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Lifestyle Changes to Help You Fall Asleep Fast If you don’t already work out, getting regular exercise can help you fall asleep more quickly, sleep longer and feel more rested when you wake up. People who are less sedentary report waking up less through the night and having better sleep quality even when they get the same amount of sleep as someone who gets less exercise. Though conventional wisdom has it that exercising too close to bedtime makes it harder to sleep well, recent research suggests exercise at any time of day helps people get better sleep....

More and more websites are starting to sell prescription glasses online. This allows us to buy our glasses at much cheaper rates than in the stores. It is also is more convenient for busy people to do their shopping online. One issue that comes with buying online is not knowing whether the frame you choose will be right for your face. Ultimately, it’s a gamble that may or may not pay off....

When I work with a new client, the first thing we talk about is lifestyle design. I ask each client, “What do you want your life to look like?” If you designed a business without answering this question, you could create a nice, profitable business that is completely incompatible with your goals in life. You’d be making money, but you’d probably be miserable. When you’re looking for your life purpose, lifestyle design isn’t a crucial component....

Work on One Thing at a Time Being able to focus at work is much easier when you’re only working on one thing at a time. Sure, this is easier to say than it is to actually do, because many of us have a lot of things that need to get done, but for us to really focus we need to do one thing at a time. We shouldn’t try to multitask to try and get more done....

So, here’s how you get your kids to start and love reading: Step One: Read regularly in front of your child. This will promote the idea of reading for pleasure and not just as a chore or for homework. Step Two: Make it a comfortable, enjoyable experience. Step Three: Discuss the reading material. This will ensure your child has understood the book and will inspire imagination. Step Four: Encourage. Step Five: Explore different types of books....

Step 1. Nurture your self-love. As one gets older, no truer statement becomes more real for us than the words, “If you don’t love yourself, you will not have the love life you want.” When there is a lack of self-love, there is also a shortage of self-respect and self-compassion. Absence of these fundamental feelings for oneself will create an environment where a person will tolerate mistreatment all too easily. A person who has healthy self-love values his or her feelings and well-being....

For me, I get so caught up in day-to-day chores and tasks that I forget to take a moment to look at the “big picture” and just “be” in the moment. I’ll spend hours focusing on an article or project and, the next thing I know, 3 hours have gone by, and I’ve just spent that time staring at a screen with a bored expression on my face. Perhaps if I had taken a moment to make a conscious effort to smile, I would have been more productive....

If you use Flipboard on your phone or tablet and want to use it on your regular computer, or if you just read about it and want to try it on your computer, you can now use the service on a PC or Mac with the app player. Head4Space.com has all the steps you need to start using Flipboard on your computer immediately. Here’s the video for adding the service to your Mac: And here’s how to add Flipboard to your PC:

Why Invest? There are many factors that drives an individual to invest whether short term or long-term, but the major reason that I believe influences our desire to invest is our income and our future family. When I was 18 years of age I started to follow the traits of my father who was local cheese bar tender. He used to take me to investment clubs where he was a member and it really build my confidence of having a stable investment....

Your entire body needs exercise in order to stay healthy, including your eyes. Staring in front of a computer screen for long periods of time can cause strain because your eyes are constantly trying to focus. Most of us are aware that eye strain is dangerous, but do nothing about it. This infographic can help educate you on how to keep your eyes in the best shape possible. Some of the exercises mentioned includes simple tips such as blinking, and more complex techniques such as setting up one’s desk properly....

If I asked you what the most efficient way to be inefficient would be, I’m sure many of you would say “bad meetings.” Meetings today consume more work hours than ever before. Today, leaders spend about half their week in meetings.[1] According to research from TED a third of that time is wasted on pointless, badly run meetings. A survey from Clarizen reported that workers consider status meetings a waste of time and that almost 50% of respondents would rather go to the DMV or watch paint dry....

For many, yoga has led the way. While more than 16 million people practice in the U.S. alone, though, that’s still barely 5% of the U.S. population and participation worldwide is dramatically lower. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, but for the fact that a huge chunk of nearly everything the hundreds of millions of non-yoga-practitioners in the developed-world complain about can be substantially alleviated by some aspect of the practice....

Caution: life-spoilers. Now, unfortunately we are yet to crack the key for immortality and so, and I’m sorry to tell you this, we are all going to die one day. However, it seems we have discovered various ways in which we can live for longer than any of our ancestors. There are currently 65 supercentenarians (individuals over 110-years-old, not super-Romans which is what I thought it meant) worldwide whose long life spans have sparked a lot of studies into how we can all achieve the longest life possible....

But there may be times where you feel alone and depressed — just about everyone has spells like that, or is strong enough to admit it. It’s not easy to talk about, but loneliness, feeling unwanted, and even self-hate from time to time is extremely common. If your hermiting drags on for weeks, you’ll want the help of healthcare experts, but if it’s not so severe and happens on occasion, here’s some vibrant and practical suggestions for you:...

You blame it on your task list. It seems very doable when you first look at it in the morning, but when it’s afternoon, the amount of tasks is far from decreasing. Instead, it stays the same or even increases – no matter how hard you work. You wonder if there is a way out of this situation and I’m happy to say that yes, there is! The solutions may sound simple, but you need to adjust your working habits a bit and make a list that is doable until they work....

1. Make time for it. Yes, it’s that simple. If you want to read, just make time in your day for it. You don’t have to spend hours turning pages; even a short chapter a night is fine. You’ve just got to fit reading into your day. Associating your reading time with relaxation will make it more appealing, and you might find yourself craving a book instead of television as a way to veg out....

Vacations are a fantastic experience; creating happiness, strengthening family bonds and forming wonderful memories you can treasure for the rest of your life. That said, the team over on Happify have created a list of ways to make vacations even better. Their number one tip to take away is: book early! As with almost everything in life, organising and preparing beforehand makes everything better, and in this case booking early reduces stress and increases your anticipation....

Fortunately, with only a tiny bit of extra effort you will be able to squeeze far more out of your shopping budget. Here’s how you do it. 1. Getting Started There are a couple of important things to notice about this page that will help you save more cash in the coming steps: The List Price is $29.99 but we can buy it now for $17.84 It is also available New from $13....

The Stack Method is one way to do this. Once you understand it, you too can learn how to pay off debt fast. What Is the Stack Method? The Stack Method, often referred to as “debt stacking,” requires making a list of all your sources of debt, starting with the debts that incur the highest interest. Then, you make the minimum payments for each source of debt, but when any extra money comes your way, you throw it at the debt at the top of the list....