10 things you should never say on the job

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In this era of political correctness gone wild, the last thing we need is more stuff we shouldn’t say or do at work. We’ve got enough to worry about. Well, if you don’t want more to worry about, pay attention.
There are some things that, if you say them in the workplace, you’re toast. This is nothing new. Just age-old, battle-tested truths. Uttering one of these phrases will, best case, make you look like a dope or a crybaby. Worst case, it’ll destroy your credibility or even get you fired.     more...

10 tips for sharpening your logical thinking

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Logical thinking is critical for IT professionals, managers, and executives. You must be able to diagnose problems end users are having. You must be able to evaluate vendor claims. You must be able to refute your boss when he or she turns down your request for a raiser promotion. The following concepts will help you hone your logical thinking skills.           more...

16 Small Ways to Save Money

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Small steps over the course of the year add up to big savings when you look back on them. Much like the anti-smoking line “Imagine how much you’d save in a year if you quit smoking.” And if you do smoke, quit now, please. If not for you health, then for your finances
Here are 16 ways to pinch that add up to big savings over the course of a year.  more...

Homemade Banjo Ukulele (Banjolele)

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In this article, we're going to learn how to make our very own homemade banjoleles.

step 1: materials
- a ukulele neck and fretboard taken from a cheap soprano ukulele kit ($20 here in France). I bought mine here : http://www.thomann.de/fr/hosco_ukulele_kit.htm. Kit includes pegs and nuts. fine
- 8" tambourine (should cost about $15)
- a block of hard wood (1"1/2 x 2" approximately). I used sapelli, any harwood is fine.  more...

Putting Your Mind To Sleep In 3 Easy Steps

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Do you often lay awake at night, tossing and turning, trying to get to sleep? I know it happens to me quite a bit. I finish up working on The Daily Hack, or watching an exciting episode of LOST or Chuck, and head to bed only to discover that I can't get to sleep. Although my body is physically tired, my mind is still going a mile a minute and there's no way I can get it to gear down. Usually, I just lay there for a couple hours waiting it out before I finally drift off to sleep. The next night I go to bed tired and cranky and start the whole thing over again. If only there were a better way! Well, there is a better way, and today we're going to learn how by hacking our insomnia!  more...

How To Find Meaningful Work

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It’s a phenomenon that has become increasingly apparent over the last five years: For many people, the ideal job has morphed from one that offers lots of money to one that offers meaning--and a competitive salary doesn’t hurt, either. It isn’t just that people are rejecting jobs at large financial institutions with questionable morals Job seekers today want a position that makes them feel good inside.more...

Too much happiness can make you unhappy

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The happier you are, the better, right? Not necessarily. Studies show that there is a darker side to feeling good and that the pursuit of happiness can sometimes make you . . . well, less happy. Too much cheerfulness can make you gullible, selfish, less successful — and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.more...

Is Your Job Killing You?

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Welcome to the future of work: a world where everything moves faster, the hours are longer and steady jobs are harder to find. Work has always been central to our lives -- in the United States, the 40-hour workweek stretches back at least a century -- but now, technology and the pressure of competing in a global economy is threatening to turn back the clock.more...

The Who Sits the Most Dies the Soonest

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A study of more than 200,000 Australians adds to the growing body of evidence that people who sit the most die the soonest. It also found that you can't exercise this effect away, though exercise does help reduce it greatly.
The study's simple message is that spending more time standing and less time sitting prolongs life.more...

Researchers Combat Global Disease With a Cell Phone and a Lot of Ingenuity

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In the fight against emerging public health threats, early diagnosis of infectious diseases is crucial. And in poor and remote areas of the globe where conventional medical tools like microscopes and cytometers are unavailable, rapid diagnostic tests, or RDTs, are helping to make disease screening quicker and simpler.more...

Second Language Translates Into Clearer Thinking

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Would you like to think more rationally, especially where you finances are concerned? Did you learn a second language in school — say, Spanish?

If so, University of Chicago researchers have a suggestion for you: Use Español.

A research team led by psychologist Boaz Keysar reports using one’s second language reduces or eliminates certain biases that otherwise infiltrate our decision-making.more...

What Is Happiness?

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Forget the self-help books. No book or person can promise you happiness.
Christmas time is the most likely time of the year to experience depression. We share our love with friends and family, and get lots of gifts. So why aren’t we all joyous? What the hell is going on? Did you ever wonder why people like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson didn’t fare any better than you or I despite all their money, fame, and access to people of wisdom? more...

13 Scientifically Proven Signs You're in Love

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You have a Valentine…but are you really in love with him or her? With your head spinning from all the heart-shape chocolates and red roses, it can be tough to figure out. Fortunately, scientists have pinned down exactly what it means to "fall in love."
Researchers have found that an in-love brain looks very different from one experiencing mere lust, and it's also unlike a brain of someone in a long-term, committed relationship. Studies led by Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and one of the leading experts on the biological basis of love, have revealed that the brain's "in love" phase is a unique and well-defined period of time, and there are 13 telltale signs that you're in it. more...

How to meditate

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Feeling scatterbrained? Stressed-out and overwhelmed? Depressed? It’s time to calm your mind. Here are some tips on how to meditate and the benefits you’ll receive from daily meditation.

  Warning: your life might change if you start meditating. Eventually, you may:  more...

The 8 Secrets of Life

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We evolved in the forest roof to collect fruit and berries. True, after millions of years of evolution, we’ve developed ICBM’s and guns, and even flung a piece of metal outside the solar system. But despite supercolliders containing enough titanium wire to circle the earth sixteen times, we’ve no more of an understanding of the universe than the first thinkers of civilization. Where did it all come from? Why does the universe exist? Why are we here?  more...

Bad brushing habits that harm your teeth

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It’s not exactly a newsflash that one of the most important reasons to brush your teeth is to fight off cavities (not to mention prevent bad breath). But what if the way you brush your teeth actually makes you more susceptible to cavities, tooth decay and gum disease? Scary.  more...

How a Heart Attack Works

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We’ve all seen the 70 year old man on TV who suddenly clutches his chest and yells “Oh, my chest!!” and then falls over dead.  Seems like a relatively easy way to die, certainly better than massive burns over your body then dying three days later in the hospital of an infection.  So what is going on in the chest when the heart attack occurs?  What is causing the pain?  Is that truly the behavior of someone experiencing an authentic heart attack?  More...

Reason For The Hangover

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There are several things that contribute to hangovers, but one of the principal factors is simple dehydration.  Alcohol has a dehydrating effect by inhibiting the release of vasopressin, which is an anti-diuretic hormone.  So, in layman’s terms,  the result of alcohol inhibiting the vasopressin is that your body produces a lot more urine than normal, with the result that you become dehydrated easily.  More...

Great Tips for Happiness

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1) Procrastination is bad. If you’re unhappy, your state of mind often won’t change without an effort to actively seek change. The days, weeks and months go by and then you might wonder how you’ve endured a situation for so long. Negative emotions build over time and you may feel increasingly trapped. Taking control of your situation immediately could be the first step to happiness.

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The 10 Top Websites For Online Chatting

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Whether you want to connect with your friends or find new friends through the web, online chatting has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Often it helps to while away the time by connecting with strangers from far flung places. Nowadays it is possible to not only text chat but also use audio and video chat on social sites.
Here Are The 10 Top Websites for Online Chatting To Connect and Be Part of An Ever Increasing Phenomenon

1. ChatRoulette

One of the best known online chatting sites today, chatroulette is a dual-window web cam site. It is a Russian based web site that lets you find and chat with strangers.

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