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Have you ever had the feeling that time runs out so fast and you can’t finish everything on time? Or sometimes you have a super long to-do list and you have no idea where to start with? You’re not alone. Fortunately there are a lot of time management tools that can help. And we’ve also prepared some practical time management tips plus some common mistakes people make . Time management tools Toggl : Keep track of your time Forget about the traditional timesheet. Toggl is the best tool for you to keep track of your time spent on different tasks. It consists of a timer and a dashboard which gives you an overview of how much time you have spent for different tasks in the past week. Panda Focus Mode : Stay Focused On Your Tasks Panda Focus Mode is an extension for you to stay focused on your daily tasks. You can simply enter your tasks to be finished on the day and then whenever you open a new tab, you will immediately see them as a reminder. Hocus Focus : Hide your inactive wi...

Many people think that IQ is the most important factor that determines if one would be successful or not. Researchers have found something different. They did a 30-year study [1] on 1000 children and found that cognitive control is a more reliable predictor of success than IQ . Having better cognitive control means they have the ability to delay gratification in pursuit of their goals and to keep their focus. What’s the implication? Successful people aren’t smarter than most people. They’re just better setting goals and achieving them So how to set goals well? How to set them in a way that you won’t forget them so easily after a month or some years? The ultimate guide to goal setting Here are the steps: Step 1. Don’t set small goals. Set long term goals FIRST It’s so easy to set a long list of small goals like “Visit Asia.” “Learn to ski.” “Find a new job.” Human tends to seek for an easier path. And it feels good to write a long list even if you won’t be able to finis...

Breaking up with someone you love so much is always hard. How many sleepless nights have you been through since the day you said goodbye? How many painful days have you been through since the day you fell apart? How long have you been trapped in the past and unable to move on? You want to forget. And you want to forgive. But it you just can’t. You thought you had forgotten the best memories of the past. But whenever you walk past the place where you two first met, the good old days pop up in your mind again and you just can’t help but burst into tears. You thought you had forgiven him for everything he did to you. But whenever you see his/her face appearing on your Facebook news feed, you find your heart is filled with a complicated feeling of melancholy and anger. Letting go is never easy. But here’s what we can do with the grief and loss. The 5 Stages of Grief and Loss Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss psychiatrist, introduced the five stages of grief in her book On Death and Dy...

What’s important to you? Your morning coffee? Making time to walk your dog? Getting that assignment to your boss on time? Okay, but what’s valuable to you? According to Atlantic Magazine, 7 out of 10 Americans say people’s values have been getting worse in America over the past decade. [1] What are your personal values? What Are Values? Your values are a testament to your true self, because they are what matter most to you when it comes to personal and professional life. Your values influence that little voice in your head that tells you whether or not to care about something, and how you should prioritize your time. Your values are the things that you believe are in important in the way you live and work. [2] Your core values help determine what you truly want out of life, while simultaneously acting as the measuring stick you use to tell if you’re satisfied with your current situation and living in a meaningful way. Core values define who we are while helping us find our ...

There are 86,400 seconds in a day. More than 30 million seconds in a year. But it only takes 7 seconds to form a first impression. [1] And these 7 seconds can change your coming years if not the entire life. 7 seconds to leave an impressive first impression on your future partner. 7 seconds to make your prospective employer think you’re trustworthy and bright in an interview. If we know how to make the best out of these magical 7 second of time, it can be a pot of gold. We will be well ahead of the others. If You Make A Bad First Impression, You Can Hardly Change It Afterwards… Wait.. First impression isn’t that important. People can eventually understand who we are actually capable of through interaction afterwards. We can easily prove who we really are later on, can’t we? Well… Of course we hope we can. But science has revealed at least twice the effort is required to change the first impression. [2] The die is cast at the very beginning. First Impression Is A Trick The B...

For all of their love, strength, and beauty, relationships can be fragile things and, much like a delicate plant, must be watered and fed if you want them to survive. The biggest reason couples fall out of love is simple: they don’t feel loved by their partner . Why? Because even though they may say “I love you” at the end of phone calls and before heading off to work, those words have no magic if not backed by thousands of other simple gestures. 100 small things to make someone feel loved Don’t forget to hug before you say goodbye. Physical gestures often go undervalued after a relationship has been going on for a while. Tell them how special they are to you. This goes beyond just saying, “I love you”. Express understanding when it’s needed by saying, “I understand how you feel.” If you don’t understand, express your desire to by saying something like, “Tell me how you feel so that I can understand.” Tell them frequently how much you appreciate it when they do things for you. ...