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Living Fully and the Internet Playground of Things

Being able to create something with the idea that it’s going to be posted ‘online’ for the world to see can be a pretty daunting task to accomplish for most. I’m talking about whether this is a simple text like what you are reading here, or an audio or video. For some of us, our imaginations can run wild, our insecurities can become mile-high stone walls, and we basically end up like a deer in…

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Is your self-image accurate? | Are you being authentic? Is your self-image accurate?  As I sit here working at my desk and listening to some of my favorite music, with words of life and emotion swimming in my mind, I wonder how many other people ponder the thought of how authentic they are to their self-image.

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Get Rid of Strong Kitchen Smells With These Easy Tricks

Get Rid of Strong Kitchen Smells With These Easy Tricks

If you live in a small space, then even the smallest of smells can be a big problem. The way my apartment is set up, whenever we decide to cook bacon for breakfast, the entire apartment smells like bacon for at least the rest of the day, sometimes going into the next. If you like the smell of bacon, that’s great.…

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5 Steps to Change a Habit for a Healthier, Happier Lifestyle

5 Steps to Change a Habit for a Healthier, Happier Lifestyle

You’re reading 5 Steps to Change a Habit for a Healthier, Happier Lifestyle, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Healthy habits make us happier! Here’s how you can make the right changes, today.

We all know what it’s like to be a creature of habit. Even if it’s subconsciously so, we…

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But what if you're doing it wrong?

But what if you’re doing it wrong?

Marketing doesn’t have to suck. It doesn’t have to be a miserable experience for consumers, and it certainly doesn’t have to be a distasteful, creepy or annoying task for the creator. We don’t have to market at people, pin them to the wall, target them, track them, stalk them, trick them, manipulate them and sell them things they don’t want.  Not if we care enough to do something better. The…

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How to Live Without Limits – Kyle Maynard

How to Live Without Limits – Kyle Maynard

“Dreams don’t have to manifest as you imagined. They just have to set you on a path because there is always a way.” – Kyle Maynard

Kyle Maynard (@kylemaynard) is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of…

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Why Letting Your Age Define You Is Pointless

Why Letting Your Age Define You Is Pointless

I remember times when I was job searching, I’d see jobs that I knew I could do, and do well, yet I had no chance of getting it simply because I didn’t have the necessary years of “experience”. You might have seen the same thing.

Equally, when you turn eighteen, you are able to vote, at sixteen you are able to drive. Legally speaking, a mere 24 hours before your birthday, you weren’t equipped or…

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Caring is free

In the short run, of course, not caring can save you some money.  Don’t bother making the facilities quite so clean. Save time and hassle and let the display get a little messy. Don’t worry so much about one particular customer, because you’re busy and hiring more people takes time and money. But in the long run, caring pays for itself. Caring is expensive, but it also generates loyalty and word…

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Saturday's Best Deals: $90 Amazon Echo, Razer Gaming Gear, Sous-Vide, and More

Saturday’s Best Deals: $90 Amazon Echo, Razer Gaming Gear, Sous-Vide, and More

A $90 Amazon Echo, Gold Standard protein, and Razer gaming gear lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.

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Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

Fill your life with stories to tell, not stuff to show.

The simplicity/minimalism movement is a beautiful community. And I enjoy any opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more by owning less.

So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea. Find a quiet moment this weekend. And enjoy some encouraging words to inspire more simplicity in your life today.

How to Fake a…

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Why We Keep Doing Things That Are Bad for Us

Why We Keep Doing Things That Are Bad for Us

As you’re reading this, you may be checking your phone or social media, slouching in your chair, or snacking without thinking. Perhaps you’re reading this right before bedtime even though you know that the light from your electronics can negatively impact your sleep pattern.[1]

We are all guilty of some of these things from time to time.

We know they’re bad for us, but we love them too much.

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Make This Simple Miso Marinade for All of Your Meaty Needs

Make This Simple Miso Marinade for All of Your Meaty Needs

The more I use miso, the more I become convinced that other flavoring agents are simply not needed. Not only does it render soups, dips, and desserts totally addictive, but it makes one heck of a delicious marinade.

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9 Things Truly Confident People Just Don’t Do

9 Things Truly Confident People Just Don’t Do

You’re reading 9 Things Truly Confident People Just Don’t Do, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Building your confidence is all about adopting great habits; truly confident people understand that.

Below are nine habits that you need to give up if you want to reap the tremendous…

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Physics for Babies? Books That Expand Science Understanding Chris Ferrie's board books introduce subjects like rocket science, quantum physics and general relativity to toddlers and babies. What can parents do to make the concepts resonate? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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The rationality paradox

If you see yourself as an engineer, a scientist, or even a person of logic, then it’s entirely possible that you work to make rational decisions, decisions that lead to the outcomes you seek. The paradox is that you might also believe that you do this all the time, and that others do it too. But a rational analysis shows that this is far from true. Almost every choice we make is subconscious.…

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Myers-Briggs, Diet Mistakes, and Immortality

Myers-Briggs, Diet Mistakes, and Immortality

In this episode, I’m answering your questions. I’m responding to the most upvoted questions from subscribers to 5-Bullet Friday, the newsletter I send out every week. It explores five cool things I’ve found, including apps, books, gadgets, albums, articles, new hacks/tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I dig up around the world.

It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and if you…

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7 Books That Teach Kids About Social Justice and Activism Looking for books to feed your child's curiosity and ignite the social activist inside of them? Here's our list of children's books to keep your child occupied all summer long. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]