50 Things Everyone Should Know by Mark and Angel Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. While not totally comprehensive , here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Read the rest of the article
70 Things Every Computer Geek Should Know. | Arrow Webzine The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. How to become a real computer Geek? Little known to most, there are many benefits to being a computer geek. You may get the answer here: The Meaning of Technical Acronyms 1. One of the best list of default passwords. 1A. 2. If you rolled your eyes here, that is a good thing. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
Unusual Experiment Gives People a Third Arm Arvid Guterstam, a doctoral student, conducts experiments aimed at tricking the brain into believing the body has three arms. If you’ve ever felt like you needed an extra hand around the house, a bizarre new study may have found a way to make it possible. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm conducted an unusual experiment aimed at creating the illusion — and physical sensation — of having a third arm. In five separate laboratory experiments, 154 volunteers were seated with their hands on a table and a rubber arm was placed next to their right arm. A sheet covered their shoulders and elbows, creating the illusion that the person had three arms. The scientists then gently brushed the real and fake hands. In one part of the experiment, both the real hands were “threatened” with a knife after the brushing exercise. Mr. Mr. “The fact that it does work tells us something very deep about how our perceptual systems operate,’’ he wrote in an e-mail.
Happy Thoughts: Here are the things proven to make you happier: Time to round up the research on living a happy life to see what we can use. First, yeah, a good chunk of happiness is controlled by your genes but there’s a lot you can do to make yourself happier. Many of these techniques have been repeatedly tested and even worked with the clinically depressed. Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude I can’t emphasize this one enough. It will make you happier. It will improve your relationships. It can make you a better person. It can make life better for everyone around you. Bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists. Every night before you go to bed write three good things that happened to you that day. There’s a second lesson here: the reverse is also true. Wanna make yourself and someone else extremely happy? Do what you are good at as often as you can “Signature strengths” are the things you are uniquely good at and using them increases happy thoughts. Think about the best possible version of yourself and move toward that. Money is good. Give Savor 1.
Win-Win Negotiation - Negotiation Skills from MindTools Finding a Fair Compromise Learn what makes a good negotiator, with James Manktelow & Amy Carlson. Do you feel that someone is continually taking advantage of you? Do you seem to have to fight your corner aggressively, or ally with others, to win the resources you need? Or do you struggle to get what you want from people whose help you need, but over whom you have little direct authority? Effective negotiation helps you to resolve situations where what you want conflicts with what someone else wants. There are different styles of negotiation, depending on circumstances. Where you do not expect to deal with people ever again and you do not need their goodwill, then it may be appropriate to "play hardball", seeking to win a negotiation while the other person loses out. Similarly, where there is a great deal at stake in a negotiation, then it may be appropriate to prepare in detail and legitimate "gamesmanship" to gain advantage. Preparing for a Successful Negotiation Style is Critical
100 Things To Do Instead Of Procrastinating On The Internet I want to stop living my life in front of a computer. As a writer, this is easier said than done, but I believe it is worth making the effort. Yes, it is perhaps a little ironic that you’re reading this online — the very place that I’m encouraging you to step away from. I’m not saying you should quit the internet; I know I couldn’t! What I’m saying is that blogs, Twitter, Facebook & all those things should be a supplement to your life, not the sum of your life. Here are 100 things you can do instead of wasting time online. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
Self-Compassion An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness and How to Live with Presence “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives,” Annie Dillard wrote in her timeless reflection on presence over productivity — a timely antidote to the central anxiety of our productivity-obsessed age. Indeed, my own New Year’s resolution has been to stop measuring my days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. But what, exactly, makes that possible? This concept of presence is rooted in Eastern notions of mindfulness — the ability to go through life with crystalline awareness and fully inhabit our experience — largely popularized in the West by British philosopher and writer Alan Watts (January 6, 1915–November 16, 1973), who also gave us this fantastic meditation on the life of purpose. If to enjoy even an enjoyable present we must have the assurance of a happy future, we are “crying for the moon.” What keeps us from happiness, Watts argues, is our inability to fully inhabit the present: Thanks, Ken
How to Negotiate like an Indian — 7 Rules Guess who won? Indians have founded more engineering and technology companies in the U.S. during the past decade than immigrants from Britain, China, Taiwan and Japan combined (Source: Where The Engineers Are, Vivek Wadhwa, 2007). Incredible. The entrepreneurial abilities of Indians in general has amazed me for years. Two weeks ago, I saw a screening of the film 2 Million Minutes, a new comparative documentary that examines education in the US, China, and India. Lo and behold, it contained this great little description on one of the greatest skills Indians bring to the table: Negotiation. In India, every transaction — EVERY transaction — is negotiated. As our guide Vishnu explained, “In India, we bargain to the level of the individual vegetable purchase.” Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, a CA transplant from Bangalore, credited the bargaining skills he learned in vegetable markets at home for getting Microsoft to push its acquisition price for his company from $160 million to $400 million.
Banh Mi Battle | Vietnamese Sandwich Banh Mi Recipes Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwiches have an endless variety of options for fillings. This black pepper pork banh mi recipe is one common type that can be found in many banh mi shops. This filling is often called “grilled pork” banh mi. Black Pepper Pork Banh Mi Recipe 1 pound of pork chops, shoulder or loin. 2 cloves crushed garlic 2 table spoons of fish sauce 2 teaspoons sugar 1-2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper. 2 tablespoons of finely chopped shallots or onion 1/4 cup vegetable or grapeseed oil 1 teaspoon of sesame seed oil 1. 2. 3. More Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich Meat Recipes Charles Phan – Garlic Brine Pork recipe Food Woolf – Five Spice Chicken Banh Mi with spicy lime mayonnaise recipe My Food Geek – Pork Shoulder Banh mi recipe Gourmetish – Shrimp Banh Mi recipe Anthony Nguyen – Ground Pork Banh Mi recipe Hoi Anh Style Oven -Crisped Pork Banh Mi Sunset Magazine – Turkey Style Banh Mi Dirty Sugar Cookies – Shrimp Banh Mi Five Spice Pork “Burger” Banh Mi
When Democracy Weakens While millions of ordinary Americans are struggling with unemployment and declining standards of living, the levers of real power have been all but completely commandeered by the financial and corporate elite. It doesn’t really matter what ordinary people want. The wealthy call the tune, and the politicians dance. So what we get in this democracy of ours are astounding and increasingly obscene tax breaks and other windfall benefits for the wealthiest, while the bought-and-paid-for politicians hack away at essential public services and the social safety net, saying we can’t afford them. The poor, who are suffering from an all-out depression, are never heard from. In an Op-Ed article in The Times at the end of January, Senator John Kerry said that the Egyptian people “have made clear they will settle for nothing less than greater democracy and more economic opportunities.” When the game is rigged in your favor, you win.
How to Be a Man What does it mean to be a man today? How can men consciously express their masculinity without becoming cold or closed-hearted on the one hand… or wimpy and emasculated on the other? What’s the most loving way for a conscious man to express himself? Here are 10 ways to live more consciously as a man: 1. A man understands and respects the power of choice. When a man makes a decision, he opens the door he wants and closes the doors he doesn’t want. A man doesn’t require the approval of others. 2. A man who claims his #1 commitment in life is his relationship partner (or his family) is either too dishonest or too weak to be trusted. A man knows he must commit to something greater than satisfying the needs of a few people. Life will test the man to see if he’s willing to put loyalty to others ahead of loyalty to his principles. 3. A man is willing to make mistakes. A man’s self-trust is one of his greatest assets. A man grows more from failure than he does from success. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.