Calmness Is Contagious, Even If You’re Faking It

by Jeff Urmston | Jun 20, 2016 | Mind Success

“Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it.” ~Unknown We had just reached cruising altitude, and my friend and I were settling in for the eight-hour flight from Tokyo to Honolulu. Exhausted after spending the day in the...

21 Easy Ways to Create a Calm Mind (Without Meditating)

by Blake Powell | Jun 20, 2016 | Mind Success

“Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.” ~Remez Sasson While juggling a full-time job and my writing, I found it easy to lose track of the days. Weekends ceased to exist and my life ebbed and flowed between working and...

One Perspective Shift that Will Turn Your Deepest Scars into Your Greatest Opportunity

by Angel Chernoff | Jun 20, 2016 | Mind Games

by John O’Leary “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”― Frances Hodgson Burnett As a family, we never discussed the fire that burned down our house and nearly took my life. We endured it, survived it, and moved past it. We chose not...

Nine Simple Tips for Improving Your Table Manners at Fancy Restaurants

by Patrick Allan | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

[embedded content] Whether you’re dining out at a nice restaurant, enjoying a wedding reception, or trying to look your best at a work event, proper etiquette is important. These tips are easy to remember and will keep you looking classy. In this video from the ZAGAT...

The Alfred Emoji Pack Makes Searching for Emoji on a Mac Less Painful

by Thorin Klosowski | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

Mac: The newest version of Alfred introduced improved text expansion. The cool thing is you can easily download packs from other people to implement them in Alfred. Joel Califa created a series of auto expansion rules and searches that makes finding and adding emoji a...

How I Got My Self-Confidence Back – 5 Habits For Your Daily Routine

by Mike McClement | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

I noticed it first when I was 14. I let it go. I put it down to being young. I had to give a short presentation at the school assembly. I didn’t volunteer; my name was picked out of a hat. I’ve never forgotten how I felt when my name was called out. I had a week to...

Make Your Meals Look Fancier With This Kitchen Tool You Probably Already Own

by Kristin Wong | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

GIF Good-looking food doesn’t necessarily taste better, but if you’re of the opinion that we eat with our eyes first, you probably appreciate a beautiful plate. Epicurious suggests an incredibly easy way to make your dishes look more appealing: use a peeler. You...

XDA Labs Lets You Browse Forum Posts, Download Apps and Xposed Modules

by Eric Ravenscraft | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

[embedded content] Android: XDA has released a few versions of its apps over the years, but the recent ones are the most useful yet. With XDA Labs you can browse the forums, download apps, and peruse a library of Xposed modules. Source: LifeHacker

Count It Is a Framerate Counter for Gaming On Your Mac

by Alan Henry | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Success

[embedded content] macOS: There’s a lot you can do to improve gaming performance on the Mac, but a lot of it starts with benchmarking your current performance. Count It is a framerate counter that can help you figure out what’s dragging your performance down, and what...

What Country in the World Best Fits Your Personality?

by Steven Aitchison | Jun 19, 2016 | Mind Games

We have no means to chose the country in which we are born, but during our lives we can chose if we stay there or move to a different one. We can make that choice based on what’s important for us: either the lifestyle, or the cost of living, or maybe because we have...