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Top 10 Creative Responses To Junk Mail
From proquo:
Junk mail is renowned for cluttering mailboxes, increasing the risk of identity theft, and, of course, killing millions of trees every year. Not surprisingly, it elicits annoyance from most people. But, believe it or not, it also elicits creativity from others. Below I’ve compiled a list of the “Top 10 Creative Responses To Junk […]
10 Unusual Uses for Salt
From gomestic:
Some interesting ways to use salt that you may not have thought of before.
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25 Wonderful Ways to Recycle Your Old Denim Jeans
From Life Hackery:
On a recent dumpster diving trip, we came across several discarded pairs of jeans. They seemed perfectly good and sported no rips, stains or funky smells. Since these 43 X 30s were out of our size range, they went right to the thrift store’s drop box.
Spotting these seemingly still-good jeans being discarded brought […]
3 Ways to Beat Your Bad Habits
Zero tolerance: It’s the only way to break a bad habit. So don’t indulge - scratch that itch mentally. Here’s how.
#1 - Wear a Rubber Band
When you feel a craving coming on, snap your wrist three times quickly. Scientists and torturers call this negative reinforcement: Craving equals pain. It’s akin to smacking yourself on the […]
Five Best DVD Ripping Tools
From LifeHacker:
Whether you want to watch a movie on your iPod or back up your too-easily-scratched DVDs, DVD ripping is a mysterious realm for many. Even those in-the-know find it difficult to keep up with the best tools for the job, especially in the face of increased copy protection. On Tuesday we asked you to […]
13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits
From ZenHabits:
I’ve learned a lot about changing habits in the last 2 1/2 years, from quitting smoking to taking up running and GTD and vegetarianism and waking early and all that. I could go on, of course, but you get the picture.
I’ve not only learned a lot about what you should do when changing habits, […]
6 Habits To Avoiding And Overcoming Procrastination
From the Site:
The key to overcoming procrastination is inner strength, inner strength to motivate ourself on completing a task no matter how big or small it is. However most of us lack a particular strength in character and get sucked away from our goals and plans. Do not despair though there are ways to help […]
25 Ways to Simplify Your Life with Kids
From the Site:
Anyone who has kids knows that any life with kids is going to be complicated, at least to some degree. From extra laundry to bathing and cooking and shopping and driving and school and chores and crises and sports and dance and toys and tantrums, there is no shortage of complications.
You won’t get […]
30 Tips to Rejuvenate Your Creativity
From the Site:
Recently, we asked the readers what their tips for staying creative were. Sometimes creativity flows from the heavens, but other times, as we all know, it’s like drawing water from a stone. The following are the best tips you gave us.
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10 HARD Ways to Make Your Life Better
From the Site:
Some of the most worthwhile things in life aren’t easy. One of the things I dislike most about “power of positive thinking”-style personal development philosophies (such as “The Secret”) is the implication that if you just have the right attitude and the right state of mind, the rest will just fall into place. […]