Most diets work through restrictions. Additional self-enforced rules of eating to stay healthy. Don’t eat sweets. Don’t eat fried food. Don’t eat carbs. But the truth is, most diets don’t work. Instead of trying to diet mainly through restricting yourself, try changing your eating habits by adding new foods. By adding new, healthy foods you […]
29 Happiness Hacks to Feel Better Now
Being truly happy is difficult, but what if you want to feel good right now? Discover 29 hacks that help me when I need a boost of positive emotion.
Friday Links for 07-05-04
From the Web Free Audio Books – SimplyAudiobooks has a number of free audio books you can download. I just finished hearing Sun Tzu’s classic “The Art of War” which is well done. Achieve Flow by Hacking Your Tasks – I recently did another guest spot at lifehack.org about task engagement. HELLO, my name is […]
Want to Wake Up Earlier? Remember DIPS
I definitely wasn’t born an early riser. A few years ago it would have been a struggle to move me out of bed before eight and I often slept well into noon on weekends. After looking at the potential benefits that waking up earlier could create, I decided to train myself to wake up earlier. […]
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