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		<title>The 40/30/30 Rule Preps You For The Game Of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;ve placed yourself physically where you need to be, kept at something past your initial doubts and taken a risk at failing, you&#8217;re running at 100 per cent. Thinking of challenges that way &#8212; 40/30/30 &#8212; is a great motivational tool.
Photo by martinhoward.
Financial blogger Trent Hamm at The Simple Dollar breaks it down:
 &#8220;What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Quick Calculations With Mental Shortcuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in an age where everyone has a calculator application on their mobile phone it&#8217;s a handy trick to be able to calculate in your head. Use these calculation shortcuts to crunch numbers with ease.
Photo by jekert qwapo.
Over at the Wired How-To Wiki they&#8217;ve started a list of shortcuts and tricks for calculating larger numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Yourself Save Money With Automated Text Messages</title>
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		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/make-yourself-save-money-with-automated-text-messages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your parents sent you regular SMS messages about your long-term savings goals, you&#8217;d probably save more money, even with the therapy bills. That&#8217;s because economists believe regular, positive reinforcement via mobile phone can actually boost your will to save money.
Four economists teamed up with local banks in the Philippines, Peru and Bolivia, sending regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artificially Limit Options To Make Choosing Pain Free</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/artificially-limit-options-to-make-choosing-pain-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/artificially-limit-options-to-make-choosing-pain-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the vast number of choices available to the modern consumer it&#8217;s amazing more of us aren&#8217;t paralysed by the multitude of choices before us. Having trouble choosing? It&#8217;s time to artificially limit your choices. 
Photo by Dsander.
At the frugality and finance blog Get Rich Slowly they&#8217;re reviewing the book The Paradox of Choice by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crush Virtual Cigarettes To Increase Chances Of Quitting</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/crush-virtual-cigarettes-to-increase-chances-of-quitting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/crush-virtual-cigarettes-to-increase-chances-of-quitting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Rae Trover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind hacks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ When it comes to quitting addictions, it&#8217;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&#8217;ve turned to virtual cigarette crushing to do it&#8212;and apparently it&#8217;s helping a lot.
From web site Science Daily:
 In a computer-generated virtual reality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Clean (Smelling) Workplace Increases Fairness And Generosity</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/a-clean-smelling-workplace-increases-fairness-and-generosity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/a-clean-smelling-workplace-increases-fairness-and-generosity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Rae Trover</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[office culture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=344671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 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.
Photo by Windex
Brigham Young University professor Katie Liljenquist and a small team of researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clive James On The Value Of Scepticism</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/clive-james-on-the-value-of-scepticism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/clive-james-on-the-value-of-scepticism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.
Picture by ronhogan
In typically discursive fashion, James addresses the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Reminder Tools For Forgetful Minds</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/top-10-reminder-tools-for-forgetful-minds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/top-10-reminder-tools-for-forgetful-minds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifehacker top 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=343531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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.
Photo by cogdogblog.
Note: We&#8217;ve previously listed some whole-brain, memory-boosting tips and systems in our Top 10 Memory Hacks. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pomodoro Technique Fights Deadline Anxiety With A Timer</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/the-pomodoro-technique-fights-deadline-anxiety-with-a-timer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/the-pomodoro-technique-fights-deadline-anxiety-with-a-timer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind hacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procrastination]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=343466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;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.
Francesco Cirillo crafted the Pomodoro Technique in 1992, as a personal system to get more studying done. He tweaked it a bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think Your Way To Sharper TV Picture Quality</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/think-your-way-to-sharper-tv-picture-quality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/think-your-way-to-sharper-tv-picture-quality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azadeh Ensha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t have the money to shell out for a new HDTV? No problem. A new study says that simply shifting your expectations concerning picture quality can help enhance your viewing experience &#8212; if self-deception is something you can accomplish easily enough.
Photo by Mike Babcock.
A Dutch study wanted to see if simply being told that you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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