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Idea for Lunch
July 5, 2009 by Helen
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes
A famous Greek dish will make a delicious light lunch on a sunny day.
All you need is a salad and slices of crisp toast or fresh bread.
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Ingredients:
60ml/4tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 or 3 shallots, finely chopped
675g/ 1,5 lb sweet tomatoes, roughly chopped
pinch of dried oregano or 5ml/1 tps chopped fresh thyme
2.5ml/ 0,5 tsp sugar
6 eggs, lightly beaten
salt and ground black pepper fresh thyme, to garnish
- Heat the olive oil in large frying pan and sauté the shallots, stirring occasionally, until they are glistering and translucent.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, dried or fresh herbs and sugar, with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cook over a low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and sauce is thick.
- Add the beaten eggs to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously with a wooden spatula in the same way as when making scrambled eggs. The eggs should be just set, but not overcooked. Serve immediately, garnished with fresh thyme.
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June 28, 2009 by Helen
A romance is something that can be created. It is not only a lighting of a candle or writing poems, drinking wine or eating chocolate, having a dinner near the see…Here are more romantic ideas to be added to your life!
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Dance the Night Away
Isn’t that romantic to go dancing together? In bar, disco, on the street, dancing opens emotions and refresh feelings!
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See a Ghost
The Phaaantom of the Opera! You can visit one of the greatest Opera Houses in London, Milan, or Vienna and enjoy the magnificent atmosphere of the stage performances!
Walk on the Beach
Sometimes the best things in life are the simpl
iest: hand in hand, walking on the warm sand, listening to the soothing sound of the surf… It can be Greece, Spain, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Caribbean islands… no matter where you go, just enjoy being together!
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Take a Cruise
No, not the predictable one…It can be a canal cruise in Amsterdam, city of unique architecture and magnificent sights. You can visit the Van Gogh Museum and its immense collection of more than 800 works by the most influential of all contemporary painters. Do not, however let passion take to the extremes: It is Amsterdam! Good option for lovers is charming Venice, where you can enjoy the beauty of the unique town, have the canal cruise in canoes, and fall in love again!
Have a Ball
Speaking of tailor-made, a masque or gala ball would seem in order. Did Strauss invent the walz or the walz invented Strauss? Look for the answer in Vienna, the only city in the world where balls, as opposed to smaller modern dancing dinners, still rule the social life of winter. The ball of balls is the annual Vienna Opera Ball, held on February 19th at the Vienna Opera.
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June 9, 2009 by Helen
Some people have psychological problem to consider themselves not tall enough. And they do wish they can become taller! But there always are some techniques that can help you look taller visually instead of really becoming taller, that is possible either though rather complicated. A good example can be Eva Longoria Parker, being 1.57 m tall, Eva does manage to look fabulous! That proves that by by wisely organizing visual elements of clothes, their design, your hairstyle and even accessories you can change the way your body is perceived to the better and make yourself look taller. Here you can see some our tips are…
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Posture
Good posture provides not only physical but also psychological benefits. It is an important component for back health and height increase. Good posture helps increase your height not just because of the obvious reason that you are sitting and standing strait rather than slouching and slumping, but for other structural and physiological reasons as well.
You can correct posture by ensuring that you always sit with your back against a chair’s support and being conscious of the fact that you will need to keep a correct posture at all times.
Good standing posture is achieved by leaning against a wall. Keep your head, shoulder blades, buttocks and heels in contact with the wall.At the same time, use your muscles to pull back your neck, waist and knees to minimize the space between your body and the wall. There should be only slight gaps. This will help you to walk and seat straight and will provide the impression that you look taller than you actually are.
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Hair style
.Try to wear your hair in the way it makes you appear taller. A hair style for you should be thin at the sides and higher up at the top, which can make you look as much as an inch taller. Do not have any wide hair style.
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Outfit
.Beware of clothes with horizontal lines. Avoid clothes with a tartan or checked pattern.
Instead select clothes with vertical lines or striping. It can be thin stripes, visible seams, interesting buttons,
contrasting ties. Vertical lines or stripping make a person appear thinner, and when you are thin you look taller.
