Friday, June 29, 2012

How To Stay Productive After Work


After a long, hard day at work, the last thing many of us want to do is go home, buckle down, and go to work on something else. It can be tempting to just fall down on the couch, order a pizza, and then stumble off to bed, but doing that means you never use your free time to learn a new language, read a good book, start your own blog, or work on any of the personal projects that you're passionate about. So how do you resist the temptation to do nothing when you're not working? Here are some tips.
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What to Cook When It's Too Hot to Cook

It's hard to get up the willpower to walk into the kitchen on a hot summer day. Just preheating an oven can feel like you're upping the temperature in the house by 10 degrees. You probably can't go out to eat at an air conditioned restaurant seven nights a week, but you use a few different cooking methods to keep the heat in your house down and still fill yourself with tasty grub.
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If You Only Do One Type of Weight Training, Do Squats

Not everyone has a ton of time or interest for weight training. However, The New York Times suggests that the one exercise everyone should work into their daily routine is squats. Read More at Lifehacker

This Altoids Tin First Aid Kit Is Packed with Bandages and Fits in Your Pocket [First Aid]

There's something to be said for having a first aid kit at the ready wherever you go. I used to slip a few bandages in my wallet just in case, but this Altoids tin first aid kit has enough bandages inside to patch up the cuts and bruises you might get during your average day (and then some!)
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Comparing the best ways to store your photos online

If you're like many others (including me), you habitually turn to Facebook for sharing photos online. Arguably, that's perfectly fine -- after all, your photos are not only stored in a place you access often, but are quickly shared with friends and family who use the social network (so, basically, everyone).
The downside? Facebook doesn't offer much beyond tagging, likes, and comments. What if you want to order prints? Or search for photos by date, name, or tag? Most importantly: What happens when you get sick of Facebook and cancel your account?
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