Author: John
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Go Offline and Be Smarter, Healthier and More Attractive
The “Tips to Help You Unplug” are especially good. I put a couple of them into play right now. Best to form a little of the new habit than none at all.
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Running 5 Minutes a Day Has Long-Lasting Benefits
Originally seen on the NYTimes Running for as little as five minutes a day could significantly lower a person’s risk of dying prematurely, according to a large-scale new study of exercise and mortality. The findings suggest that the benefits of even small amounts of vigorous exercise may be much greater than experts had assumed. In…
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Apartment Living: Cleaning Out The Closet
Today I am going to clean out my closet for the first time in awhile. I saw this on Lifehacker and it inspired me by providing me some real justification. But the high school jeans? Do they have to go. Wait, guys don’t save those too, do they?
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Emotional Intelligence
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness. —Viktor Frankl
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How Much Can You Really Earn With the Best CD Rates?
This caught my eye from NerdWallet Finance about CD Rates and investments. Let’s face it; today’s interest rates are pretty ho-hum across the board. They’re so low that you may be wondering if moving your money to another investment is worth the trouble. Even at current rates, small differences in earned interest really add up,…
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Mapping the Cheapest Cities to Teach Abroad
From Citylab on The Atlantic, finally I can figure out what it costs to teach abroad … when wanderers wonder if their salary might stretch further in Barcelona or Milan, why not direct them to the experience of their peers? That’s the premise of Expatistan, a user-generated cost of living index designed by web developer…