now. So go outside, buy a new notebook and a pen you like, and start scribing. Who knows who will read about your amazing life in the future.
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9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day
You’re reading 9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Everyday is the chance for a fresh start – a chance to get things done and help you move closer to achieving your goals. By simply taking the time to start your day right every morning and implementing a simple framework into your routine to make the most out of your time, you will not only be able to get more done, but enjoy the process along the way – which, after all, is the key to a fulfilling life.
Here are 9 simple steps to get you on the right track, every single day:
1. Believe It’s Possible
Attitude is everything. It’s not enough to tell yourself you can have a fresh start every morning, you have to believe it. As Theodore Roosevelt once wrote:
‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there.’
2. Wake Up Earlier
In keeping with having a positive attitude, let’s start with your alarm clock. When it rings, you can either slam your hand down on the snooze button or hear a calling for a fresh opportunity. How you choose to react will start to decide the tone of your day. Mornings are not only the beginning of the day, they are generally the most productive – you have the most energy, and with the right attitude, the most enthusiasm, so even if it’s 15 minutes or half an hour earlier, set your clock and your attitude at the right speed, and the rest of your day will be better for it.
3. Meditate
Everyday is a new day and with that many unexpected challenges and stress can come with it. By starting your morning with a 10-20 minute meditation (I love the app One Giant Mind), you can find calm and balance before the storm. Spending mere minutes in the morning to center yourself and set your intentions can save you hours of stress and frustration in the day. Highly recommend.
4. Have a plan
‘People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.’ – John Beckley
Exactly.
The best intentions in the world will only get you so far. Having even a loosely mapped out day will take you farther than winging it ever will. By planning out the beats, you’ll be surprised how much time you’ll find, not just for more work, but to fill in the blanks with something creative.
5. Have a Creative Outlet
Take a break already! You’ve got to find time during the day to switch gears mentally. Everyone is creative. I mean everyone. So if you haven’t found something that you love to do that’s on the creative side, now’s the time. Start with something simple like Adult coloring and allow your mind to expand. This gives you energy and a new view on your work and the world. Plus, it’s fun, trust me.
6. Eat Right
Food is crucial. What you are putting in your body can do one of 2 things: give you energy or take your energy away. Don’t think an apple cuts it, instead of a chocolate bar? Maybe not in the second you’re eating it, but you’ve got to think longer term than that. 10 minutes later your on a sugar crash, when an apple with almond butter will give you fuel for the next 3 hours. It’s just this simple: you truly are what you eat. NO EXCUSES.
7. Add the Right Supplement
Now, more than ever, we are trying to get more and more and more done in a day. It can leave us feeling tired, lacking energy and lacking focus. I am a huge advocate for eating right, but more than that I believe that the science is in on certain supplements, one of which has mad a huge difference to my everyday energy, focus and clarity.
QSciences,is a health and wellness brand established in 2013 that specializes in creating products designed to improve every aspect of one’s health. Their flagship product is the Empowerplus Q96 which is an all natural supplement created from a balanced blend of 36 vitamins, minerals and amino acids designed to improve overall mental health and performance. It has been proven to reduce stress, anxiety and help the brain perform at its peak levels all the time. So if you are suffering from mental fatigue or just the stresses of everyday, the Empowerplus Q96 is designed for anyone looking to reduce their stress and improve their mood.
Here’s where you can go check out the Empowerplus Q96 for yourself!
8. Move
‘A body at rest will stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon it’ – Newton’s law of motion. He’s talking about molecules, but the same applies to human beings. You have got to get yourself moving, throughout the day. To sit at your desk, hunched over your computer for hours at a time is bad physically and mentally. Period.
I strongly advise not only having a written down weekly exercise schedule that you keep yourself accountable to – but as well, take 2 or 3 short breaks to take a walk, stretch and get that blood moving. It’s crucial to maximizing your productivity and optimizing your mental health.
9. Have Fun
‘You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.’ – Woody Allen
Last, but certainly not least: there is no point to life if you’re not having a good time. Not only should you mandate extracurricular activities regularly, after work and on the weekends, you should be trying to find the joy and fun in things you are working on, throughout the day. There shouldn’t be such a huge divide between work and enjoyment, or again, what’s the point? No matter what kind of job you have, with the right attitude there are ways to make what you’re doing fun – but it’s up to you to figure that out.
It is proven that people that find the positivity in every situation and those who socialize and make friends are happier and healthier.
You’ve read 9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’ve enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day
You’re reading 9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Everyday is the chance for a fresh start – a chance to get things done and help you move closer to achieving your goals. By simply taking the time to start your day right every morning and implementing a simple framework into your routine to make the most out of your time, you will not only be able to get more done, but enjoy the process along the way – which, after all, is the key to a fulfilling life.