Also avoid wearing baggy clothes, this will make you look not only shorter but also will add you a couple of kilos. Beware of garments that are made from heavy and bulky fabric. They add width and hence shorten the image visually. Chose skinny pants to make the legs look longer.
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Shoes
The best trick to look taller is to wear high heels. This will help you to increase visually the length of your legs and to look not only taller but more attractive! But be careful: don’t wear high platform shoes or too high stilettos if you are short. It is not comfortable and looks ridicul0usly!
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Color
It is important to choose a monochromatic palette when choosing clothes. For instance, one color family from head to toe makes the eye and brain thinking “long and lean.” However, don’t make the mistake of going for all long pieces. Go for contrasting proportions. Mix a longer jacket with a shorter skirt, shorter jacket with pants, and try not to cut visually body into many parts, for instance, choose a long lean dress, or no-waist pants and skirts.
But the most important is to believe in yourself and to accept yourself the way you were born, no matter now tall you are! And remember, sometimes tall people also suffer from their height…
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June 2, 2009 by Helen
There are certain ways to make a bride happy…
… the right groom, beautiful diamond ring, amazing honeymoon and unforgetable bachelor party!
Here are the tips to make the bride remember wedding ever after!
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White
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Do not leave white only for the wedding day! How about celebrating before in a «white» environment? All you need is to organise a weekend at a touristic snow resort. If the bride likes skiing, you can book a mountain chalet with a nice fireplace, take a good wine, and provide unforgettable moments for a future bride. If you don’t have the necessary equipment, inform yourselves if there is any available equipment to rent.
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Old-Fashion
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Is the bride an incurable romantic? A convertible, a nice basket of fruits, sandwiches and salty snacks, as well as a bottle of champagne… won’t she be delighted? So, get to work and organize a picnic at the country, preferably in a calm place where the bride likes to go for a walk in those sunny afternoons. Prepare some mimosas (Champagne with fruit juices) to serve in the sun and enjoy a fantastic afternoon.
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Radical
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Is the bride fond of radical sports, you can raise her adrenaline to the maximum, during a whole weekend. Relax in the fresh air and get ready for true radical moments. Dress for that purpose and practice rafting, go for long walks, practice paintball…You can do it!
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Special cares
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A party with everyone dressed in a robe … A day, or even a weekend, at a SPA… No alcohol, no fast-food, but with a beautiful hydrated and relaxed body. Choose a place that offers a full service, from massages to mud baths, hydrating treatments, etc.
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La Bamba
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Dancing…Choose a thematic club and dress accordingly to the theme. You can choose a 70’s club, a Cuban bar, a country club, etc. What matters is that diversion starts in choosing the outfits, the make-up, and it only ends when you want to!
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Let’s play
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People like playing games… So, why not to go to a casino? Casinos have excellent restaurants and very amusing shows. The best part of such a party is the fact that you can leave the party as a winner!But don’t get to excited and remember that this probability is very remote, so you should only bet small amounts that you can afford to loose!
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Sea
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Sea will be a nice option because you can hardly find a person who doesn’t like sea? Rent a sailing ship, for a lovely sunny afternoon, and have a picnic on board, served with some champagne and shrimps. Enjoy the sea waves and the sun rays. But don’t forget to put on some sun lotion to be overburnt on the wedding day!
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Fondue
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The fondue parties are always fun. Organise a fondue party! You can have a cheese fondue and a chocolate fondue for dessert. This party can be useful for some sneaky and funny gossips. You can do this at home, where everyone can help,or you can go to a restaurant specialized in fondues. Tasty and enjoyable!
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Tea, coffee or… Tea
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If the bride is a true lady, she will certainly enjoy a Victorian Tea party, complete. The petit-fours, the scones, the salmon and the aromatic teas are the fundamental parts. This party can be done at home or at an elegant hotel’s tea saloon.If she likes coffee- you can take her to a nice coffee shop and make her eat a big piece of chocolate cake…or you can share!
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Karaoke
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Everybody likes singing. And everybody has fun singing with friends. Then, ou can easily have the party at a karaoke bar, where alcohol will improve your performances!
