The Physics of Productivity: Newton's Laws of Getting Stuff Done The Psychology of Self-Control by Maria Popova “Everyone’s self-control is a limited resource; it’s like muscle strength: the more we use it, the less remains in the tank, until we replenish it with rest.” Ever since psychology godfather William James first expounded the crucial role of habit in how we live and who we become, modern psychology has sought to figure out how we can rewire our bad habits, maximize our willpower, and use habits to optimize our productivity. And yet, if the market for self-help books and to-do apps and productivity tools is any indication, a great many of us still struggle with either understanding the psychology of habit and willpower or applying it to what really matters. In Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick (public library), psychologist Jeremy Dean illuminates an important common misconception about how willpower shapes our habits and behaviors: Donating = Loving Brain Pickings has a free weekly newsletter. Share on Tumblr
Top 10 Legal Rights and Issues Everyone Should Know About 10 Life Situations And The Playlists You Need To Survive Them There are certain songs we hear and immediately associate with a powerful memory, because music can transport us like few other things can, and can make getting through difficult times just that much easier. Music has the power to define our important life moments, and to improve them, which is why we’re writing this post in partnership with HP for their new x360 with Beats Audio — the best tool for listening to music, whether you’re at your desk or on the go. Here are ten life situations everyone goes through, and the music that can inspire you to thrive in them. Getting ready for a date I have a little tradition for getting ready for a date, no matter how casual it is. Here’s your perfect playlist for your next pre-date event: Make sure the songs you pick are (mostly) optimistic or fit whatever you’re hoping to find and then start playing. Leaving home One of the most vivid music memories I have is when I left home for college. Hosting a dinner party Surviving a breakup Breakups suck.
Too Lazy to Skim? Get The Gist With These Top 3 Summarization Tools Ever looked at a long piece of writing and thought how convenient a quick summary would be? Felt too lazy to bother even skimming? Curious what the key points of your own writing are? I tested a number of different free online summarization tools so you don’t have to. Just pick your favourite and off you go, ready to be lazier more efficient than ever at the click of a button. Testing The Online Summary Tools I tested each online summarizer tool by summarizing Vox’s 1700 word article arguing why cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs and ride through red lights (aka the Idaho Stop). There are a few things common to good summaries: All the critical pieces of logic are included for an argument to make sense.Prevent information overload. If a human were crafting a summary from scratch, I would also expect it to be written in his or her own words, but for the purpose of automated tools that would be unfair. The Top 3 Online Summary Tools Online Summarize Tool Automatic Text Summarizer
The dangerous dozen: gangs considered the greatest threat to the state prison system - Narco Confidential Texas prison system's dangerous dozen U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives aryan-brotherhood Aryan Brotherhood of Texas In this photo, Steven Walter Cooke, a general in the Aryan Brotherhood is picture. There are thousands of gangs in Texas, but only a dozen are considered such a threat to this state’s prison system that all members, regardless of their crimes. are required to serve all their time isolated in one-man cells for 23 or more hours a day. Unlike other prisoners, they are not allowed to walk the yard or even have a prison job picking cotton or vegetables. It is just about the toughest way to do time, but the state considers them too organized, too predatory and too dangerous to other inmates as well as prison staff to even permit them among a prison’s general population. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice calls them Security Threat Groups. Doing hard time in Texas prisons Aryan Circle
3 Things Dreams Tell You About Yourself 3 Things Dreams Tell You About Yourself Your dreams are there in front of you every night, talking with you, discussing a potpourri of fascinating topics and enabling you to reach beyond what you know and even understand. What 3 things are your dreams telling you about yourself? Your Journey – Your Past Your dreams gather together your past history and start unraveling it to you. I once had a dream that in one scene i was driving a car down a dark alley and a gang of men came at my vehicle with knifes and tried to open the doors of my car as i tried to get away. This dream for me was explaining what had been happening in my life as I had just been through a difficult time. Your Secrets Nothing is hidden from your dreams – Yes, even your secrets are revealed in your dreams. Years ago Glenn and I came home from work and discovered our dog had been let out of our property and had unfortunately run onto the road. The Present – Why is this happening? - Delwyn Armstrong
How To Maximize Your Productivity Anywhere Are you in the habit of working on the move? There are ways to do it better. With freelance and entrepreneurial lifestyles taking off in a big way, work is not limited by hours or locations. It’s great if you have the liberty to work anytime, from anywhere. But this can result in a skewed work-life balance unless you optimize your workflow. Here are a few pointers to help you make the best of working on a notebook, no matter where you’re working from. Get Your Setup Right Fiddling with this setting on your notebook or that can cost you a precious chunk of your work time. Pick Your OS & Apps With Care The OS forms the backbone of your device. Next come the apps that you use for work. There’s no sense in wrangling with an unfriendly app no matter how beautiful it looks or how popular it is. Don’t leave all your work at the mercy of an Internet connection. If you have multiple devices, you have to spend time readjusting to each of them when you switch from one to the other. Fight Distractions
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20 Things Women Do That Men Have No Idea AboutRelationship Surgery | Relationship Surgery Guys believe me, sometimes it is better not to know Unless I am mistaken, men kinda think of girls as these perfect objects that never go to the loo, never sweat and certainly don’t fart. If only men knew all the torture we put ourselves through each and every day just so we can look good. Everything from stabbing ourselves in the eye with a mascara wand when we are in a hurry to running down stairs holding our boobs to stop them wobbling about. We keep these things secret as they are just plain embarrassing. Here is a list of 20 things women do that men probably and hopefully don’t know about. I am sure there is an even bigger list of things guys keep from girls but I just don’t wanna know. If this rings any bells, please SHARE it with your friends to give them a laugh.