Being lazy just means you want to expend as little effort as possible—and who in their right mind would want to spend extra time or energy where it’s not warranted? Of course, being lazy is also problematic. If you’re feeling lazy and unmotivated, you won’t take proactive action to achieve your goals, and you may struggle in both your personal and professional life. Wondering how to stop being lazy? Well, there are several strategies that can help you defeat this darker side of your mind....

The first time you feel those small bubbles, you won’t forget. It’s a sensation like nothing else. Well okay, admittedly it’s kind of like gas, which is nothing to swoon over- but it’s not gas, and that’s why you swoon. It’s your child, your creation, your DNA. It will be your future, hopefully your pride, certainly your legacy, and your number one mission in life. You come to the realization that being a mom isn’t simply a right, it’s a gift…truly the most unimaginable gift from God....

Growing up, I was known as “The girl with no filter”. I liked to talk a lot. I spoke my mind, considering any notion of whether the time and place rendered it appropriate, irrelevant. I loved being the center of attention. I cracked jokes and spoke loudly. I wanted to see and be seen. From psychologist Carl Jung’s perspective, I would be considered extroverted, through and through. I get my energy from being around people....

One of the latest trends when it comes to commercial building constructions is green roofing. This can only be achieved by an environmentally friendly commercial building contractor who has the proficiency of creating a beautiful retreat atop a property owner’s building. Architects the world all over are beginning to work together with commercial roofing contractors with the aim of achieving a reliable green roofing spaces atop commercial buildings that will not only soak up the sun, but also transfer the heat into the building’s interior, which in turn reduces the cost of utility bills....

Consider Warren Buffett. He is known as the most successful investor of all time, and by his own estimate, he has spent 80 percent of his career reading.[1] And what makes him so successful is that he isn’t willing to be a passive recipient of what he reads. Instead, he schedule time to evaluate the information he gets so as to form his own insights. This may sound counterproductive. We’ve been taught to work more, sleep less, and hyper-focus on the things that directly pertain to our goals....

Nevertheless, have you ever thought about team-based fitness programs? Have you ever considered approaching fitness as a group, and not as an individual? Now imagine, what if the choice of a gym, fitness exercises, and frequency of exercises, was elevated above your preferences to be a group decision? This article will review potential advantages that justify a group fitness program. Team-based fitness programs have become a significant trend in modern gyms, becoming even more popular by the day, and it is important to understand why....

More things, more quickly I am not a pilot, brain-surgeon or rocket scientist. Nor am I planning the invasion of a small country, yet you could be forgiven for thinking so judging by my ruthless obsession with increasing efficiency and my compulsive habit of systematically breaking down everything I do into incremental, sequential (or parallel) steps. I have de-cluttered and re-prioritized, systematized and categorized. I am doing more things, more quickly than I even thought possible....

Tablet is a fascinating device first introduced back in 1990s, and engraved in our lives shortly afterward. Today tablet is one of the top wish list items for many juniors, even if they own one, the still want to upgrade it or add a nice accessory. According to the Pew Research Center, around 58% of teens deal with tablet computers, when 46% of families have at least one in their disposal as to the Grunwald Associates LLC study....

Current research shows that these qualities have been linked to a greater degree of lifelong success; people who exhibit resilience and perseverance are more likely to graduate from high school and college, more likely to find and keep a good job, and more likely to report higher degrees of happiness overall. How can you develop more resilience and perseverance than you currently have? Here’s a step-by-step guide that may help you:...

At first glance, you’d think these compliments would serve to motivate children as they complete whatever task they’ve set out to do. And, as far as the short-term is concerned, you’d be right. It’s definitely easier to get something done when you have others reinforcing the notion that you’re completely able to do it. But what are these statements really praising? Compare them to the following: “I like how you used different sized brushes in this painting!...

If so, then welcome! I have felt like I’ve been on the outside looking in for most of my life. I perpetually felt like the little girl with her nose pressed up against the glass wanting what she could not have…to belong. I just wanted to be accepted and I wanted to connect. Is that such a bad thing? Of course not. Doesn’t everyone want to feel like they fit in and are liked and accepted?...

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11 Practical Ways To Stop Procrastination

… A lead pencil! Artist Cindy Chinn has made a living out of fashioning pencils into teeny tiny works of art. She works laboriously with a magnifying glass to get the incredible detail in the animals – sometimes she has to hold her breath! She marks out space on the lead using a magnifying lamp and attaches a trinocular lamp (basically a magnifying lamp used for long distances) for more detail....

In this article we’re going to examine just what motivation is, from a ‘drive theory’ perspective. We’re then going to give you some practical advice to follow, that will help you to channel your motivation in service of a consciously chosen and desired goal. A lot of this could fall under the banner of ‘alignment’. That is to say: choosing a goal that you truly desire, connecting that end goal with your inner power/talent/skillset and then taking actions that inexorably lead to said goal becoming part of your experience....

Perhaps you’ve heard it in reference to your own sleeping habits. There are numerous articles on the web where writers tell you that one of the best ways to become more productive is to get up early. By doing so, you get a jumpstart on the rest of the world and reap the benefits of a quiet work environment — among other things. Yet for the amount of articles that all about getting up early, there are many people who struggle to do just that....

Do you ever sit quietly and wonder how the most successful bloggers seem to effortlessly generate never-ending engagement? Maybe you assume they are all just extremely gifted in the wordsmithing realm. If you do, you’re right, but only in part. Blogging success is credited to much more than just knowing how to write. Here’s what you can’t always see from the surface, as a reader of the final product, and how to transform your blog into an engagement magnet....

Especially if you are the kind of person who doesn’t really like water, you may think beer might be quite a good alternative for you. The problem is, beer doesn’t hydrate you. Instead, it dehydrates you. A person who weighs 60kg normally produces about 60ml of urine. But if he takes one glass of beer, an additional 120ml of urine is produced. The overproduction of urine leads to dehydration. You may wonder, people in the ancient time drank beer like water, why didn’t they have any problems?...

Prof Richard Wiseman of Quirkology uses his knowledge of science to devise solutions to these everyday problems. So, no more wondering if you have fresh eggs in the fridge and certainly no cracking them open to figure it out. There’s also a cool hack to help out single men in distress. Check it out! Also see Chemistry Lifehacks I, if you missed it earlier. Featured photo credit: Quirkology via goo....