Category: ‘Life’
Monday, August 18th, 2008
zen habits: What would you do if you had an extra hour a day?
This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t have time to pursue their dreams. People don’t have time to exercise. People don’t have time to get organized.
Well, ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
forbes.com: The most lucrative college major today: computer engineering. Those with less than five years' experience are making $60,500, while those with 10 to 20 years' experience are banking $104,000 per year. "Everything today has a computer in it," says Al Lee, director of quantitative analysis at PayScale.com, an online ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
zen habits: If you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight.
One of the biggest causes of problems in relationships is differences in values and goals and habits when it comes to ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
zen habits: Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from each other, to be cut off from the great mass of humanity, and in doing so to be dehumanized a little bit more with each step.
Cars have taken us off the streets, where we ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
zen habits: While I can’t claim to be the world’s foremost expert on relationships, I do know that my wife and I have a very strong marriage, and have never been more in love.
I’ve failed at marriage before, but that’s helped me become better at it. I’ve learned the deadly ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
how stuff works: Have you ever visited a store for the first time and had it feel eerily familiar? Or maybe you're deep in conversation with a friend and you suddenly get the feeling that you've had the exact conversation before, even though you know that you haven't. If you've ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
zenhabits.net: I’ve written a lot about simplicity and decluttering (I can’t help it — I’m passionate about it!) and I’ve noticed that a lot of readers share my ideal of having an uncluttered home or workplace, but don’t know where to start.
When your home is filled with clutter, trying to ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Murdz Place
(AP) -- Women who perform the act of fellatio and swallow semen on a regular basis, one to two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent, a North Carolina State University study found.
Doctors had never suspected a link between the act ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
yahoo news: PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon is conducting a one-of-a-kind lottery, and the prize is health insurance.
The state will start drawing names this week for the chance to enroll in a health care program designed for people not poor enough for Medicaid but too cash-strapped to buy their own insurance.
More ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
zen habits: No matter how much structure we create in our lives, no matter how many good habits we build, there will always be things that we cannot control — and if we let them, these things can be a huge source of anger, frustration and stress.
The simple solution: learn ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Well, this one will make T-Blender extremely happy! It seems that the country of Pakistan has officially banned YouTube from being surfed in their country. The reason? There’s too much anti-Muslim content on the site, and that can’t be tolerated by the Pakistanis. It’s good to ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
zen habits: Whether you’re Christian or not, there’s something in the teachings of Jesus that is worth contemplation, for anyone who seeks to be a better person: his urging that we love our enemies.
Not just “Love Thy Neighbor”, which in itself can be a difficult thing.
But “Love your enemies”. That’s ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
cnn.com: Not getting any? You're not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it's estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year).
A regular sex life is good for your health. It can ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
zenHabits.net: While getting in shape has been a start-and-stop-and-start-again affair for me over the last couple years, over the long run, I’ve become fitter than ever.
I’ve dropped more than 30 pounds altogether (or about 2 stone 6, for the British-inclined among you), I run regularly, I’ve become more consistent with ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
zen habits: For me, a perfect workday incorporates many of the tips below, but never all of them at once. I use a combination of strategies to ensure that most of my days are fairly relaxed. Do I still get stressed? Undoubtedly. But it’s a far less frequent thing than ...
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