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Naturally
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If the bride likes nature a good option will be an out door party. The best is to pepare some tents, inform yourselves about the natural parks, carry some bags on your back and there you go, on your way to meet nature. Inform yourselves about the activities that the park offers, like horse riding, canoeing, fishing, etc. It is crucial for all guests to know which accessories and clothes to take.
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Big Flights
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If the bride is found of travelling you can organize a nice trip to one of the European capitals- London, Rome, Paris…By visiting websites of the low-cost companies you will plan a wonderful weekend. Rent a good hotel, book a nice theatre or opera, go to a club and wake up missing the place your are about to leave…
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Arrive in Luxury
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Rent one or more limousine(s) with a chauffer, rent a good hotel and pickup the bride to have a ride…
Remeber she is getting married once!
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May 17, 2009 by Helen
Since 1850th Vuitton set the standards for extravagance, luxury and craftsmanship. LV is a subsidiary of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey), the first global group to specialize in prestigious luxury products. LVMH – the world leader in luxury which possesses a unique portfolio of some 50 prestigious brands. The Group is active in five different sectors: Wines & Spirits, Fashion & Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry, Selective retailing. Most recently, the Group introduced Vuitton’s ready-to-wear line. LV is more than just a quality of fashion products – it’s a lifestyle in vogue.
Louis Vuitton began manufacturing trunks in Paris in 1854, and the company he started became one of the world’s most famous makers of luxury goods, known especially for its designer luggage pattern: a beige-on-chestnut monogram, “LV.” Vuitton’s high-quality traveling trunks were such a hit in 1850th that every then “celebrity” (including Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, Grand Duke Nicholas – future Tzar of the Russian Empire and King Alphonse XII of Spain) ordered a set of trunks. The Vuitton line gained international recognition winning a bronze medal at the 1867 World’s Fair and a gold medal at the 1889 World’s Fair, both held in Paris. Lately Vuitton began a series of innovations: he built flat stacked trunks covered with canvas. This new method protected the luggage and its precious contents and soon met with considerable success – but attractive canvas was copied almost immediately. In 1873, LV launched a counter-attack, introducing a canvas bearing red stripes on a beige background, and a few years later, with a beige monochrome. Success was overwhelming, but with the same result: more and more counterfeit copies.

After Louis death in 1892, his son, Georges, took the company to new heights, developing what is recognized as the first “designer label” on a product – “LV” monogram. LV luggage thus became the first manufactured products to bear the brand name on the outside. Georges also developed the celebrated five-tumbler lock. Unpickable, each lock has its own number that allows the owner to open his entire luggage with a single key. Ever since its invention, this lock has been an element of all suitcases and trunks produced by LV.
In 1998 the superstar New York designer Marc Jacobs joined the firm as Artistic Director. He launches a pret-a-porter Vuitton line, a far cry from the historic luggage and bags. His designer clothes are so popular that Louis Vuitton now produces an entire collection of his shoes and launches in 2004 a jewellery collection as well as highly demanded watches collection. Now barely 40, Jacobs was behind the latest hot handbag wowing the wannabes, the manga “eye” bags designed by Takashi Murakami, a cult Japanese artist whose clean colours and flower shapes have livened up the brown and gold LV leather. Saying it wanted a “sophisticated, influential and sexy woman,” LVMH signed Jennifer Lopez in 2003 for its fall-winter advertising campaign. Marc Jacobs wanted a “contemporary icon” to represent the company and sought “a sophisticated, influential and sexy woman.”
Louis Vuitton Handbags
Louis Vuitton Handbags spell one word: classy. Louis Vuitton Bags combines fresh and trendy to make the perfect accessory for any outfit working for any season and any occasion.
Besides handbags, luggage and apparel, LV has a variety of luxury office products like alligator covering The Cargo Fountain Pens, and gold-plated Doc Pens. In Sept 1997, Louis Vuitton produced a new product line named Taiga for men. It includes all office accessories, purse, and luggage. The luggage series include backpack, small luggage for a short trip, suitcases.
