mind hacks
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The 40/30/30 Rule Preps You For The Game Of Life
5:40AM Lisa Hoover | When you’ve placed yourself physically where you need to be, kept at something past your initial doubts and taken a risk at failing, you’re running at 100 per cent. Thinking of challenges that way — 40/30/30 — is a great motivational tool. More »
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Do Quick Calculations With Mental Shortcuts
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Even in an age where everyone has a calculator application on their mobile phone it’s a handy trick to be able to calculate in your head. Use these calculation shortcuts to crunch numbers with ease. More »
Money
Make Yourself Save Money With Automated Text Messages
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | If your parents sent you regular SMS messages about your long-term savings goals, you’d probably save more money, even with the therapy bills. That’s because economists believe regular, positive reinforcement via mobile phone can actually boost your will to save money. More »
Money
Artificially Limit Options To Make Choosing Pain Free
1:45AM Jason Fitzpatrick | With the vast number of choices available to the modern consumer it’s amazing more of us aren’t paralysed by the multitude of choices before us. Having trouble choosing? It’s time to artificially limit your choices. More »
Fix
Crush Virtual Cigarettes To Increase Chances Of Quitting
2:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | When it comes to quitting addictions, it’s not only a physical battle, but a mental one as well. Researchers are trying to help smokers who want to kick the habit, and they’ve turned to virtual cigarette crushing to do it—and apparently it’s helping a lot. More »
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A Clean (Smelling) Workplace Increases Fairness And Generosity
2:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | We like the smell of a clean home or workplace as much as the next person, but a recent study shows people are consistently more fair and generous when introduced to the smell of a clean environment. Specifically those containing Windex. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | Reams of information shooting at us via searches, social networks and email often make it hard to tell whether information is accurate. Expat Aussie writer and intellectual Clive James offers a thought-provoking summary on BBC News on why scepticism remains a useful value on nearly every occasion. More »
Clive James On The Value Of Scepticism
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Reams of information shooting at us via searches, social networks and email often make it hard to tell whether information is accurate. Expat Aussie writer and intellectual Clive James offers a thought-provoking summary on BBC News on why scepticism remains a useful value on nearly every occasion. More »
Organise
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Tweak your workflow and inboxes all you want, but your mental memory might always be the weakest link in your day-to-day life. These 10 tools take some work off your brain and prevent a few forehead slaps. More »
Top 10 Reminder Tools For Forgetful Minds
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Tweak your workflow and inboxes all you want, but your mental memory might always be the weakest link in your day-to-day life. These 10 tools take some work off your brain and prevent a few forehead slaps. More »
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The Pomodoro Technique Fights Deadline Anxiety With A Timer
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | We’ve known for some time that working with timers can get help procrastinators jump past those imposing first steps. The Pomodoro Technique takes that further, offering a cyclical system aimed to beat deadline-related anxiety. More »
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