http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:56:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Toddlers will be needing less and less sleep throughout the day.  Say goodbye to short naps for you as well.  However, they're likely to require up to 11 hours of respite at night - a normal sleep schedule at last. If your child refuses to go to bed unless you're in ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2008/03/05/sleep-issues-with-toddlers-1-to-2-years-old/ I doubt it will. But you're welcome to try. It entails weird activity, to be perfectly honest. 1. You spend the next 6 months clamping your dick in a strange device, adjusting screws and tightening stretch as you see fit. 2. You take pills discreetly. Seriously, will you really ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2008/02/19/will-penis-enlargement-improve-your-self-confidence/ A sleep center is an organization designed to provide help in detection and treatment of any sleep disorder that may trouble patients. They can come in various forms such as: * hospital based * university based * privately owned or "freestanding" If you are interested in finding a sleep center, look no further ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2008/02/04/sleep-specialists/ Snoring is frequently caused by a blockage of the airways towards the back of the mouth and upper throat. This obstruction causes increased air turbulence when breathing, which in turn compels the soft tissues in your throat to vibrate. The end result is a noisy, disruptive sound enough to give ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2008/01/14/learn-about-snoring/ Where would you rather lie down?  In your soft, comfy bed or right down on the floor?  Sure, we all like to get down and dirty at times but I'm sure most everyone will take the bed any day of the week. Careful though. You may end up wanting to sleep ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/12/25/sleeping-on-the-floor/ Morning exercise has one more benefit past the obvious fitness and weight loss results it generates: better sleep patterns. An experiment recently published on the CNN website pointed to  several women with sleeping problems put through a series of morning exercises lasting a mere 15 minutes.   An unprecented 70% improvement in ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/11/14/morning-exercise-can-help-boost-sleep-patterns/ Ah how I would have loved jazzed-up bedding sheets and pillow cases when I was in my early teens.  They were hard to find though, so I had to settle for beddings with flower, line and shape design patterns, same as my parents were using. Ugh. Vision Bedding offers a way ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/09/18/nice-sheets-unique-and-custom-beddings/ When you have a sleep disorder, you naturally feel estranged. It can feel like everybody else has it so good while you have it shit. Imagine being a high school teacher holding your math classes and suffering from narcolepsy. Or realizing on your way to work ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/07/16/how-do-you-feel-about-your-sleep-disorder/ Essentially the combination of all audible sounds over a frequency band, white noise has gained popularity as a sleep aid. The hissing sound kept at moderate levels has helped numerous people both relax and catch slumber. How does it help sleep: 1. Because it is made up of most available sound ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/07/11/using-white-noise-to-help-you-sleep/ Of course. If you are still full of energy and aren't sleepy, why would you go to bed? Are you missing a screw or two? Sleep is for re-energizing, and resting a tired body. If you are using sleep as a way to avoid dealing with anything, it may ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/06/03/sleep-is-for-the-weak/ My Fitness Pal is a 100% free calorie counter and weight loss tracking service to help you track and achieve your weight loss targets. I just signed up and the process is fast, easy and cost-free. You get a quick reminder of your target weight loss by a ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/28/my-fitness-pal/ Soooo you're one of my kind. The kind that can't sit through a single powerpoint slideshow presenting the latest company programs, advertising campaign or project guidelines. Most possibly, like me, you couldn't sit through a single class back when you were in school as well. Are we ADD? ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/18/how-to-stop-falling-asleep-during-powerpoint-presentations/ My dream bed is a double-king size bed. Half will be a water bed. The other half will be a stiff bed. I love sleeping on a waterbed. It's fucking dreamy. And I love fucking on a stiff mattress. It's the best fuck always. Next to the ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/18/the-worlds-cleanest-and-most-comfortable-bed/ Rare Sighting Of Threatened Bottlenose Dolphins In English Channel: Sightings report of 30 Bottlenose Dolphins by Clive Martin, Director for the wildlife charity Marinelife and senior Wildlife Officer for the Biscay Dolphin Research Programme. DNA Reveals Hooded Seals Have Wanderlust: Researchers have discovered a new fact about hooded seals, a mysterious 200 to ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/14/my-picks-from-sciencedaily/ I would assume all parents are sleep-deprived. I'm not a dad yet but I once took care of my baby nephew for five weeks and it wasn't the greatest. Sure, I don't sleep all that much but all the crying and constant need for attention is tiring as ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/14/study-proves-it-parents-are-sleep-deprived/ If you are constantly oversleeping, chances are you end up having bouts with lethargy the rest of the day.  