Over time, the hobbies you once loved may get pushed to the side and burnouts may creep in, resulting in emotions of disconnect, isolation, and possibly unfulfillment. Changing your lifestyle is challenging but achievable. Like most of the other things in life, it’s the act of balance that genuinely affects the quality of your life. Here are 15 tips to enhance your quality of life when shift work may be weighing you down....

Short attention span means that your attention span is how long you’re able to retain focus on anything from listening to work without breaking concentration or focus. A short attention span means that you are easily distracted or have trouble focusing on tasks or discussions. A study conducted in 2008 that looked at how our attention span has shifted found our average attention span to be about 12 seconds. [1]...

1. Tune/Update Your Windows If you have high windows, simply open them when it is hot outside. In the case of double hung windows, open the lower portion on the upwind side of the home, and the upper portion of the downwind side. This will cause the pressure to suck the air through your home. Updated windows will prevent cool air from seeping out and hot air from seeping in. The best option is installing windows with double-pane insulated glass....

But for so many couples, that simply doesn’t happen. With the divorce rate around 50%, it is clear that most people don’t know how to create and maintain healthy relationships and marriages. If you think about it, that’s not very surprising. I mean, it’s not like any of us had a class in school called “Love and Marriage 101.” In fact, most of us never learned any life skills at all, let alone relationship skills....

1. Tell them not to depend on a traditional job as the only means of securing the future. It might be difficult to say this to your kids if this is what you’ve been doing all your life, but times are changing and it’s becoming increasingly clear that we must learn to adapt and find multiple streams of income, and even embrace entrepreneurship. The traditional “one job till retirement” model is not working anymore, so get out of denial fast and let your kids learn about entrepreneurship....

1. You understand that the beach isn’t just for summer Wrapping up warm and walking on a deserted beach in winter is a uniquely invigorating experience. 2. You always feel a little bit smug After all, you get to live somewhere that people yearn to visit all year. 3. You’ve discovered that solutions to most problems can be found by sitting on the beach and staring out over the water Similarly, if you’re in need of some inspiration, you will find it by digging your toes in the sand....

You wonder if people like Aaron have a secret, something that lets him do what we can’t. It turns out he does and it seems he’s finally sharing it with us all with his latest project, Frictionless. His new, free manifesto along with Capture Cards, offers a path towards a life without friction. A path that lets you do more and helps you do better. Without any further ado, here’s some insight into how Aaron Mahnke manages to do so much while making it all look far too easy....

For example, one of the real-life heroes who helped to thwart a machine-gun massacre aboard a French train explained how he mustered the courage to confront the armed assailant: “Once you start moving, you’re not afraid anymore,” he said. What a great motto for life! And here’s another example, from an equally unexpected source: You can learn a lot about courage, perseverance and setting achievable goals… from the movie Rudy....

1. We Are All Afraid To Fail. We as people since the time we are born and till the day we die are always told to try and be successful. Your parents, teachers, mentors, will have shunned the word failure from your vocabulary, and if you are a normal kid, then you have yet to experience proper failure through participation ribbons, equality in the classroom, and “Everyone wins” style of games....

Preparation: What is Creativity? Being creative means you are creating. You are producing, not consuming. Many of us know what creativity feels like. It is often a spontaneous thought that seemingly comes from nowhere at an unexpected time. Creativity may apply to writing a terrific article, creating a beautiful piece of art, or simply solving a problem. In these senses, creativity is best described as your brain connecting two or more unrelated pieces of information, and creating a unique new viewpoint....

FilMic Pro FilMic Pro is the answer to shooting professional quality video with your iPhone. If you’re looking to shoot high quality video, it is crucial that you control the exposure and focus. The iPhone’s default camera, however, is permanently set on auto adjust. FilMic fills the gap for video designers, letting you control focus, exposure and white balance. Additionally, you can lock all three, regardless of changes in condition. FilMic Pro can film at a higher nitrate than the iPhone’s default camera, letting you minimize blurry action....

1. Sometimes You Just Need to Wine. The ultimate in adult activities, “wining” can be an awesomely fun and inexpensive date. If you like wine (or like the idea of trying new wine) wine tasting is the perfect date. Many places offer free tastings, or charge a nominal fee like $5-$7 per person. For that price you’ll typically receive five or six one ounce tastes. That’s like a glass of wine....

I know skipping it can seem tempting. I mean, hey, I’ve even fallen into the trap of believing that skipping that meal would somehow magically defy all the advice I hear and help me lose weight. However, the most important thing you can do to set yourself up for a day of success is to start it off with a delicious and nutritious breakfast. I know that can be a real struggle for some of us....

That was definitely the case for me when I took a 6 week sabbatical last year to explore Central America on my lonesome. I spent a year traveling solo around the world in my early twenties but I was young, dumb and completely naive. Doing it again in my thirties proved to be a different experience; it was less about partying at each new destination and more of an inward journey....

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” “We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower....

After I came across Gillian Deacon’s book, There’s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them, I realized that now is the time to be more cautious of the products we bring into our homes. Now, every time I look at my lipstick-stained lips in the mirror, I wonder if I am feeding lead into my body, or if my purple-painted nails will cause me to develop cancer in 20 years....

When you finally refocus, you have lost five minutes, fifteen minutes, or maybe even an hour. You cannot find where you left off or why you got sidetracked. You just want to increase your focus and get things done! Luckily, you are not alone in struggling with this. There are many tips available on how to stay focused at work. Here we will show you how to easily apply the most effective tips....

Most people in the midst of giving care are stuck between guilt and stress and battling the relentless inner chatter of, “Do more, do more!” The pressure to do a good job is real, and to spend time mitigating the chatter is useless: a waste of time. If you’re a caregiver, that’s part of the deal. Even the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project has a thing or two to say about giving care in the U....