Favorite Finds Of The Week

Once again, here are my favorite finds of the week. I hope you find them enjoyable, informative and interesting. Have a great weekend!

How To Improve Marriage And Slow Down Life At The Same Time – Simple Marriage

“Everywhere you look, things are moving at a fast pace. Hurry up is a common phrase. When I want something, I want it right now. ‘What? You mean I have to wait 45 seconds for the book I just bought to download? Where’d I put the number for my Internet provider, I need a faster connection!’

The speed of life takes its toll on marriage and family as well. If your day is spent racing around from one thing to the next, it’s too easy to continue this pace when you arrive home each day.”

Top 40 Ways to Take Notes Online – Marc and Angel Hack Life

“Regular note-taking is one of the most productive habits a person can practice.  The ability to take notes online and access them anytime, from any location is priceless.  Over the last few years, I have personally tested nearly 100 different ways to do this.  Some of these note-taking systems are worth mentioning, and some are worth forgetting.”

17 Inspiring Examples of Personal Creeds - Joyful Days

“This is the last post in the series on personal creeds, where we will look at real-life personal creeds of real-life individuals. Previous posts addressed the importance of having a personal creed, what is a personal creed, and how to write a personal creed.”

It’s Between Your Ears – Sources of Insight

“A friend of mine told me a story the other day.  I liked his reminder of how your job satisfaction, is more about your perspective, than the job.”

17 Arse-kicking Strategies to Stick to Your Diet and Get Fit – Zen Habits

“I’m not a big fan of ‘dieting’ — a word that conjures up images of hunger and chewing on celery or doing some kind of fad diet — but I do believe in trying to eat a healthier diet.

Don’t diet, but do stick to a healthy diet, in other words.”

New clues in understanding face perception – Science A GoGo

“Humans excel at recognizing faces but neuroscience can’t say how we accomplish it. Now, in an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a closer look at how and why we fail at face recognition. Specifically, our impaired ability to recognize faces in photographic negatives. The study, appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that a large part of the answer might lie in the brain’s reliance on a certain kind of image feature.”