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30 Little Things To Do To Become A Different You In 2016 Are you ready to improve yourself and your life in 2016? Making changes in your life doesn’t have to be totally overwhelming. There are many little things you can do to change your life in big ways. Here are 30 little things you can do to change your life this year. Choose a few and try them. You might be surprised by how much of a difference a few little changes can make in your life.

How to Become a Human Calendar Mentally finding out the day of the week for any date is a skill you can easily learn. You don’t need to be an autistic genius – all it takes is basic memorization effort and some trivial math. When I first learned this technique many years ago, I did it just for fun. With time, I learned to enjoy the convenience of not needing a calendar anymore. It’s far more useful than I first thought, and with just a little practice, you’ll be able to find out the days of the week much faster than when reaching for a calendar. The Method

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Mastering recursive programming For new computer science students, the concept of recursive programming is often difficult. Recursive thinking is difficult because it almost seems like circular reasoning. It's also not an intuitive process; when we give instructions to other people, we rarely direct them recursively.

How To Stick To Your Goals, According To Science Each new year brings feelings of hope and change, and for many of us, that means setting new goals. We promise ourselves we’re going to get healthier, be more kind or accomplish more at work. Unfortunately, making these vows is only half the battle — following through on them is an entirely different story. In fact, only about 40 percent of people actually keep their New Year’s resolutions, Forbes recently reported. Luckily, there are a few ways to stay motivated and make those ambitions a little more fail-proof. 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e.g., tie a full Windsor) that you simply did not know before. Most of these came from a great post on tumblr.

Atlas endures…for now This is my column in this month’s Emergency Medicine News. In Medicine, Atlas endures. For now… Most modern American are familiar with the classic political novel, Atlas Shrugged. Love or hate it, the novel had a great impact on political thinking in the West. Pointer Basics This document introduces the basics of pointers as they work in several computer languages -- C, C++, Java, and Pascal. This document is the companion document for the Pointer Fun with Binky digital video, or it may be used by itself. This is document 106 in the Stanford CS Education Library. This and other free materials are available at cslibrary.stanford.edu. Some documents that are related to this one include... Section 1 -- Pointer Rules

12 Motivational Habits To Make You Successful Happy And Productive Your habits are key if you want to be successful. Image Source: Books with benefits Success doesn’t come easily to everyone; it requires hard work, determination, and persistence. But there’s one more thing that contributes to success — habits. When you have good habits, it leads to more productive actions, which leads to success and eventually, happiness. To be successful, productive, and happy, you must implement these habits in your daily life.