Trying too hard to be happy is a one-way ticket to disappointment
. The trick is to focus on what makes you unhappy and work from there.
The Counter-Intuitive Path to Happiness: Focus On What Makes You Miserable
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Build Your Own Voltmeter with an Arduino
Voltmeters aren’t terribly expensive, but it’s always more fun to build your own devices. YouTube DIYer Educ8s builds a cheap voltmeter for less than $10 using an Arduino and a voltage sensor.
Hate Vacuuming? Delegate It to This Deeply Discounted Roomba.
Life’s too short to vacuum every other day, but luckily, you can pawn that tedious chore off to a Roomba, and the entry level 650 model is marked down to $300 today on Amazon, matching the best price they’ve ever listed.
How Not To Lose Friends To Parenthood
There’s an idea that parallel universes exist simultaneously, and every possible outcome of every event in history is happening within them. If this is right, then somewhere in time and space, Dez Bryant made that catch
, baby Donald Trump died of SIDS, 9/11 wasn’t an inside job and Rougned Odor still punched the shit out of Jose Bautista
, but this time they were bipedal saber-toothed tigers.
We Have a Natural Bias to Try and Earn More Instead of Save More, Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense
If you need money, the natural inclination for most of us is to figure out how to earn more money. Writing for Scientific American, behavioral economist Dan Ariely
, Kristen Berman, and Wendy De La Rosa take a look at why that is and how that’s not always a good option.
Paper, the iOS Drawing and Notes App, Simplifies Navigation and Adds Search
iOS: Paper is easily one of the best drawing apps on iOS
, and recent updates have added in the ability to write to-do lists and other notes. Those new features were welcome, but made it a little tough to navigate the app. Thankfully, a new and improved sidebar fixes that.
What Not to Do If You Want to Be Productive
Productivity may be about getting things done, but it turns out that not doing things is just as important.
This Discounted Outlet Switch Adds Siri Control to Almost Any Lamp or Appliance
The iDevices Switch is a smartphone-connected outlet switch and energy tracker in the same spirit as the WeMo Insight ($50) or TP-Link Smart Switch ($30), but with one key difference: It works with Siri! Today’s $35 deal is the best price Amazon’s ever listed.
Flatbook for Chrome Gives Facebook the Simple, Ad-Free Layout We’ve Always Wanted
Chrome: Flatbook (formerly Facebook Flat) has been around for a while, but when the dev tipped us off to some changes he was making to it, we took another look. Sure enough, it looks great, and strips Facebook of a lot of the cruft that makes it difficult to navigate.
Four Frozen Protein Smoothies That Make Perfect Post-Workout Popsicles
The days of hot, sweaty workouts are upon us. It’s time to upgrade your after-exercise snack from a boring protein bar and a swig of lukewarm water to one of these refreshing protein popsicles. The formula is simple: blend, freeze, enjoy.
Sig Nordal 