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3 #motivation Hacks for Seemingly Overwhelming Workloads
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Having been recently put in the shoes of a solo founder/creator after leaving my full time job, I have seen a fair bit of upheaval and lot of nay-sayers along the way. The fact that everyone seems to think solo founders are not likely to succeed makes it even harder. (Thanks Paul Graham!)When taking on anything that is new, big and bold, it can be tempting to expect things to be much easier and lose motivation along the way. Here I share three hacks or mindsets that have helped me tremendously and may also help you tackle bigger challenges without losing that motivation that got you started in the first place.See Frustrations as LearningThink about the long haul. Is this just a one time project or venture you’re doing or do you want to be in it for the longer term, perhaps for multiple (...)

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Stop dismissing your body’s notifications.
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This is Part 3 in an ongoing series where I go in-depth on how I successfully hack and improve my #health through technology and science while having Fibromyalgia.Read Part 1 and Part 2 first if you want the full story.You intimately know what every vibration pattern and audible notification on your smartphone means. Long three-patterned vibration for a phone call, double-short for a text, BLOOP-BLEEP for an email, BEEP-BLOOP for a Facebook message. You recognize every notification it produces instantly, and you respond accordingly.But how well do you know your the evolutionary notification system our bodies have developed? Can you even recognize the differences between them?“Hey moron, body here. Pay attention to me!”That dull, aching pain in your neck? Yeah, it’s from slouching again and (...)

#chronic-illness #fitness #life-hacking #health-technology

8 Uncommon Hacks To Make A Great First Impression
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Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash​If you’ve ever wondered how to make a great first impression you’re not alone.Here are a few messages from my readers who want to master first impressions.It’s okay if you’ve made some cringe worthy first impressions.Take this gem from my wife: A few years ago she was at her boss’ house for a party. ​She was joking around with some of her coworkers, who were on the other side of the room.She playfully extends her middle finger.At that PRECISE MOMENT her boss’ father turns around and intercepts the middle finger. ​I imagine that space and time slowed down while my wife watched him go through different emotions:Confusion, disbelief, denial, shock, sadness, and finally disdain.After the fabric of reality had stabilized, he looked away while saying “How RUDE.”This story (...)

#self-improvement #personal-development #communication #hackernoon #life-hacking

5 Tips to Live Your Life Efficiently
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People constantly think about improving their quality of life. If they spend their days doing useless things, such as watching the Kardashians or Big Brother reality game show, sooner or later they start feeling guilty about the way they waste their days. The overall quality of your life can be improved in different ways, but there is one thing all positive changes have in common: efficiency.It’s time to start taking actions towards boosting the efficiency of your living. The following 5 tips will help you do that.1. Have a plan!There’s nothing more crucial than having a plan for the upcoming day, week and month. A plan is an important measure of your efficiency. Start each day by scheduling a neat plan based on your priorities. A plan gives you the needed motivation and pressure to (...)

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Working Anywhere, Working Everywhere
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Finding flow at work even while always on the move.In 1971, Programmer Ray Tomlinson pinged the first email from his computer to an adjacent one in his Cambridge Massachusetts lab. Two years later, Motorola employee Martin Cooper called New Jersey from Manhattan on the first mobile phone. Work has never been the same since then.When Jerusalem became the first Wi-Fi enabled city in 2004 — the lofty idea of working from anywhere with a reliable web connection became real. We’re all mobile workers now. OK, so maybe just a portion of the planet’s 5.1 billion mobile users are. The point is that there’s lots of us. We punch words out on paper thin laptops from swanky Toronto coffee shops to meet deadlines for clients in Tokyo. We push pixels or polish code in our Medellin makerspaces for remote (...)

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Stop Overthinking & Never Run Out Of Things To Say
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Use these 3 hacks to stop overthinking and have effortless conversationsPhoto by rawpixel on Unsplash​If you’ve ever had your mind spontaneously go blank in the middle of the conversation, then you know that feeling…Searching your mind for something…anything to say.Yet, the harder you try to come up with something, the less you have to say. Then the awkward silence creeps in.That overthinking vortex sucks.I’m here to help.Recently I’ve received messages from people who are struggling with their minds going blank. ​Messages like:I have great news for you:It isn’t because you can’t think fast enough to respond.It’s not because you were “born awkward”.It’s something you can overcome with a little planning, practice and mindset shift.You are the center of your world. (But not everyone’s)There’s this jerk of a (...)

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How To Knock Out Any Obstacle
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Getty ImagesYou are going to face many obstacles in life.In your job, in your start up, in your relationships.Obstacles, barriers and problems are everywhere.Whether you knock them out or get knocked out yourself is up to you.I’ve tried to study the greats my whole life.People like Charlie Munger, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Ray Dalio, Steve Jobs and even George Clooney.Here’s what they did to make sure they knocked out any and every obstacle that dared come their way.Be Friggin Rationale:The most successful people are rationale.Is there something holding you back?Is there something you want that isn’t going your way?The first step is to realize that you and only you get to decide how that obstacle will impact you.Scientists have shown that most people make a simple mistake when they (...)

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How You Can Connect With Anyone In 90 Seconds Or Less
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The 10 hacks I’ve used over the last decade to make 89,400 (mostly good) first impressions.Photo by Annie SprattWhen we meet a new person, what thoughts run through our mind right before we meet them?“I hope this person isn’t strange.““I hope I don’t do something stupid.”“I hope we have something in common.”And then what happens in the seconds after we meet the person?“He seems interesting.”“She’s kinda quiet.”“I bet he dives a BMW… like a jerk.”When we meet people, we’re trying to get as much knowledge as possible from as little information as possible. What if I told you that you have less than 90 seconds before someone you just met has formed an impression of you? Well, it’s true.After an insanely small amount of time, we make up our minds about other people, and after that, we actively try to back up our (...)

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Mellenial Angst, Time to Beat the Crap Out of it.
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Mellenial Angst Cured!You are young, worried and depressed.You finished college and have your degree. You worked your butt off for it and now have no idea what to do next.Or you didn’t go to college and you have no idea how to get your adult life really up and rolling.The job market keeps changing.It seems like there is a secret success club with secret languages and handshakes and you have not been initiated.But you NEED to be initiated to make your way in this world.Worse, you have not told anyone that you are lost. They assume you know what to do and where to begin.But you don’t. And you are all alone.Is this normal?Recently I have talked to many kids who are worried to death because they have no clue how to go about getting a job that will support them, despite having an education.To add (...)

#productivity #jobs #life-hacking #careers #self-improvement