Remains of the Day: Facebook Messenger Has a New Home Screen, Wants You to Live There

Facebook Messenger has just under a billion users. That’s not an exaggeration—that’s billion with a B—so every little change to the app could have broad ramifications. Their latest update gives you an overview of your recent messages and contacts, and its called ‘Home.’

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Genuine Curiosity Is The Cure to Sounding Passive Aggressive

When someone does something that aggravates us, it’s in our nature to ask them why. That can make things better or worse, depending on how you go about it. If you want to avoid sounding passive aggressive, you need to make your curiosity obvious.

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Note All the Things You Want to Fix In Your Home With an Annoyance Journal

Not every problem in your home requires a big project to fix it. Some things are just little annoyances, but it’s the little things that you forget over and over. If you keep a journal of what annoys you about your home, it will help you remember to actually fix it.

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Revisiting the ‘Latte Factor’ and the Power of Daily Routines

One of the most discussed concepts in personal finance is the “Latte Factor,” an idea first popularized by the personal finance writer and speaker David Bach. The idea, in a nutshell, is that you can achieve a great deal of personal finance success by finding small things to cut in your life, and he used the example of a daily latte that one might purchase at a coffee shop, hence the name “Latte Factor.”

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Three Theories of Why You Dance When You Have to Pee

The pee dance is an ancient tradition. You’re waiting for the bathroom, and for some reason you start wiggling around. The How to Do Everything podcast spoke with Dr. Peter Lechman to take a look at some of the theories of why we do this weird behavior.

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Tell a Story to Generate More Reactions During a Negotiation

Negotiating anything is a complicated process, but it’s no secret that the more information you have, the better. That includes information about how the other person is feeling about a topic. Harvard Business Review points out that one way to get that info is to tell a story and look for facial expressions.

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This $150 Kit Is Actually Six Power Tools In One

Whether you have a home improvement project on the horizon, or you just forgot to buy a Father’s Day gift, this Black & Decker tool deal worthy of your attention.

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Avoid These Overused, Often-Repeated Interview Lines

Job interviews are hard enough considering you have to showcase your skills and experience, and impress your interviewer with them. What you don’t want to do is come off like you’re reading from a script, so Glassdoor suggests avoiding these played out, oft-repeated interviewee lines that everyone’s heard before.

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Grill Apples at Your Next Cookout for a Smoky, Sweet Side or Dessert

I’ll admit that when I think of grilling out-of-doors, my thoughts quickly turn to meat, with little brain space leftover for sides. This flesh-focused tunnel vision of mine may be why I’ve never considered grilling apples, but luckily Food 52 has brought the idea to my attention.

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