While lack of sleep is a bad health problem, sleeping too much is not very good either and can have serious consequences in your social, work and financial life. My girlfriend consistently ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/05/08/lethargy-from-sleeping-too-much/ I started this blog June of last year. It started off as my art blog but morphed into a personal development one and now a guide for better sleep and a repository of sleep news and trivia. On that note, I just wanted to run a quick refresher of my ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/03/07/heres-to-the-memories/ If you've ever been curious what the sleeping sickness bacteria looks like but can't be arsed to visit a lab and peek under a microscope, here's your chance not only to see it, but actually own a cute replica of the microbe. Thinkgeek is selling cute, soft and fluffy replica ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/03/05/sleeping-sickness-bacteria-stuffed-doll/ 1. Severe respiratory complications due to syringomyelia and syringobulbia No, not from trying to pronounce them during a dream state either. Syringomyelia is a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cord. Syringobulbia is the same cyst that extends into the cerebral area and ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/02/26/most-likely-ways-to-die-during-sleep/ a. Narcolepsy Maybe she wasn't asleep for a long, long time and instead, she just fell asleep all the time. I mean, she should be dead of hunger and malnutrition otherwise. In such case, Prince Charming probably just gave her coffee or some prescription drug like Ritalin, modafinil, dextroamphetamine, or pemoline. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/02/22/how-did-sleeping-beauty-sleep-so-long/ Recent reports talked about Stilnox, more popularly known as Ambien in other parts of the world, causing weird sleeping behavior among Australians.  A total of 16 separate complaints of sleepwalking behavior have been reported to the Federal Health Commission, all concerning patients under the medication. Reports include a woman who binge-ate ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/02/05/ambien-causing-sleeping-problems-among-australians/ Haaaa! Been sleeping every other day again the past two weeks. Works out really, really good this time. I somehow manage to stay at mental peak when I do the all-nighter. The next night, I'm out like a baby. I get a lot of work done this ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/01/23/sleeping-every-other-day-again-like-an-insomniac-on-speed-wii/ Just when I thought my friend Abe's Little Nicky snore is the greatest snore ever, I open the Guinness Book of World Records and see a man named Melvin Switzer a British dock-workeer, cranking snores up to 92 decibels! I'd hate to be the guy's roommate at his home in South ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-worlds-loudest-snore/ Don't be alarmed if your children snore. Oftentimes, it will just be a blockage in the breathing passages, maybe a cold or something similar.  Statistics show only 3 percent of child snorers are suffering from any form of apnea, in which case surgery may be needed.  Consult your doctor immediately if ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/01/02/snoring-in-your-kids/ Wow! No blog updates from second week of December onwards! LOL! Just wanted to announce the Self-Help Can Be Fun blog has moved.  All old posts will be retained here because I love history.  But all new posts will appear there to give the blog a fresh start for the new ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2007/01/02/quick-announcement/ 1. Gather statistics.  Document your performance for the past 6 months and arrange it in a quantifiable manner.  You want to present numbers because everybody knows employers won't bother verifying obfuscated math formulas and will often agree with your computations just to appear intelligent.  Bring in any statistics that will ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/12/06/how-to-ask-for-a-raise-and-have-fun-doing-it/ Here are some of my favorite quotes from the movie "The Secret." I just watched it in its entirety the other day and it's a really helpful film about manifesting intentions in your life. I had the highest expectations from the movie, given how people were raving about it. I was ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/12/05/quotes-from-the-movie-the-secret/ "Boredom is...a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it." - Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) 1. Stop watching TV.  TV is the most boring activity ever created in the history of mankind.  You hardly move your body.  You barely use your ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/12/04/8-ways-to-stop-being-bored/ 1. Most personal development coaches recommend the 21-day rule, as originally suggested by Maxwell Maltz. Do an activity for 21 days straight and it becomes an easily-adopted habit. 2. Steve Pavlina has always recommended 30 days. He's done it for everything, from trying out vegetarianism to sleeping like Frank ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/29/how-people-internalize-habits/ Just wanted to let off some steam. Google just dropped one my sites from the index, leaving only two pages - the index and the very first post. What the fuck? The site had some backlinks - to internal pages even - and shit. Also, they just fucking dropped my most search-engine ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/28/fuck-you-google/ I used to frequent a personal develoment forum where a guy posted pretending to be a famous European rocker posting hilarious comments to personal development threads like "I read self-analysis by the poster and it cause me head explosion in both complexity and rigor! " None of the moderators banned him ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/25/how-to-make-your-head-explode-in-both-complexity-and-rigor/ 1. Procrastinating Procrastinators are notorious for running away from problems that never solve themselves. If an issue is stressing you out now, imagine how much worse it can make you feel after a year when left to itself. 