Here are 9 simple steps to get you on the right track, every single day:
1. Believe It’s Possible
Attitude is everything. It’s not enough to tell yourself you can have a fresh start every morning, you have to believe it. As Theodore Roosevelt once wrote:
‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there.’
2. Wake Up Earlier
In keeping with having a positive attitude, let’s start with your alarm clock. When it rings, you can either slam your hand down on the snooze button or hear a calling for a fresh opportunity. How you choose to react will start to decide the tone of your day. Mornings are not only the beginning of the day, they are generally the most productive – you have the most energy, and with the right attitude, the most enthusiasm, so even if it’s 15 minutes or half an hour earlier, set your clock and your attitude at the right speed, and the rest of your day will be better for it.
3. Meditate
Everyday is a new day and with that many unexpected challenges and stress can come with it. By starting your morning with a 10-20 minute meditation (I love the app One Giant Mind), you can find calm and balance before the storm. Spending mere minutes in the morning to center yourself and set your intentions can save you hours of stress and frustration in the day. Highly recommend.
4. Have a plan
‘People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.’ – John Beckley
Exactly.
The best intentions in the world will only get you so far. Having even a loosely mapped out day will take you farther than winging it ever will. By planning out the beats, you’ll be surprised how much time you’ll find, not just for more work, but to fill in the blanks with something creative.
5. Have a Creative Outlet
Take a break already! You’ve got to find time during the day to switch gears mentally. Everyone is creative. I mean everyone. So if you haven’t found something that you love to do that’s on the creative side, now’s the time. Start with something simple like Adult coloring and allow your mind to expand. This gives you energy and a new view on your work and the world. Plus, it’s fun, trust me.
6. Eat Right
Food is crucial. What you are putting in your body can do one of 2 things: give you energy or take your energy away. Don’t think an apple cuts it, instead of a chocolate bar? Maybe not in the second you’re eating it, but you’ve got to think longer term than that. 10 minutes later your on a sugar crash, when an apple with almond butter will give you fuel for the next 3 hours. It’s just this simple: you truly are what you eat. NO EXCUSES.
7. Add the Right Supplement
Now, more than ever, we are trying to get more and more and more done in a day. It can leave us feeling tired, lacking energy and lacking focus. I am a huge advocate for eating right, but more than that I believe that the science is in on certain supplements, one of which has mad a huge difference to my everyday energy, focus and clarity.
QSciences,is a health and wellness brand established in 2013 that specializes in creating products designed to improve every aspect of one’s health. Their flagship product is the Empowerplus Q96 which is an all natural supplement created from a balanced blend of 36 vitamins, minerals and amino acids designed to improve overall mental health and performance. It has been proven to reduce stress, anxiety and help the brain perform at its peak levels all the time. So if you are suffering from mental fatigue or just the stresses of everyday, the Empowerplus Q96 is designed for anyone looking to reduce their stress and improve their mood.
Here’s where you can go check out the Empowerplus Q96 for yourself!
8. Move
‘A body at rest will stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon it’ – Newton’s law of motion. He’s talking about molecules, but the same applies to human beings. You have got to get yourself moving, throughout the day. To sit at your desk, hunched over your computer for hours at a time is bad physically and mentally. Period.
I strongly advise not only having a written down weekly exercise schedule that you keep yourself accountable to – but as well, take 2 or 3 short breaks to take a walk, stretch and get that blood moving. It’s crucial to maximizing your productivity and optimizing your mental health.
9. Have Fun
‘You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.’ – Woody Allen
Last, but certainly not least: there is no point to life if you’re not having a good time. Not only should you mandate extracurricular activities regularly, after work and on the weekends, you should be trying to find the joy and fun in things you are working on, throughout the day. There shouldn’t be such a huge divide between work and enjoyment, or again, what’s the point? No matter what kind of job you have, with the right attitude there are ways to make what you’re doing fun – but it’s up to you to figure that out.
It is proven that people that find the positivity in every situation and those who socialize and make friends are happier and healthier.
You’ve read 9 Ways To Make The Most of Every Single Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’ve enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
The Key to Cooking Fish With Extra Crispy Skin Is Drying It Out First
If you like your bass, trout, branzino, or other fish with super crispy skin, you need to dry it out a little before you get cooking.
Do These Three Exercises in Four Minutes to Improve Your Hunched Posture
Sitting in front of a screen all day can wreak havoc on the spine. Our posture changes, and that can cause some serious long-term damage. Dr. Eric Goodman, creator of the Foundation Training program, offers these three no-equipment exercises to help.
Sig Nordal 