links for 2007-07-31
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007-
At times it can be somewhat enjoyable giving someone the short end and letting them know how little you think of them. However, this is never productive or beneficial. You might just cause more trouble than it’s worth.
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You can only learn so much alone, and I’m sure you’re aware of the benefits of learning from others. Being able to distinguish the ‘good from bad’ amongst a group of people will help in building a suitable network, or making a fun night.
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Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits. Here are 10 habits you should set aside right away to free yourself from the many problems ea
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Psychology often confirms our intuitions about how our minds work, but it offers quite a few surprises as well. Although some psychology buff’s will have heard a few of these before, here’s a list of quirks in your brain you probably didn’t realize
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By continuing to exercise the brain through reading and academic puzzles anyone can increase and maintain their brain power, even if they aren’t your average genius.
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There is a common thread to all self help books. Instead of having to fork out hard earned cash to hear the same message again and again - why not just follow the tips listed below and it will save you time and money.
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Being kind to yourself is an essential part to building self esteem. Here are fifty suggestions for self nurturing activities. Try and do one every day!
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Lazy does not mean you languish. How can you leverage your laziness into graceful productivity?
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there are Four Fantastic Phrases you should know. Four simple things to say that make work a lot more fun. Four phrases whose absence is guaranteed to make work absolutely miserable.
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For me, procrastination is just another tool I use. A way to recharge and get ideas. The important thing is to procrastinate effectively.
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In fact, your lunch hour should be the least “productive” moment in your day. Lunch is a micro-vacation from work. It should be relaxed, pleasurable, and enjoyable.
If your lunch hour only lasts a mere 20 minutes—or just doesn’t exist anymore
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I got my desk organized, and have been miraculously keeping it clean for the past three months. Here’s how:
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Hobbies can allow you to be the person you were meant to be and give perspective to your life. It can remind you on a regular basis - life is not always about work. Find your passion and your hobby today and you will find happiness!
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Search inventory of your local Borders, and reserve books for pickup
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YAML(tm) (rhymes with “camel”) is a straightforward machine parsable data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages such as Perl and Python. YAML is optimized for data serialization, configuration setting
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This wiki is the central repository for learning, developing and testing YAML.
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RubyForge is a home for open source Ruby projects
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A comprehensive guide to finding, creating and using Ruby resources called gems.
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Gnome-schedule is a graphical user interface to ‘crontab’ and ‘at’, both used to schedule tasks. It supports periodical tasks and tasks that happens once in the future. Gnome-schedule also supports titles and icons for your tasks so that they are
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Extra time comes to those who make it.
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No matter what the situation is though, if you don’t try, you have no chance of succeeding. Most of the time (like asking for a date), there is only a very small penalty for failure anyway. So why not give it a try?