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http://www.top-fashion-designers.info
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April 26, 2009 by Katerina
by Cheryl Rainfield
Many of us hesitate to accept compliments or positive messages about ourselves. Some of us even outright deflect or reject them. Yet taking in a real compliment or acknowledging our successes can feel so good. It can help us feel better about ourselves, improve our self-image and self-confidence, and help us feel happiness or joy. So why do we not allow ourselves that healthy, healing experience?
There are many reasons why we may deflect positive messages and not allow ourselves to bask in our successes. Often in our society, we are encouraged to be humble, and admitting or agreeing to positive things about ourselves can be judged as us bragging or being too full of ourselves. This is especially true for women and children, who are expected to blend in with the background, and not allow ourselves to shine.
Then, for those of us who had critical parents or who are survivors of abuse, we may reject compliments and positive messages because:
- we are not used to them;
- we don’t feel that we can trust them, because in the past, compliments came just before negative or critical comments;
- compliments were used against us, held a hidden expectation, or meant that something was expected of us;
- we are so used to being put down that that is what we are comfortable with;
- it feels frightening because, on a deep level, we don’t believe that the compliments are true, or that the success is real, or we are afraid that we will still fail and that we then won’t deserve the compliment;
- our learned reaction is to put ourselves down first, before someone else can hurt us;
- compliments may have been used to lull us into a false sense of security before abuse;
- it may almost hurt to hear something good about ourselves, when we heard so much of the opposite growing up, and didn’t get what we needed;
- we didn’t get what we needed growing up, and as a result we greatly need to hear the good things now, but we are afraid to allow ourselves to get what we need, we think we don’t deserve it, or we are denying ourselves what we need.
We may also reject compliments and positive messages, or keep ourselves from feeling good about our successes because:
- we are afraid to trust the compliment, afraid that it will be taken away, that it is a trick, that we will be laughed at if we accept it, or that it will somehow be used against us;
- we are trying to hurt ourselves by not allowing ourselves what we need, or are reenacting the emotional deprivation we experienced as children;
- we are afraid that the person complimenting us just can’t see all the negatives that supposedly exist inside us;
if we allow ourselves to feel the good feeling and really take it in, we might have to change how we think about ourselves, and this is frightening, or we might have to feel the pain and loss of not having had this all our lives.
Those of us who are survivors of abuse may also think that in rejecting or deflecting compliments and positive messages about ourselves, we are protecting ourselves, somehow keeping ourselves from being further hurt—but this is based on our abuse experience. We are hurting ourselves, by not letting that good feeling in—and it’s good to realize that we don’t need to react or cope that way any more. While we can still be hurt, or triggered into hurt, it is not the same as the abuse we experienced as children.
We may even go further than not allowing ourselves to accept or feel good about a compliment, positive message, or a success—we may, in reaction, quickly put ourselves down, laugh at ourselves, apologize, or try to convince the person that we aren’t really that good. We may tell ourselves that we are doing this so as not to brag, come off as superior, or to make the other person feel better, but really we are usually doing this for one or many of the reasons listed above. And in deflecting compliments, and going even further to put ourselves down, we are hurting ourselves—a state that we may know well from abuse.
Often, those of us who deflect or reject positive messages about ourselves are survivors of some sort of abuse or trauma, and have low self-esteem, great self-criticism or self-hate—which causes us to need, on a deep level, the real compliments or celebration of success that we so quickly and adamantly reject. And in denying ourselves the good feeling that can result, or in allowing the feeling to only fleetingly pass through us before we criticise ourselves, we may actually increase our need and desperation for those compliments from others—and increase our reaction to them, as well. This can make us more vulnerable and insecure, and reinforce negative messages that we were told as children.
We deserve to be able to take in positive messages about ourselves, to celebrate our successes, and to feel the good feeling and the joy right to our core. We deserve to be happy. So how do we learn to take the good messages in? Here are a few suggestions:
Give yourself positive messages and real compliments as often as you can. Affirmations can help with this. Praise yourself for what you do right. Do this as often as you can, even if you feel that they’re not true, that you don’t deserve them, etc. With enough repetition, the positive messages will eventually sink in there.
