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The 8 principles of having fun

SlowLeadership.com came across an interesting site defining the 8 principles of fun, at eightprinciples.com . It’s a site that is so in love with a few simple rules to enjoy life more, that they’re selling screensavers and things promoting them. When do people perform best at any task, from sport to nuclear physics? When they’re relaxed, intent on what they’re doing and more of less oblivious of everything else. http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/the-8-principles-of-having-fun.html
I woke up with a terrible headache this morning after drinking a lot yesterday at a friend's birthday party and I'm sure now after this, you won't ever catch me again with a pounding headache in the morning. Why Do You Have A Hangover? Headaches, Irritability, Stomach pains, Nausea, Vomit are well known symptoms of those who are accustomed to alcohol. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/diethack/view/ways-to-minimize-the-effects-of-a-hangover-208

How to minimize the effects of a hangover

15 great decluttering tips

http://zenhabits.net/15-great-decluttering-tips/ As with anything, getting rid of clutter can be made incredibly simple: just go through your stuff, one section, closet, drawer, or shelf at a time, and get rid of everything that isn’t absolutely essential, that you don’t love and use often. Of course, simplifying a process like that isn’t terribly useful to many people who struggle with clutter. So, with that in mind, I present to you 15 fabulous tip for decluttering. These tips aren’t mine — they’re from you guys, the readers, repackaged into a useful little post. Recently I asked you guys for your best decluttering tips … and I pulled some of the best of those (there are many more good ones I wasn’t able to use). They’re reworded here slightly, and a couple have been modified indiscriminately by me. :)
We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others . How can we have good relationships with others if we don’t even have good relationship with ourselves? The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don’t like ourselves without realizing it.

How to be a friend of yourself

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/management/how-to-be-a-friend-of-yourself.html
http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2007/09/27/mind-affects-happiness/ Understanding the Mind As humans we live in two worlds. There is the external physical world of work, family and friends that we travel in. Then there is the world of our mind and imagination. It is a virtual reality that can appear and feel just as real. When it comes to your emotions the virtual world of your mind can be more real.

How the mind affects your happiness

How to overcome jealousy

Overcoming jealousy has been one of my most requested topics for new articles, but in the past I’ve always declined such requests because I don’t have much personal experience in this area. I’m not prone to jealousy, so I can’t explain from personal experience how to overcome it. Nevertheless, due to the demand for such an article, I’ll risk sharing my thoughts on it anyway. In my opinion jealousy is a side-effect of a mindset that’s rooted in scarcity. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/09/overcoming-jealousy/
http://www.dobizo.com/starting-your-own-line/10-reasons-you-will-never-be-successful/

10 reasons you will never be successful

Open IIS Help , which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup , Common Administrative Tasks , and About Custom Error Messages .
Math can be terrifying for many people. This list will hopefully improve your general knowledge of mathematical tricks and your speed when you need to do math in your head. 1. The 11 Times Trick We all know the trick when multiplying by ten – add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it: http://listverse.com/2007/09/17/10-easy-arithmetic-tricks/

10 easy arithmetic tricks

Why you should write things down

http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/09/12/why-you-should-write-things-down/ The memory isn’t very reliable. Every time we remember something we recreate what happened rather than just replay a film from our mental archives. The recreation is directed by a number of things such our beliefs, our emotional state at the time and our self-image.
The brain isn’t a flawless piece of machinery. Although it is powerful and comes in an easy to carry container, it has it’s weaknesses. A field in psychology which studies these errors, known as biases. Although you can’t upgrade your mental hardware, noticing these biases can clue you into possible mistakes.

7 stupid thinking errors you probably make

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/7-stupid-thinking-errors-you-probably-make.html
My headline might sound overreaching. Clearly a rule can’t define something as complex as human behavior. But despite this, I’ve found most people tend to make the same mistakes. These mistakes are frequent enough that they create conflicts later. Remembering these seven rules will help you avoid these mistakes.

How to understand people

How to learn more and study less

Photo by fatal Cleopatra Editor’s note : This is a guest post written by Scott Young . Every Monday is Productivity & Organization Day at Zen Habits.

10 reasons why you should be curious

post written by: Marc Do you want a rewarding life? Then be curious.

Motivation

If you want to make things happen the ability to motivate yourself and others is a crucial skill. At work, home, and everywhere in between, people use motivation to get results. Motivation requires a delicate balance of communication, structure, and incentives. These 21 tactics will help you maximize motivation in yourself and others. 1.