How to be Smarter: Anyone part of the blogging community, or wants to know more about social media to distinguish their resume, should read Tara Hunt’s The Whuffie Factor. How to be Prettier: Perfume is an investment; a nice bottle of perfume is expensive, but if only used a bit at a time it will [...]
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How to be Smarter: I found this an extremely well-thought out, short but useful guide to Twitter: click here. How to be Prettier: Don’t wear a size 8 if you are a size 10. How to be (less) Awkward: If you’re buying awkward things (tampons, feminine items, 2-for-1 candy bar specials, etc) at the nearest [...]
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How to be Smarter: Things that you write down as a goal tend to come true faster than things you just think/wish about coming true. How to be Prettier: Swap the morning coffee for an apple. It will save your teeth from getting coffee stains, and an apple can wake up just as much as [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you get 1 percent better each day then you were the previous day, by the end of the year, you will be three times better than where you started. How to be Prettier: Ciao Bella’s Sicilian Blood Orange Sherbet is fat free and low in calories. Bonus: I like it so much, [...]
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How to be Smarter: Fill negative space when taking pictures, and also fill negative space in your life (with something not involving reality television). How to be Prettier: Use tubes of lotions and beauty products is better than tubs because tubs are breeding grounds for bacteria from your hands. How to be (less) Awkward: Keep your mouth [...]
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How to be Smarter: Get some lovely inspirational fashion ideas from this website: http://www.broadwayvogue.com/ How to be Prettier: If you run out of shaving cream while shaving your legs, use shampoo. How to be (less) Awkward: Very few things, with the exception of having children, are permanent. Forget this fact when times are good, and [...]
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How to be Smarter: After a breakup, mandatory 3 days of no dramatic texting, rambling emails, or drunken calling. Number is out of your phone until you have a clearer head. How to be Prettier: Waiting a few days between shaving your legs makes them smoother when you actually do. How to be (less) Awkward: [...]
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How to be Smarter: You don’t have to be successful to be interesting, but in order to be successful, you must be interesting. How to be Prettier: Break up with white bread; start dating multigrain. How to be (less) Awkward: No one is important enough to send an email that is entirely in caps. And [...]
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How to be Smarter: People get a maximum of two hours to respond to text messages if sent during the normal day; if sent past 11, they have until the next morning to respond. Harassing someone’s inbox because they didn’t reply quick enough is too much too soon and will scare more people (boys) away. [...]
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How to be Smarter: “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. How to be Prettier: Ray Bans are coming back hard. Love [...]
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How to be Smarter: Humans need structure; try to create routines that provide a sense of stability to your day. This is especially important if you are in freelance work/a profession where the majority of your day is unstructured. How to be Prettier: Sparkle when the light hits you, both metaphorically and physically–you need a hint of [...]
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How to be Smarter: You honestly have to know the difference between these two, regardless of your geek status. Click here How to be Prettier: I hate drinking lots of water but I know I’m suppose to. One little thing I do to get more water in me is I always fill my cup with ice all the way [...]
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How to be Smarter: Bikram yoga is life changing. You need a life change. Do hot yoga for a hot ass. How to be Prettier: If you are a small person, you must carry a small bag. If you are big person, you can get away with a larger bag. Keep things in proportion. How [...]
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How to be Smarter: Spend ten minutes a day doing something that will help you reach your ultimate goal. Ten minutes a day writing your novel; ten minutes a day doing jumping jacks; ten minutes a day researching better career options. Time adds up in a real, quantifiable way. How to be Prettier: A lot [...]
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How to be Smarter: Don’t change your resume; change your life and your resume will follow. How to be Prettier: Embellished headbands are the future. Click here How to be (less) Awkward: If you’re riding in a cab and you’re not thinking totally clearly, put the cab ID number in your phone. If you forget something [...]
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How to be Smarter: Clutter isn’t about too much stuff; its about being indecisive about what you really need in your life. This applies to both physical and mental clutter. How to be Prettier: Use white eyeliner on the inside tips of your eyes to make your eyes appear bigger. How to be (less) Awkward: When [...]
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How to be Smarter: Wash dark jeans inside out so their dye doesn’t fade or run. How to be Prettier: Personalize your stationary; I like this site: www.palmtreepapers.com How to be (less) Awkward: On a similar stationary note; email thank you are not acceptable. A handwritten note says you took the time to dig around your [...]
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How to be Smarter: After a class ends, stay in contact with the professor via email or the occasional stop by their office–you will need references for grad school later on. How to be Prettier: Put a dash of baby powder if your hair if its oily and you don’t have time to wash it. [...]
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