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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. » 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.
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? How it's made 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.)
25 Excuses You Must Drop to Be Happy Email by Sumitha “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” Five Manifestos for Life by Kirstin Butler How a numbered list can start a personal revolution. Some days everyone needs a little extra encouragement. 10 Mind-Blowing Theories That Will Change Your Perception of the World Reality is not as obvious and simple as we like to think. Some of the things that we accept as true at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have made every effort to change our common perceptions of it.
Finding Focus By Leo Babauta Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t seem to find focus? When you fritter away your time on nothingnesses, distractions, wandering without really doing something important? The Art of the Imperfect Pitch In these volatile times, it’s clear that innovation has become an imperative. Organizations that become too entrenched with being good at what they do are simply putting themselves in a vulnerable market position. Middle managers with great ideas can sometimes be caught between a rock and a hard place. 6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain We like to feel superior to the people who lived centuries ago, what with their shitty mud huts and curing colds by drilling a hole in their skulls. But we have to give them credit: They left behind some artifacts that have left the smartest of modern scientists scratching their heads. For instance, you have the following enigmas that we believe were created for no other purpose than to fuck with future generations. The Voynich Manuscript The Mystery: The Voynich manuscript is an ancient book that has thwarted all attempts at deciphering its contents.