2. Waiting for the Perfect Solution There is no magic elixir and there is ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/24/8-ways-of-handling-problems-that-can-stress-you-out/ When unlearning a habit, the best way to accomplish the task is by replacing it with something new. If you are a procrastinator, start by replacing the habit's manifestations in the small and banal things like: 1. After your alarm clock goes off, get up from bed 2. As soon as you get ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/23/how-to-stop-procrastinating/ Ever told yourself you were too fat or too thin?  Or too tall or too short?  Or any of the multitude of mean things people say behind others' backs? I was browsing through 43 Things  and found this little comment from a user named FlutterbyD that really touched a nerve: Dear Body, I ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/22/dont-be-mean-to-yourself/ I believe there are three key components that push us forward to reach our goals. These are intent, will and appreciation. Without either one, our manifestations never reach their true potential. I like to compare goal-achieving to a never-ending world travel. You will never run out of places ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/21/intending-willing-and-appreciating-your-goals/ Just saw this resource page called "Thought Stopping," that pretty comprehensively tackles handling and fixing negative thought patterns. I don't have much issues in this area as my old thought-stopping technique still works pretty great for me. The site answers the following crucial questions: What is thought stopping? How does thought stopping ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/20/the-last-word-on-negative-thoughts/ 1. Start a website 2. Host it with a 3 dollar a month host, like mine 3. Don't do your own backups and trust that the host (I suspect in my case, a reseller) does backups LOL! The site was wiped out and inaccessible for the last two and a half days and the ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/17/how-to-waste-money/ Drinking excessively gives terrible hangovers.  So if you’ve any sense, avoid it whenever possible. I avoid drinking more than one or two beers at a time for this reason.  I hate hangovers.  I hate having to sleep longer than normal.  It’s a waste of time and usually marks the loss of ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/14/prevention-and-relief-of-hangovers/ It’s hard to count our blessings sometimes. We often get wrapped up in the desire for more achievement that we fail to appreciate how much we already have in our lives. We always want something bigger, something better, something new. It’s hard to appreciate from a mindset motivated by desire. Our focus ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/09/how-to-count-your-blessings/ If you’re at all interested in personal development, I have one crucial advice. Stop doing the stupid stuff now! Stop smoking, drink-bingeing, and drugs. Stop eating too much, throwing up after meals and sleeping when you should be productive. Stop refusing to schedule your activities, balance your finances, and pay your debts. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/06/stop-wasting-personal-development-time/ I recently posted about Weird Self-Help techniques where I included Neil Slade’s amygdala clicking process. A couple guys emailed me for more information on how I do it. I started it by simply following Neil’s advice. Look at Neil’s diagram or a brain anatomy textbook and find where the amygdala is ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/11/03/how-to-click-your-amygdala/ When I was a teenager, I hung out with a couple of guys who studied magick and occult. I studied wih them and did many rituals of my own. One of the first things you do when beginning any invocation or ceremony, and this seemed true for almost all the ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/27/doing-a-clearing-ritual/ I’ve written a few posts on staying awake during tough times to do so. I thought I’d recap them here since they’ve become some of the most viewed posts on this site. 1. How to Stop Being Sleepy After Lunch 2. How to Stop Being Sleepy When You Need to Finish Work 3. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/26/how-to-stay-awake-series/ One problem with self-help is a lot of them are just plain too weird. The reality for most of us is we’re co-existing with people we love and care for and, while doing odd things that challenge the norm is healthy both in the short and long runs, being too ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/23/weird-self-help-techniques-2/ 1. Drink lots of water. I bet you’ve heard this a thousand times. So why aren’t you doing it? Drink lots of water when eating. It fills you my friend. 2. Shift to a fruit and vegetable centered diet. Plant-based diets just help you consume less fattening and less chemical-based stuff. