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6 Inspiring Websites That Teach You To Code

6 Inspiring Websites That Teach You To Code
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MIT App Inventor Get Started Follow these simple directions to build your first app! Tutorials Step-by-step guides show you how to create even more apps. Teach Find out about curriculum and resources for teachers. Forums Join community forums to get answers to your questions. 7 cosas que tienes que dejar de hacer para ser más productivo; respaldado por la ciencia — En español Fuente: Ranking de los medios en YouTube— Octoly Ser un gran vendedor de contenidos no significa crear el mejor contenido, si no ser capaz de crear una gran comunidad que pueda crear contenido de gran calidad para ti. Es importante que nos demos cuenta de que podemos buscar ayuda cuando la necesitemos. No podemos hacerlo todo solos. Es mejor para ti dejar que alguien que pueda hacer un trabajo mejor, tome algunas de tus tareas. Te dará más tiempo para centrarte en las tareas más importantes. Muchas veces, incluso cuando tus amigos no pueden ayudarte, tenerlos al lado puede ayudarte a ser más productivo. El simple hecho de tener amigos cerca puede impulsarte a ser más productivo. Fuente: Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are [Amigoinfluencia: las maneras sorprendentes que tienen nuestros amigos de hacernos como somos]. 4. «Nos encontramos con que el perfeccionismo hace tropezar a los profesores en su camino a la investigación de la productividad. 5. 6. 7.

Intro to Computer Science Class Online (CS101) When does the course begin? This class is self paced. You can begin whenever you like and then follow your own pace. It’s a good idea to set goals for yourself to make sure you stick with the course. How long will the course be available? This class will always be available! How do I know if this course is for me? Take a look at the “Class Summary,” “What Should I Know,” and “What Will I Learn” sections above. Can I skip individual videos? Yes! What are the rules on collaboration? Collaboration is a great way to learn. Why are there so many questions? Udacity classes are a little different from traditional courses. What should I do while I’m watching the videos? Learn actively!

Free Programming Books 5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap Every Day I am a habitual nap-taker. I take one almost every day and have for years. I used to feel a little guilty about it—like I was slacking off or something. “Every day after lunch, I lie down on the sofa in my office,” he recounted. Napping Celebrities I then discovered many other successful people who were nappers: Leonardo da Vinci took multiple naps a day and slept less at night. Could these successful leaders know something you don’t? Are you ready to stop drifting and design a life you love? Napping Benefits I suggest you seriously consider taking a daily nap for the following five reasons: A nap restores alertness. Napping Tips I typically take a twenty-minute nap right after lunch. While working in a motor shop in college, I would eat lunch in my car and then lie down in the back seat. Here are a few practices I have found helpful. Be consistent. Finally, shift your own thinking about naps. or upgrade to a self-hosted WordPress blog?

Your Youth Is A Time To Embrace Patience; Don't Rush It There’s no hiding the fact that we live in a society that glorifies two words: “busy” and “now.” When asked, “How are you?” it seems that many of us have traded “Good, how are you?” for “Ugh, SO busy.” As we make our way through our 20s (and probably our 30s, too), we’re doing all we can to figure it out what we want in life. In many ways, our society has actually devalued the art of stillness and waiting. You don’t want to miss the little things. When you become swept up in anxiety about all you have to do, you stop living for the present and start living for the future, instead. You’re not done growing up. Sorry, but it’s true. You don’t want to alienate those who love you most. Stop telling everyone how unavailable you are because you just have to get X, Y and Z done. You won’t get everything done today, anyway. You’re a human, not a superhero. You can’t afford it. Don’t run yourself into the ground. You deserve to be picky. Photo via Blue Devil Tumblr

How to find your passion and purpose | reintegrate You may have seen a picture similar to this before about how to enjoy a purposeful life if you only focus on work in the intersection between money, talent and passion. Simple right? Well, not really. How many people do you know that are paid to live out their passion? So where and why does people stumble? Listing your talents is pretty simple. Figuring out what people are willing to pay money for is fairly easy unless you’re truly innovating but in most cases I’d think your ideas are variations on existing products and services. So then it’s just about your passion.What are you truly passionate about? This is where I stumble. Well, I’ve recently come to reevaluate my view on passion and it’s was this little video clip with Simon Sinek on how to find you passion that flipped my mental switch. Finally, the last piece of the puzzle is expressed very effectively by Seth Godin: Ship it! Seth Godin’s bottom line is “Always be shipping!” What will you start shipping? About Fredrik Lyhagen

If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important March 5, 2014 252k shares Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Meaningful achievements are, perversely, more likely to annoy the world around you. Are you losing weight? “You should be happy with your own body!” Whatever you do, you’re going to annoy someone, and annoying someone can be a good thing. Rule 1: There are more important things than other people’s feelings One of the reasons successful people can sometimes come over like assholes is because they’ve learned there are far more important things in this world than what other people feel. It’s an uncomfortable truth. Which is deadly if you want to accomplish anything of significance. If your mission is to lead, create, or better the world, surrendering to the emotional concerns of others will paralyse and kill you. This is not to say that being an asshole will make you successful. Rule 2: Hate is a side effect of impact As your actions impact more people, the less those people will understand you: And outright distorted: Keep reading

How I Was Able to Ace Exams Without Studying Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Scott Young of ScottYoung.com. In high school, I rarely studied. Despite that, I graduated second in my class. In university, I generally studied less than an hour or two before major exams. However, over four years, my GPA always sat between an A and an A+. Recently I had to write a law exam worth 100% of my final grade. Right now, I’m guessing most of you think I’m just an arrogant jerk. Why do Some People Learn Quickly? The fact is most of my feats are relatively mundane. The story isn’t about how great I am (I’m certainly not) or even about the fantastic accomplishments of other learners. It’s this different strategy, not just blind luck and arrogance, that separates rapid learners from those who struggle. Most sources say that the difference in IQ scores across a group is roughly half genes and half environment. Rote memorization is based on the theory that if you look at information enough times it will magically be stored inside your head. 1.

The most popular 20 TED Talks, as of now UPDATED: To see all these talks at one click, check out our updated Playlist: The 20 Most Popular Talks of All Time. As 2013 draws to a close, TED is deeply humbled to have posted 1600+ talks, each representing an idea worth spreading. So which ideas have had the most widespread impact? Below, a look at the 20 most-watched talks as of December 2013. These viewership numbers include all the platforms we track: TED.com, YouTube, iTunes, embed and download, Hulu and more. Some fascinating things to notice on this list, if you’d like to compare and contrast it to the most popular talks in 2012, and to the list we shared back in 2011: Amy Cuddy, Susan Cain, David Blaine and Pamela Meyer are all newcomers to the list, with Cuddy’s talk storming to spot #5 thanks to you sharing it. But what really makes this list so incredible is the fact that it spans so many areas of interest, from education to happiness, statistics to creativity, tech demos to illusions.

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