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Secret of Adulthood: Enthusiasm Is a Form of Social Courage.
Further Secrets of Adulthood: The more I think about happiness, the more I value enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is a form of social courage – it’s safer to criticize and scoff than to praise and embrace — and I’ve decided that I’d rather be “enthusiastic” than “confident.” I have a patron saint for...
5 Life Hacks To Become A Productivity Star
Nowadays, you simply have to be productive. In school, at work, in your personal life. We live in a create-on-demand world so you must have felt the pressure every now and then. The thing you always have to remember when it comes to being productive, regardless of the context: you got to have a...
Absorb What You Need
Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own. – Bruce Lee
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Never Stop Trying
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. – Michael Jordan
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If The Facts Don’t Fit
If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts. – Albert Einstein
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Hydration for the Apocalypse: How to Store Water for Long-Term Emergencies
A big storm and earthquake hits your town. It’s a certifiable quakenado. Your house is spared structural damage, but the power and water are out. According to news reports, the grid is down in your area and several water mains are broken. Conservative estimates are that it will take crews at...
Revealed! Book Club Choices for April. Happy Reading.
Because nothing boosts happiness more than a great book, each month, I suggest: · one outstanding book about happiness or habits · one outstanding work of children’s or young-adult literature–I have a crazy passion for kidlit · one eccentric pick–a widely admired and excellent book that I love,...
An April Fools’ Day reminder: backup your digital data
World Backup Day was yesterday, and the day's motto is: “Don’t be an April Fool. Be prepared. Back up your files on March 31.” This is good advice, but, of course, you should back up your files all year round, not just on March 31.
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Never Leave Home Without These 10 Essential Travel Apps
Some people will tell you that traveling — really traveling — is all about living in the moment, getting lost, and finding surprising and amazing things along the way.
And I agree ... to a point. But the truth is that sometimes when you’re in a strange city, what you really want...
Ask the Readers $200 Giveaway: What is Your Favorite Way to Save Money?
Chances are if you are a Wise Bread reader, you are interested in saving money and have learned many ways to cut your costs. There are many blogs out there that can help you keep your expenses low using money-saving tactics. From couponing to apps to thrift shops and more, everyone has their...
When Should You Get a Vacation Rental Instead of a Hotel?
Vacation rentals — that is, rooms, apartments, and houses that can be rented in lieu of hotels — started out as a little secret that only hardcore travelers shared. But since Airbnb's inception in 2007, the use of vacation rentals has grown a lot and become quite mainstream....
Best Money Tips: Ways to Reduce Vet Bills
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some amazing articles on reducing vet bills, living without a car, and haggling for a better price on everything.
Top 5 Articles
10 Ways to Reduce Vet Bills — To reduce vet bills, shop smart for pet supplies and choose your vet...
Improve Every Conversation With One Simple Tactic
Conversation is an important part of everyone's life. Whether you make your living conversing with people or have a job better suited to an introvert and only converse with others a few times a week, it's important to make the most of each interaction that you have with another person. (See also:...
9 Things You Must Do If You're Traveling With Kids
When we're planning family vacations, we envision leisurely days spent at the beach or exploring new cities with our angelic children at our sides. We often overlook the realities of prospective trips: long car rides, delayed planes, missed connections, and cranky children. Fortunately, there are...
Will You Ever Be Able to Retire?
If you listen to the experts and pundits, you've heard that retirement as we know it is in serious trouble — and the current workforce can expect to work until they get too sick or too dead to keep going. (See also: What's Your Retirement Number?)
It's enough to make you want to heave some...
Are You Willing to Do What it Takes to Be Happy?
I was a happy kid for the most part, a bit shy—which is a form of self-centeredness, but that’s a whole different story. Growing up on a farm in the Midwest, I had an ideal childhood. Great sister and loving parents, I was destined for great things.
My mother used to always tell me, “Shoot for the...
The 3 P’s of Manhood: A Review
Are men everywhere alike in their concern (and desire) for being manly? Is the concept of manliness meaningless and entirely culturally relative? For the last several weeks we have been exploring the answers to these questions by discussing the findings contained in Dr. David D. Gilmore’s Manhood...
The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: March 28, 2014
Last week’s winner was Justin from Pennsburg, PA. He chose the Inkleaf Double-Cross Wallet. Introducing the Huckberry Women’s Shop Huckberry carries awesome items for guys to buy for themselves. But their subscribers informed them about a still unfulfilled need: help in getting gifts...
The Cure for Your Distraction Syndrome
By Leo Babauta I absolutely adore the Internet, but there’s no doubt it has made us more distracted than ever. I can see this in myself, and in watching everyone else around me: constant use of laptops, switching between browser tabs, checking things on iPhones, typing in a message here and...
An improved Unclutterer experience on mobile devices
Over the past couple weeks you may have noticed some exciting changes to the Unclutterer site. Our tech team has been working diligently to bring you a new and improved experience, and we're all very happy with the transformations.
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