Is The Military Diet Legit? To its ardent followers (like Khloe Kardashian), the military diet is very legit. Celebs and bloggers who are fans of this diet often post miraculous before-and-after pictures of themselves and the diet claims to help you lose over 10 pounds a week – so a month of this diet and you could be the next best thing after sliced bread when it comes to dream bodies....
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When eating in China, don’t flip your fish over. It’s considered bad luck, both for the diner and the fisherman who caught the fish. Some people believe that flipping the fish means that the fisherman’s boat will overturn! Either ignore the bottom half of your fish or pull off the bone to eat the remainder. In Russia, always accept vodka when it’s offered. Turning down a drink is one of the rudest things you can do according to Russian culture....
Retail is evolving and traditional shopping is expected to be a thing of the past in a not-that-distant future. Even clothes, the things you need to try on before purchasing, can be ordered online, since most companies that do this have a well-established system by which you can check whether or not what you are purchasing will fit your body. Bearing this in mind, one has to agree that if you want to sell something, be it a product or a service, you have to have a website....
My Bubble Map – [ASurroca @ Flickr]
In the past few years we have seen this story played out a number of times. Take, for instance, the Xbox One’s Kinect, which is an always-on camera that monitors both your voice and bodily motions. While Microsoft stated that there were ways to disable its functionality temporarily, many were still concerned about what exactly Kinect was broadcasting to the world. Or for another example, we have Apple’s Siri and other similar services like Google Now, which record what you say and store it on a central server, a server that certain company employees have access to....
If you are someone who can ignore people’s opinion and keep doing what you love, great; however, some gamers feel bad about it, and let that stop them from dreaming big and achieving more in life. Here’s the motivation boost you’ve been waiting for. Science says we are more intelligent than non-gamers. Furthermore, playing daily for many hours is not all that bad. Regular gameplay actually makes us better at decision making, more goal-oriented, smarter in general, and unleashes the creative genius inside of us....
In 1965, Paul McCartney of the legendary pop group The Beatles composed the entire melody for the hit acoustic song Yesterday in a dream. It came back to him in its entirety when he woke up and he quickly replicated the song on his piano, asking his family and friends if they had ever heard it before. He was initially worried that he was replicating someone else’s work. Similarly, Niels Bohr, the father of quantum mechanics, often spoke of the inspirational dream that led to his most revolutionary discovery of the structure of the atom....
It seems vegetarians may have the last laugh! Recent studies show that individuals with higher intelligence are more likely to become vegetarians. Using 11 different cognitive tests at three pre-16 ages researchers have found people who choose meatless diets are more intelligent than their omnivorous friends. Among the respondents to a UK Child Development Study, those who were vegetarian at age 42 had significantly higher general childhood intelligence than those who were not vegetarian at the same age....
We can participate in a number of actions and activities to enhance our brain function, which influences our health and wellbeing — physically, emotionally, and mentally. These days, there are a number of brain-training methods to promote mental fitness. Lumosity is one of the best and most well-known programs. But, did you know that the simple act of crossing your arms and legs can have actual health benefits and change how your brain functions?...
If you’re looking for shortcuts that might actually work, here are 8 weight loss strategies backed by science. 1. Check your weight daily When you’re trying to lose weight, it can be discouraging to step on the scale. You want to see a lower number, and you know it won’t happen overnight. Still, research says weighing yourself regularly could help you slim down. In one study, researchers from the University of Minnesota and Cornell University found that participants “who were weighing themselves daily lost significantly more weight than those who were not....
She was like the moon – part of her was always hidden away.
1) You Don’t Know How. When were you supposed to learn this stuff? I don’t know about you, but I never had classes on how to eat right, whether to do lifting or cardio, and what kind of exercises to do. There are a million exercise routines out there. Power lifting? Running? Bodybuilding? Crossfit? Interval training? Swimming? Sports? How are you supposed to know what works? With so many things to choose from, is it any surprise that you miss workouts?...
It’s not easy to write about grief, especially when you’re deep in the belly of its awfulness. When you keep your grief holed up inside, it twists you out of shape and makes you a real pain to be around. But writing, talking, or clay making (whatever your chosen method of catharsis) does help. Grief steamrolled its way into my life four months ago. My 96-year-old grandfather and the greatest man who’s ever lived decided to do the eternally “one”– leaving me disappointed (for him) that he missed a card from Betty Windsor, but mostly devastated....
M. E. Thomas, a law professor, has a chilling confession. As a professor with many close friendships, Thomas is also a churchgoer and helps her family out. She is not what you might imagine a sociopath to be like. Instead of being outwardly volatile, she has a stable career and social life. But she admits that she is not normal. She does not feel ashamed when she breaks rules or hurts others....
Did you ever get mad because you wanted to ditch your cell phone company for a new one, but you couldn’t because of the huge termination fees? Well there are a few services now that connect people who want to swap contracts. According to The Week Magazine, most cell phone companies are willing to process a swap. Here are the companies who provide this swap brokering service. Fees range from $9....
After following this Lifehack Mini Guide, you should find that Sparrow could be the new Mail app replacement for your iPhone. First use The Sparrow mail app is laid out a little differently than a traditional list-based app. The basic interface contains three panels that you can slide back and forth. The first panel contains all of your email accounts, as well as the button to get to settings, and a way to add new accounts....
The mosquito trap directions are very visual, and there’s Chinese characters over the pictures. Don’t fret. The English translation is below. Anyone who speaks other languages, feel free to translate those into the comments over there if you’d like. Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap – [DIYHappy]
Here are a few of her tips: Always exercise on Monday. Never skip exercising for two days in a row. DON’T link exercise to weight loss as a way to motivate yourself. Give yourself credit for the smallest effort. Think about context. The tips are thoughtful, well-considered, and really go far in helping someone understand and frame their fitness efforts around reasonable and healthy motivations. The Wednesday Tips – [The Happiness Project]
We are creatures of habit and once we get used to doing things in a certain way, it’s hard to change. The same principle applies to technology as well. For every tool and platform, new shortcuts get discovered daily to make tasks more efficient and less time consuming. This video from Buzzfeed shows how we could be using everyday technology the wrong way and how to change it. From identifying dead batteries without testing to controlling video playback with arrow keys, it’s all covered in this video....
