How to be Smarter: “Tea deserves special mention on any list of the world’s healthiest foods. The second most widely consumed beverage in the world (after water), all forms of tea (black, oolong, white, green and the newer Yerba Matte) are loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.” (Source: “Healthiest Foods on Earth,” msn.com). How to be [...]
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How to be Smarter: Fun fact to chew on: “McDonald’s has made more millionaires, and especially black and Hispanic millionaires, than any other economic entity ever, anywhere” (source: Washington Post). How to be Prettier: If you eat too much for dinner, it is a salad for lunch the next day. Simplest diet plan I know; [...]
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How to be Smarter: There is a lot of emphasis in America on what you do for a job and the way you earn money. But don’t confuse what you do to make money with what you do to make you happy, and don’t let your answer to the question “where do you work?” or [...]
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How to be Smarter: The book “Ignore Everybody (and 39 Other Keys to Creativity)” was written by a fellow blogger, Hugh MacLeod. I highly recommend. How to be Prettier: The only tip I have for sticking to a workout is buying an ipod and filling it with the kind of songs that you love, [...]
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How to be Smarter: You know how at work, sometimes people send you emails that are complimentary? You send your boss an update about a project, and he responds with “Great work on this. Keep it up,” or a client tell you she appreciates your “diligent follow-up”? Save those emails in a folder in your [...]
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How to be Smarter: Eating ginger snaps cuts down on being carsick. How to be Prettier: I wear this purse with my solid colored dresses and tops because I think it spices up the outfit. How to be (less) Awkward: When traveling on the train or the commuter rail, stay in your seat until the [...]
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How to be Smarter: Never miss a good movie scene. How to be Prettier: Point your chin slightly down in pictures–it makes your eyes look bigger. How to be (less) Awkward: People who throw trash on the ground are litterbugs. What they are saying through their actions is “I have this beautiful thing that I’m [...]
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How to be Smarter: Learn how to get by on less sleep, and do something productive with the time you spend awake. I can cut my sleep down from 7 hours to 5.5 hours by having one extra cup of coffee in the morning, and I spend that 1.5 hours working on other fun projects [...]
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How to be Smarter: Fallen Princesses: I love the way these photos made me think. How to be Prettier: I think dresses that fall just below the knee tend to shorten most girls’ legs in an unflattering way. How to be (less) Awkward: I hope you never get punched in the face at a bar. [...]
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How to be Smarter: People are more likely to click links in emails/blogs if they are in green. How to be Prettier: I have a theory that your life is better if you can look down at your toes peeking out from under the covers and they are painted a color that makes you happy. [...]
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How to be Smarter: I feel like the outcome of tests like these are less important than answering the questions and thinking about the way you react to life. Knowing yourself, your real self, is more important than knowing lots of other things you learned in school. How to be Prettier: I do love jungle [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you’re riding in cars with your mom and buckling up, then when you take a cab and a perfect stranger drives you, you better be buckling your seatbelt. How to be Prettier: Collar-less jackets look good on everyone. Less stuff around your neckline let’s people focus on your pretty face. [...]
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How to be Smarter: Nobody that loves you for keeps will ever give you an ultimatum. If the choice is ever “xyz or me,” choose the xyz. People that want to stay in your life will never give you a choice to let them leave. How to be Prettier: Whitening toothpaste, whitening floss. At least [...]
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How to be Smarter: On Saturday morning, I had the pleasure of drinking coffee and eating a bagel with Lisa Barham, who writes one of my favorite series about, among other things, fashion forecasting (www.agirllikemoi.com). Lisa said one of my new favorite quotes to reference, “we are not one-dimensional.” She said it after I explained [...]
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How to be Smarter: Life is long (if you are lucky); there will be people you meet that aren’t very fun that life forces you to be involved with on a regular basis. Try to find one thing about this type of non-fun people that is okay, maybe even tolerable, and focus on that thing. [...]
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How to be Smarter: If a boy likes you, he will return your missed calls, even if you didn’t leave a voicemail. How to be Prettier: Ruffles, ruffles, ruffles, for the end of summer/start of fall season. On everything–from boots to bathing suits to work skirts. How to be (less) Awkward: Have a bad memory with bad [...]
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