Make a list of the things you like about yourself, as many things as you can think of, and refer to this list often. Write down anything and everything that comes to you, even if it seems silly. If this feels hard to do, write down the things that other people have told you they liked about you—or write out the things you admire in other people, and then see if those qualities exist in yourself. Often they do. Try to find the compassion and love inside you to give yourself these healing messages.
Imagine the vulnerable, hurt child inside you, and allow yourself to feel compassion and love for her. Tell her the things you know she needs to hear—that the abuse wasn’t her fault, that you love her and will protect her. Relieve her of any guilt or blame that she may be carrying, and reassure her that you love her. Praise her as you would a child in front of you. Think back to the way you were as a child, and tell that child all the things she did right, all the things you admire about her, all the reasons you care about her—that she had the strength to keep going, that she was kind or protective of her younger siblings, that she was able to play and notice beauty in the world, that she was able to still dream and hope, etc. Really appreciate her, and try to wrap her in love. Tenderly talking to the child inside you, and appreciating her, can help you to take things in on a deeper level.
Ask someone you care about and trust—a friend, lover, or therapist—to tell you many things that they like about you, and value in you. Write them down. Then refer to these things often, remembering that someone you trust and care about sees these things in you. That may give those positives more weight.
Using positive messages from other people for a while to build up your own resources is a good way to take in compliments—but eventually you have to be able to see some positives in yourself in order to fully take in compliments from others, and fully experience the good feeling. Try to allow yourself to see one thing you really appreciate and like in yourself. Notice that quality or way of being, notice how it makes you feel. Focus on that, and keep coming back to it, as often as you can.
Find multiple ways to give yourself positive messages about yourself—through books with positive, healing messages; notes you write and put in different places; affirmation cards; music or audio CDs with healing messages; friends, lovers, and therapists; and more. Use as many of the ways of giving yourself positive messages as you can, as often as you can.
Write out the positive things other people have said about you in the past, and read these things over often. Create a notebook, computer file, or a box that just holds compliments, your successes, or things people have said about you that make you feel good. Return to that notebook, box, or computer file often.
Notice how you feel when someone gives you a compliment; notice the instant desire to deflect or curl inward. Become aware of it, notice how often you actually do this—without judging yourself, just being aware that this may be a result of abuse, neglect, or low self-confidence.
Try to take this even further, by being aware of what your particular trigger is—that you are afraid it’s not really true, that you don’t deserve it, etc. It may also help to take the trigger back to the first time you can remember feeling that way, or reacting that way. Sometimes it can help to clearly see what you are reacting to, or that the reaction definitely comes from abuse, ill treatment, etc—that it makes sense that you would have reacted that way as a child, but that you don’t need to now.
Write out, and tell yourself, counter messages to that trigger or fear. Tell yourself that there are many good things about you and inside you; that you deserve to feel good and to receive a compliment, etc. Remind yourself that you don’t need to react that way any more.
Practice accepting compliments, even if you think they’re still not true. Practice hearing the positive words a person says to you, just letting those words be there, and looking the person in the eye and saying a simple “thank you.” With enough practice, this will begin to feel less frightening or unsettling, and will start to feel more natural, even good.
It can feel painful or frightening to begin taking in positive messages and celebrating your successes, if you’re not used to doing that. But it can also bring so much good feeling, increase your self-esteem and self-confidence, help your healing, and nurture and support you. You deserve to feel good, and to recognize and celebrate all the good inside you. So try opening yourself up, just a little bit, to real compliments, appreciation, and praise—and let that good feeling in.
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April 19, 2009 by Helen
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Happiness is not something ready made.
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It comes from your own actions.
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(Dalai Lama)
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April 13, 2009 by Helen
Visions of Hapsburg grandeur are usually what compels travelers to Vienna, and happily, they won’t be disappointed.
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Ornate palaces, modern art complexes, delectable pastries and opera await. Those journeying in the winter will have the added treat of the Lipizzaners at the Spanish Riding School and the Vienna Boys’ Choir.While the warm, sunny summers are the most popular tourist season, autumn is also a romantic—and less crowded—time to visit. Cold, snowy winters bring skiers and winter camping enthusiasts, while spring is the perfect time to beat the crowds. The charms of the city have long lured artists and intellectuals.

