self help
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The Art Of Doing Nothing
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Before the summer slips away, make sure you devote some time to do… nothing. “Dolce far niente” is Italian for “the sweetness of doing absolutely nothing”. According to good old Google: pleasant idleness. My translation? A perfect summer day. Leave it to the Italians and the art of doing nada. Have you noticed how scheduling…
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8 Great TED Talks That Give Really Good Advice
Listen, laugh, learn, and be amused…tune into these favorite TED talks for inspiration and information. Every few weeks I find that I need to expand my intellect beyond what my daily routine requires. So I turn to TED talks. If picked carefully, these talks are usually short (under 10 minutes), and they condense ideas big…
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Are You a Procrastinator? Especially When It Comes to Cleaning for Pesach? We Know Why.
4 reasons you might procrastinate…and how you can get that motivation to get going. Pesach is definitely coming, and Pesach waits for no woman! It’s a fact on the calendar and it’s approaching faster than it’s possible to believe time can move. How can that be? It seems like just yesterday it was Tu B’Shvat.…
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Listening Is a Dying Art. Let’s Revive It.
If you want to be a good friend, listen completely.“I never learned anything while I was talking.” —Larry King It’s one of my favorite quotes of all time and something I strive to remember, each and every day. Every person has a story to tell. A thought. A bit of advice. Every person and every…
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10 Things to Say to Yourself (or think about) When You’re Overwhelmed
Life gets stressful. And often, no one can help us deal with that stress but ourselves. No one wants to hear, “You are too blessed to be stressed.” Those words are rarely helpful. Yet times do get stressful. Police stops you while the kids are crying. One of them needs to use the bathroom, and…
Filed under: Living
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