Why “Be Yourself” Is Advice You Shouldn’t Truly Believe

by admin | Jun 27, 2016 | Mind Success

We often hear the advice “be yourself” when it comes to personal and professional situations, but how much should we really show our true colors? Authenticity and showing our honest thoughts and feelings are seen as a positive thing so why is the advice to “be...

8 Signs You’re Good At Communication With Listening

by admin | Jun 27, 2016 | Mind Success

While it is easy to assume that good speakers and public orators are outstanding communicators, these individuals may not have exceptional listening skills. This is a core communication skill, however, and one that studies suggest is continually in decline in...

Make Perfectly Thin Slices of Avocado by Cutting Before You Peel

by Patrick Allan | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Success

Some folks might tell you to split your avocado in half, then scoop the meat out of the skin before you slice it. If you want thin, neat, picturesque slices, however, you should do the cutting before you peel. As Sarah Jampel at Food52 explains, scooping before you...

Search for Emoji From the Command Line

by Thorin Klosowski | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Success

GIF Not sure how exactly you want to express yourself in emoji? Emoj is a simple little command line tool that allows to crank out a sentence and easily search for emoji that fit the bill. Emoj runs off Node.js, so you’ll need that installed first. Once that’s taken...

Why You Should Always Redeem Your Amazon Visa Rewards for Cash

by Kristin Wong | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Success

The Chase Amazon Visa card is one of your favorites for earning rewards. With 3% cash back on your Amazon purchases, and 1-2% everywhere else, it’s easy to understand why. Lifehacker alum Kyle James says you’ll get even more rewards if you redeem your points for cash...

7 Quotes to Stop You from Worrying About Things You Can’t Control

by Marc Chernoff | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Games

Letting go of control…  and being OK with it. That is one of the greatest struggles many of us deal with on a daily basis, myself included. Because letting go of control goes directly against our modernized, industrialized way of living – we are go-getters, doers,...

These Five Steps Outline the Basics of the Design Thought Process

by Eric Ravenscraft | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Success

Creative design is a complex process that can be applied from everything to making products to creating company logos. If you’re struggling with where to start, this graphic outlines the five basic steps. The graphic below, from creativity site Design Taxi, describes...

This DIY Programmable Outlet Can Control Gadgets, Monitor Temperatures, and More

by Alan Henry | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Success

Reader Jon built this programmable outlet from an Arduino that can control your devices remotely, be programmed to do whatever you want, monitor temperatures with the included thermocouples, and much more—and he’s made it open hardware so anyone can get the parts and...

How Old Is Your Soul?

by Steven Aitchison | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Games

Have you felt lonely and misunderstood since you were a child? Do you still feel that way? Are you spiritually inclined? Do the material wealth has no meaning for you? Then, you might be an old soul. But what is this? Eckhart Tolle and many others have written about...

3 Ways To Shut Your Ego Up

by Steven Aitchison | Jun 26, 2016 | Mind Games

Many of us struggle, not only with the definition of ego, but also of whether or not we are acting from the ego or from the heart. Those who insist their actions were not based on ego, most likely are either in denial or they simply don’t know what it means to act...