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Archive for November, 2010
“When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it” — Edgar Watson Howe
How to be Smarter: Have you ever heard your boss complain? Maybe not. Have you ever heard your boss’s boss complain? Probably not. What about the CEO of your company? Definitely not. The farther up the chain of command you go, the less you hear complaining because it’s the people with the best attitudes that [...]
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“Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways” — Stephen Vincent Benet
How to be Smarter: Sometimes we become so afraid of trying something new, we tell ourselves trying something small that is new will build up our confidence to try something big. But I really believe that it is the act of making that one big change that can give you the courage to not only [...]
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“Those who wish to sing, always find a song” — Swedish Proverb
How to be Smarter: To increase the chances of your wallet being returned if you lose it, have a photograph of a baby in it (Source). How to be Prettier: Having white teeth is one of the quickest ways to appear more pulled-together and youthful. To help your teeth appear whiter, use a lipstick or lip gloss [...]
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“And thank you for a house full of people I love. Amen” — Terri Guillemets
Happy Thanksgiving!
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“You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was” — Abraham Lincoln
How to be Smarter: When someone posts big news via their Facebook status (“I’m engaged!,” “I got into my dream school!”), instead of responding to that status, write an individual comment congratulating them on their wall. That way when everyone else comments on their status, you will not get 35 notification messages. How to be Prettier: [...]
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“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock” — Benjamin Franklin
How to be Smarter: Marriage secrets from two different perspectives; good article to discuss with girlfriends. How to be Prettier: Occasionally when you and a friend go together to get your nails done, let them chose the color you will wear. They might choose a color you had never considered that looks great, and even [...]
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“Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?” — George Gobel
How to be Smarter: Keep your resume fresh by updating it every few months, even if you are not currently looking for a new job. It’s easier to update your resume while you are doing the job each day and your tasks are fresh in your mind, as opposed to after you leave. A good [...]
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“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken” — Warren Buffett
How to be Smarter: Eight baby-steps equals one big step; remember to chose each baby-step strategically so that it is going in the direction you want the big step to head off into. How to be Prettier: Keeping your tall leather riding boots shiny and clean makes any pair you own, regardless of price point, [...]
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“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans” — Kahlil Gibran
How to be Smarter: An easy way to convert webpages to PDFs. How to be Prettier: Lively tortilla warmers, great to perk up your kitchen or to give as a gift to a chef-inclined friend. How to be (less) Awkward: Sometimes at work you need to speak loudly to be heard; sometimes in relationships you need [...]
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“A man gives many question marks, however, a woman is a whole mystery” — Diana Stürm
How to be Smarter: If you can’t figure out what you would like to do for a career, pretend you are introducing yourself at a party. Do you want to say “Hi, I’m Molly and I’m a teacher”? “Hi, I’m Molly and I’m a dentist?” or something else? Practice a few different ones; which one [...]
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“My mother is a poem I’ll never be able to write, though everything I write is a poem to my mother” — Sharon Doubiago
How to be Smarter: A book I recommend to get some new ideas flowing in your head: Four Hour Workweek. How to be Prettier: A really soothing brand of end-of-the day facewipes that are less irritating for the winter. Use only half of a wipe at a time to make the package last longer. How [...]
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“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure” — Earl Wilson
How to be Smarter: A truth: there are more resources available to help you than you can believe, and more people willing to help you than you can believe. How to be Prettier: I have three holiday parties to go to the first week of December; with the exception of my date, there will be [...]
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“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
How to be Smarter: “To illustrate” is a nice alternative to “for example” in school papers. How to be Prettier: How you feel you look affects your whole day. Five extra minutes in the morning–just five–spent arranging your hair or whitening your teeth or doing your eye makeup–can change the course of your whole day. Spend [...]
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“Other things are just food. But chocolate’s chocolate” – Patrick Skene Catling
How to be Smarter: If you are supportive of the people in your life when they need it, they will be supportive of you when you need it. Build your support network on good days so it is available for you on bad days. How to be Prettier: My absolute favorite winter hydrating mask, which also happens to [...]
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“Moving on is a simple thing; what it leaves behind is hard” — Dave Mustaine
How to be Smarter: If you start the month by doing the hardest thing on your to-do list, the month can only get easier after it is completed. How to be Prettier: A short NY Times piece about the positive effect of wearing red for a first date or in an online dating photo. How to be [...]
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“You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them making a nest in your hair” — Chinese Proverb
How to be Smarter: In relationships, the ability to factor the other person’s interests and personality into your own idea of the future, without causing problems in the present, is important. If you have spent your whole life imagining being with a laid-back reader, and you fall in love with an outgoing hiker, you don’t need to pout [...]
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“Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess” — Samuel Johnson
How to be Smarter: In every way I can think of, succeeding is less about being the absolute best of the bunch, and more about being the one that absolutely doesn’t give up. Lots of people can say they stayed up late and saw the stars, but a much, much smaller number of people can say they fought [...]
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“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, ‘You mean they forget?’” — Howard Ikemoto
How to be Smarter: Next time you’re running errands, buy a sheet of stamps and keep it in your wallet. You probably use stamps more often than you realize, and it’s an inconvenience to always be hunting around for them when you want to mail just one letter. Plus, every time you are with someone and they [...]
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