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Rearranging and moving piles occasionally doesn’t count. Neither does clearing off your desk, if you swipe the mess into a bin, or a desk drawer. A relatively neat and orderly office space clears the way for higher productivity and less wasted time. Organizing your office doesn’t have to take days, it can be done a little at a time. In fact, maintaining an organized office is much more effective if you treat it like an on-going project, instead of a massive assault....

1. Action-Oriented The people who wish to achieve something are always action-oriented. When they feel like work needs to be done, they do it without asking too many questions and ensure that the work is done on time.[1] Driven by the outcome and the determination always to keep moving, high achievers try to figure out all the possible solutions for their work beforehand. They may not ever get it right, but they will keep trying until they do....

Although we are constantly worried about our own problems, bills, or the way people think of us, making someone else smile or improving their day through a simple act of kindness can completely turn your mood around, too. What’s better? These kind, positive actions aren’t that hard to do, nor do they take that much time from our busy, frantic lives. Here are 15 super simple, fun ways to make other smile....

1. Bloody Orange Sunrise Despite the name, this is so much more than your standard fruity cocktail. The olive brine and spice in particular immediately transforms it from a first year sorority drink to a classy post-work beverage. 2. Heart Of Stone Daiquiri For those of you currently living through a Spring that is behaving like Winter, this is the cocktail for you. It combines the warm weather vibes of a daiquiri with winter staples such as sherry....

But, apart from considering its benefits in daily lives, there are other aspects that should be taken into consideration. These attributes are as follows: Milk is not much effective as expected There is a study conducted in Sweden that suggests milk usage or consumption is not influential in protecting bones from fracture. It has also not been found very efficient in reducing the risk of heart diseases and at the same time women could suffer more hip fractures as compared to man if they consume more than normal consumption....

1. Chart your own course Millions of children have parents infected with HIV. I should know; I was one of them. My father lost his battle. Many people may assume this tragedy would ruin a child, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Take the story of Liz Murray, whose parents were addicts and whose HIV-infected mother sold their church-donated thanksgiving turkey to score a hit of coke. Liz was bullied for being homeless, smelly, and lice-ridden....

1. You follow your heart You don’t care about what people say. You love the adventure, the risk, and the fire of life. You want to have a taste of new things and nobody can stop you. 2. You live in the moment It is not about making plans for retirement or seeking to get stuck in a particular place. You live in the moment. You are in the present and not in the future....

1. The Shiny New Thing There will always be a newer, better, more expensive version of everything you own. Does your cell phone, laptop, or video game console get the job done? If so, get over it and be happy with what you have. Life should be full of experiences (not things). 2. Ancient Artifacts How many toys do your children actually play with? How much of your stuff do you actually use?...

1. When They Hate The People You Hate Your best friend hates your ex and your old boss. Why? Because they upset you. They haven’t actually met either of these people, but anyone who upsets you is no friend of theirs. 2. When They Let You Talk For Hours About Your Crush You are forever thankful to your best friend for all of the hours they have sat there in silence while you ramble on about coffee shop guy and all of his great traits – like how he has a Greenpeace badge on his backpack....

1. Pallet Herb Garden Pallets can be found all over and are literally thrown away by businesses everyday. A great way to recycle old pallets is to attach terra cotta pots to them and make them into a rustic pallet herb garden. Be sure to research whether the type of herbs you want to grow require a lot of sun or prefer shade and plan accordingly. Creativity is your best friend, design your pallet garden any way you see fit....

1. Drop the 9-to-5 Schedule It’s no longer news that the traditional 9-to-5 workday is not the optimal productivity time span. Depending on your personality type, habits, and lifestyle you might prefer to work from 6 a.m. till lunch or pop in after noon and be the last one to leave. Do the most challenging tasks during your most productive hours and schedule meetings and routine tasks for that time of the day when you start feeling low....

1. The Tea Ceremony Scam You’re walking in people’s square looking at all the impressive architecture, it’s your second or third day in Shanghai, China, your friends have warned you already that it’s not as safe as you might think, and just when you see everyone has their unfriendly face on, a Chinese girl approaches you and asks you to take a picture of her friends, an exchange of thanks and a strike for small talk, but when you walk away, they ask you to join them on their tea ceremony as they are university students coming to Shanghai from another city....

By setting workplace goals, you can intentionally work towards getting noticed, which will propel you towards getting your dream job. After of course after setting the right goals, you need to know how to achieve them — and this is what you can learn from the Make It Happen Handbook. Get it and find out how to stick to your goals. To not settle for mediocrity or anonymity, start achieving your goals and stand out from the crowd....

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, approximately 21% of employees work from home on an average day. I’m sure a significant proportion of these people are mothers who are taking care of their children simultaneously. It can be hard to juggle so many responsibilities, but the key to making it work is finding a job with the perfect fit – one that has built-in flexibility, reasonable compensation and engages all of your greatest strengths....

When it comes to hairstyles for men, there are 2 main styling trends: textured and natural look. The textured looks are good at giving a defined look to the different segments to the hair that are in pomp, spikes, or crops. The natural looks are good for controlling the flow and movement of the hair. Here are some of the men’s haircuts that are trending in 2016. 1. Textured Hair for Medium Length with A Step You can get a smooth transition with a fade but by adding a step to the haircut adds a bold look as well....

To say that eating too well can be unhealthy? A Colorado-licensed physician and a national-level expert on alternative medicine, Steven Bratman, M.D., determined that some of his patients were so obsessed with healthy diets that he thought they had eating disorders. So, in 1997, he coined the term orthorexia nervosa, meaning “righteous eating.” Isn’t that term laughable? Maybe Big Food swayed him to mock, discredit, and obscure health-conscious people just like you....

Many others from Shakespeare’s time through to the early 20th century have fallen out of common usage, and we are undoubtedly the poorer for it. Here are 20 words that could only serve to add a bit more colour to our daily lives if they happened to come back into regular use. 1. Bunbury noun An imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose, especially to visit a place....

This is the time to take charge of your life, to make opportunity rather than wait around for it. But how do you make the best of these ten years and achieve as much as you possibly can, when just yesterday, you Google searched “help my student loans are killing me”? Sadly, there isn’t an instruction manual to making the best of your 20s (unless you count Google), but we do have plenty of parents, teachers and colleagues who have handed down their wisdom and advice over the years....

1. You don’t have everything figured out I want to remind you of this again. I used to feel so much pressure to figure it all out. We can be so hard on ourselves when we don’t believe we are living the life we are expected to live. Give yourself a break. 2. You don’t have as many friends as before As you progress through your 20s, you just won’t have as many friends as you used to....

Stock up your fridge with chicken or tuna sandwiches, soups, salads, kale chips (low calorie), dips and homemade tortillas, and a packet of walnuts and almonds. This will prevent the early morning rush and the lazy tendency to skip breakfast. Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you shouldn’t skip it altogether. Divide your breakfast into pre-gym meal and post-gym meal. Pre-Workout Snacks These snacks shouldn’t be too heavy on the stomach....