Some snacks sold as finger food for babies can become choking hazards when left out of the package for a few hours. Medical researchers figured out this fact that slipped by multinational corporations—with the simple tactic of asking adults to eat the food.
When it’s so hard to say no, it’s so easy to overcommit
. Get around this issue by responding with a “Yes…if…” to requests for your time and energy that don’t have the highest value for you.
If you want to cook chicken breasts that are juicy and tender every time, make sure you always follow this important step: Pound them all to the same thickness.
Your inner critic can motivate you to improve your skills and get stuff done, but usually, negative self-talk ends up working against you. We’ve told you to beat your inner critic by visualizing it, and the School of Life offers another solid suggestion: replace it with a gentler voice, whether that’s a friend, a therapist, or even some motivating text.
Mortgage approval rules have gotten stricter since the housing crisis. And Fannie Mae is rolling out a new set of guidelines that will consider how you pay your credit cards. If you carry a balance, it will affect your ability to get a loan.
This week was all over the life-hacking map: We learned how much protein we really need in our diet, bolstered our navigational skills with little known road rules, went shopping at the dollar store, discovered how melatonin affects our sleep, and more. May the Sixth be with you as we head into the weekend.
Hello, how are you? Welcome to the Friday Open Thread. Oh, and just in case you forgot: Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Come on, people! You had a whole year to get ready! PANIC! You have only two days to scramble and get your mom a card, flowers, and something nice and thoughtful! Hurry! Hurry!
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Sig Nordal 