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Composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, artists Gustuv Klimt and Egon Schiele, architect Adolf Loos, father of modern psychiatry Sigmund Freud and author Joseph Roth have all called Vienna home. And they have left their mark upon the city in the architecture, the museums, the music halls—in the very culture of Vienna.
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Navigating Vienna is made simple by excellent public transportation. Most visitors will remain within the boundaries of the Ringstrasse, the boulevard circling the Inner Stadt (the city center), leaving only to visit the Prater and Schonbrunn.
TOP 10 Attractions
1. St. Pe.ter’s Church (Peterskirche), Peterplatz, 1 533 64 33
2. Schonbrunn Palace (Schloss Schonbrunn), Schönbrunner Schloss-Strasse, 1 811 13 0
3. St. Charles’s Church (Karlskirche), Karlsplatz, 1 504 61 87
4. State Opera House (Staatsoper), Opernring 2, 1 514 44 22 5
5. Naschmarkt, Between Karlsplatz and Kettenbruckengasse
6. St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom), Stephansplatz 3/4, 1 513 7648
7. Imperial Palace (Hofburg), Michaelerkuppel, 1 533 75 70
8. Clock Museum (Uhrenmuseum), 2 Schulhof, 1 533 22 65
9. Kapuziner Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), Tegetthoffstrasse 2, 1 512 68 53
10. Museum Quarter (MuseumsQuartier Wien), Museumsplatz 1/5, 1 523 58 81
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April 12, 2009 by Helen
It doesn’t matter where you are coming from.
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All that matters is where you are going.
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. . (Brian Tracy)
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March 10, 2009 by Olgita
There is no such thing as instant improvement in life. Instead, you can only grow yourself. And as you know in agriculture, growth can only happen little by little over time. Bare eyes won’t be able to see the growth of a tree daily, but over the years it will grow to a big tree.
Similarly, you grow yourself little by little everyday. The things that you do daily may seem small and insignificant, but overtime people will be surprised to learn how much you have growth in life.
Therefore, to improve your life, the focus should be on the small things you do daily. The key word here is daily. If you do not have the persistence to do these small things consistently, you won’t be able to see the results over the long term.
So here I’d like to share 22 things you can do daily to improve your life. Of course, you may not be able to do them all at once. Just start with the ones that benefit you most. Or, if you have done many of them, consider doing the ones that you haven’t done yet.
Here they are:
- Be observant of what is going on around you. Open your eyes and ears. This way a lot of fresh ideas will come to you.
- Take notes of every idea that comes to your mind. Never let any idea goes uncaptured.
- Try to learn something from the people you meet. Find something you can learn in their words, their attitude, or even their mistakes.
- Bring a book or magazine wherever you go. This way you can use any gap time for reading.
- Allocate a minimum of 30 minutes to read a book.
- Meditate. It improves your clarity which in turn improves your effectiveness.
- Take time to reflect on your day. What have you done right? What have you done wrong? What can you do to improve yourself?
- Drink water a lot.
- Exercise.
- Read a collection of quotes. I like to use Random Quotations.
- Choose a quote of the day to ponder and apply. Preferably, it should come from your personal list of quotes which contains the quotes that resonate most with you.
- Take notes of every expense you make. This is an effective way to keep your finance under control.
- Do something for the first time. Either find something new you have never done before, or find a new way to do something (e.g. taking a different route to work). This is to increase your mental capacity.
- Effectively read online articles.
- Use timer to help you actually do what you need to do. Actually doing is the key to productivity.
- Learn to use a tool, either to improve your skill with a familiar tool or to learn a new tool. A good start is to learn the keyboard shortcuts of the software you usually use.
- Take time to review your life purpose and goals, preferably before doing the main activities of the day.
- Rise early.
- Listen to educational or motivational audio program when you are doing activities which do not need full concentration. Examples of such activities are exercising, driving, and queuing.
- Be grateful for your day. Being grateful helps you develop a positive attitude toward life.
- Read a random article from Wikipedia to expose you to new things you may never know before.
- Have fun. Having fun helps you be passionate about life.
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