7 Social Hacks For Manipulating People 1. Whenever someone is angry and confrontational, stand next to them instead of in front of them. You won’t appear as so much of a threat, and they eventually calm down. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. » Best Procrastination Tip Ever Post written by Leo Babauta. Your first thought as you look at this article will be, “I’ll read this later.” But don’t. It’ll take you two minutes. I’ve written the book on ending procrastination, but I’ve since come up with a very simple technique for beating everyone’s favorite nemesis. Try it now: Identify the most important thing you have to do today. Clear away distractions. Sit there, and focus on getting started. Pay attention to your mind, as it starts to have urges to switch to another task. But don’t move. Notice also your mind trying to justify not doing the task. Now just take one small action to get started. Get started, and the rest will flow.
Real Nurses Share True Ghost Stories Here are a few creepy tales from AllNurses.com, a website dedicated to nurses and the medical profession. Pleasant dreams! Don’t Let Them Take Me The best I have heard is from a nurse who said that one night she was floated to oncology at the hospital where she used to work. Calling From the Grave We had a patient who was always on the call button. I work 7pm-7am. One of the nurses was a very spiritual girl. She walks down and practically screams into the empty room: “Mr. And I kid you not, the call button stopped going off then and there. Time to Die I don’t know if this qualifies as a ghost story but here it is. Betty’s Back I work as a CNA in long term care. The following week the call light for the room went off at night. Don’t Let Me Die This is really more of a possession than a ghost story. About 0200 his cardiac monitor starts alarming V-Tach. Like this post? Photos: morgueFile.com Like this: Like Loading... Related
How To Make Anyone (And Everyone) Want You There are some people who just have it. You know, that thing... They illuminate a room. Eyes follow them. The spotlight naturally and effortlessly is drawn to them. What's their secret? It's called soul. People who embody soul are irresistible. Soulful individuals are always being pursued. Guess what? Here are four easy steps to embody your soul and light up a room. 1. The quality of being centered is strong and peaceful; assured and graceful; aligned and free. It feels heavenly to be around centered people because these qualities are so desirable to us. We live in a fast-paced, frazzled world, so being a pillar of peace is an oasis in a very dry desert. So how do you do it? Easy. Whether it's meditation (focus on your breath), mindfulness (focus on the now), or just paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, these practices will lead you to embody a sense of calm and ease. People will take note. 2. Think about it. Gratitude overflows. 3. We all want to know. Guess what?
Quiet Revolution: Unlocking the Power of Introverts What Do Men and Women Focus On When They Watch Porn? The Answer Will Probably Surprise You When someone watches pornography, what is it that first captures their attention? Most people would probably guess the actors’ bodies and/or genitals, especially if they’re talking about male porn viewers. Although this would seem to make intuitive sense, is it really the case? According to research, not necessarily. In a recent study, heterosexual male and female participants viewed a series of sexually explicit images downloaded off of the Internet. Results indicated that the first thing to capture men’s attention and the thing men spent the most time looking at was female faces. What about female participants? For women who were taking oral contraceptives, they spent comparatively less time looking at the sexual features of the images. You’re probably wondering two things about the female results—why did the focus of women’s attention depend upon their method of birth control, and why were heterosexual women looking at the female body more than the male body? Related Articles:
25 Excuses You Must Drop to Be Happy Email by Sumitha “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” Ever feel like something is holding you back from happiness? You aren’t sure why, but every so often you find yourself saying “no” when you really want to say “yes.” Over the years, perhaps without your conscious knowledge, you have adopted some serious self-limiting beliefs that have secretly sabotaged your best efforts of personal growth. Here are 25 ideas to get you started: 1. As you grow up, you see people achieve things like getting a degree, building a career, making money, getting married, having kids and so on. Alternative: “Now is a perfect time to start.” – Get over the baseless, default beliefs that certain things have to be done by a certain age. 2. Everyone gets the same 24 hours a day as you. Alternative: “I need to properly manage my time.” – Become conscious of the way you use your time. 3. Boring vs. interesting is a matter of choice and opinion. 4. There are two versions of this. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
How it's made | LMAO Have you ever wondered how Pringles get Pringle-shaped? Or how about pretzels? How is any machine able to mass produce the food and products we love so much? These mesmerizing animated gifs show just how it’s done for 22 different everyday items… you won’t be able to look away. (Seriously, it’s going to be extremely difficult to stop watching these.) 1.) 2.) 3.) Discovery 4.) 5.) 6.) Science Channel 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.) 18.) 19.) 20.) 21.) 22.) Five Manifestos for Life by Kirstin Butler How a numbered list can start a personal revolution. Some days everyone needs a little extra encouragement. We’ve long been fans of the amazing work of Frederick Terral, the creative visionary behind design studio Right Brain Terrain. You may not be a Picasso or Mozart but you don’t have to be. We can’t imagine more sound advice. Guidelines to get you from Point A to finished product, The Cult of Done Manifesto was written by tech guru Bre Pettis (of MakerBot fame) in collaboration with writer Kio Stark in 20 minutes, “because we only had 20 minutes to get it done.” Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you’re doing even if you don’t and do it.” With iteration at the heart of its process, The Cult of Done Manifesto will banish your inner perfectionist (and its evil twin, procrastination). This is your life. There is an enemy. Even better, Do the Work is free(!) Donating = Loving
8 Effective Ways to Let Go and Move On Email “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” You are changing. It happens to you slowly as you grow. The lifestyle you’ve been living no longer fits. If you’re currently dealing with this process you may feel a bit awkward, and that’s OK. Reasons to Let Go and Move On Someone’s negativity is rubbing off on you. – You are the average of the people you spend the most time with. One Small Example of Letting Go We had been friends since grade school when I finally told one of my childhood friends, “Enough is enough!” Although I did get my degree and a job after college, in our free time Angel and I started writing articles on the blog you’re reading now. When Angel quit her job to work on the blog full-time, my friend basically told me we’d fail. That was the beginning of the end of our story as friends. Ways to Let Go and Move On The floor is yours…