A quick Web search will turn up hundreds of different methods for cleaning your jewelry—like using toothpaste to make diamonds sparkle, beer to shine gold and ketchup to polish silver. These a   Read more >>

When I was little, Christmas at my house was about having cinnamon buns and bacon for breakfast, playing our favorite holiday records, and squealing with delight during gift exchanges. But the day h   Read more >>

Whether making your own lens hood to create custom bokeh, breathing like a sniper to get a blur-free photo, or angling your body to look the best in pictures, we shared some great photography hacks   Read more >>

While we’re not advising people to use anything we say here, and actually hit the streets like some comic book vigilante, we’re going to show what methods, techniques, courses, etc., it   Read more >>

Now that it’s starting to get chilly (or already has, depending on where you live), it’s time to switch gears, pull out the extra blankets, and figure out how to keep your money from flying away w   Read more >>

I know everybody says this, but I have the worst driver’s license picture ever. Thanks to a 100-degree day in July and a three-hour wait at the DMV, this is what I present to bouncers and cashiers   Read more >>

Summer was coming to a close and I was determined to wring every last day out of it. Four weeks in Montana spent rafting, hiking, biking, camping, boating, and fishing only left me wanting more and   Read more >>

Coaching is usually about ‘the big change’: generating significant new business strategies or leadership behaviours. But along the way there are dozens of small adjustments that make a big differe   Read more >>

My Head Hurts…While the subject of “Personal Reality” might seem somewhat esoteric, philosophical and even confusing to some, it’s something that’s not only relevant to every one of us, but als   Read more >>

Time to Make WavesIn part one of this post we discussed the tendency some of us have to allow situations, circumstances, events and even other people to control our lives; in essence, giving away ou   Read more >>

Have you ever seen bamboo shoots in a storm? I have. I remember huddling in a hut in Thailand watching a raging typhoon sweep through the mountains. The clump of bamboo outside the window was complete   Read more >>

It is widely known that the brain perceives information before it reaches a person’s awareness. But until now, there was little way to determine what specific mental tasks were taking place prior t   Read more >>

Give Your Brain a Boost

Can't remember where you put your glasses? Blanked on your new colleague's name? "Forgetting these types of things is a sign of how busy we are," says Zaldy S. Tan, MD, di   Read more >>

What would you do if you found a wallet on the street? Leave it? Take it to a police station? Post it back to the owner? Keep it, even?The answer, scientists have found, depends rather more on evolu   Read more >>

How many times have you sat in rage-inducing, morning rush hour traffic, cursing your boss for making you come in early to finish that report, when clearly you would have already had the report fini   Read more >>

Very few people can claim that they have achieved all that they are capable of. In the Western world most of us do moderately well. We get an education and a succession of jobs; we have some relatio   Read more >>

What can you do to recall your dreams more often and interpret them more clearly? The experts offer these tips:1. Incubate an idea. Before you go to sleep, consciously think about a topic or a perso   Read more >>

How many times have you been bored rigid by conference speakers?How can you make sure that your presentations engage and interest your audience? How can you really get your message across?Here are s   Read more >>

If you’re tired all the time, a change in what you eat (diet) or what you do all day (activity pattern) may be all you need to turn things around 180°.You won’t be able to do everything on this l   Read more >>

 You’ve read a bunch of different productivity posts, blogs, books, and magazine articles — admit it — and yet it’s always so complicated. You just want to accomplish great things, without all th   Read more >>