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/22/how-to-stop-eating-too-much/ Ever felt like you didn't have time to do the things you wanted? Like get around to starting that new business, or get that skill cerification, or finally visit your parents? Yet when you take the time to write down all you have accomplished, you come up with ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/17/things-that-keep-you-busy-while-accomplishing-nothing/ I just wrote a comedy sales page to push the Final Smoke product that I advertise here on the website. I think it's pretty funny. Apparently some people take stuff like that seriously and really hated it. Anyway, I advertise it on PPC and don' t ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/13/kill-yourself-with-cigarettes/ I am pretty judgmental.  I tend to look people over and make conclusions in my head. It's a useful trait.  When I'm interviewing people for job positions, I'm very good at picking the right people.  I take a quick look at the person and listen to absolutely nothing that comes out ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/10/judging-other-people/ Before engaging in any undertaking, it pays to be prepared.  It pays to have a plan and a subsequent alternate plan in case of contingencies. On the other hand, too much planning can lead to paralysis and inaction.  There is a balance somewhere in the middle and it's what you need ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/09/being-prepared-when-you-dont-know-what-youre-doing/ There are moments when we feel a sudden surge of anger.   We all have different emotional resources available to us, so when we do, we all react differently. Some people get violent, some get obnoxious, others will just cry.  I used to like bottling it in, now I just lash out.  ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/04/anger-management-how-to-stop-being-angry/ Steve Pavlina just posted the latest numbers for his personal development blog, and I think under-monetized is an understatement. He gets 1.3 million unique IP's a month and makes 12 thousand dollars split between Adsense, Text-Link Ads and donations. Do the math and that averages to less than ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/03/steve-pavlina-posts-his-current-blogging-numbers/ 1. When something's fun, you look forward to doing it. When something's not fun, it almost feels like you need to force a schedule on your tasks minute to minute, just so you'll attend to the self-help activities you've intended for the day. When your personal development activities ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/03/10-reasons-why-self-help-should-be-fun/ Self-help is too serious.  I used to be turned off by the idea of writing self-help because the majority of self-help articles I read is just plain stiff.  This gets doubly weird when you read a stiff article which dismissively attributes tough questions to "Quantum Physics" or "Laws of the ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/10/01/making-self-help-fun/ If you feel tired and unrested all day, consider how you sleep.  Is it a quiet, restful place or is it a loud dirty room with many distractions?  How do you get to bed?  Do you get sleepy by natural means or do you use medication, alcohol or other things?  ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/27/getting-better-quality-sleep/ How do you focus your energies? Do you direct it outwards or in? For a long time, I worked on focusing my energies outward. I am natually an introvert and, as a result, much of my energy is spent on inner things - thoughts, feelings, and imagination. I ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/26/high-energy-vs-low-energy/ 1. Don't eat. Eating makes you sleepy. No if's or but's. 2. Drink fresh fruit juice and shakes. They keep the hunger pangs off and they have enough natural taste to perk you up a little. 3. Take 3 to 5 minute exercise breaks. Do bodyweight exercises to ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/23/how-to-stop-being-sleepy-when-you-need-to-finish-work/ In continuing the quest to help my readers exhibit even more bizaare and weird behavior, here's 9 things you can look out for when trying to irritate those around you by being your funny self: 1. Laugh before the punchline. Laugh before you tell it. Laugh in the middle. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/22/how-to-tell-jokes-that-will-irritate-the-people-around-you/ I made an old post about Grooming and Basic Dressing previously. Think of this like an extension of that. I'm not even gonna try to talk about ladies' fashion as every single girl is probably better than me at this thing. For guys though, I can help you ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-wear-better-clothes/ They say there's a thin line between weird and cool. While this may be true for creative work and off the wall ideas, it doesn't hold for social settings. You're either socially cool or you're socially awkward. We all have our reasons for wanting to improve social ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/18/8-things-that-can-make-you-come-across-weird/ Keeping your attention on positive thoughts is a consuming task. It takes a lot of discipline and retraining of your own thought processes to constantly keep your head on a productive space. As much as we would like them not to, our thoughts will wander, things will upset us, and ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/14/how-to-stop-negative-thoughts/ I looked at my workspace last week to find things I can get rid of and reduce clutter. Surprisingly, all I have left is a small manual (I use for my current task), a few business cards, and a paper filer with no paper. Here's what I found ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/12/8-things-that-improved-my-workspace/ 1. Use a simple IF...THEN...ELSE construct to make most of your decisions example: IF "my boss gives me a raise" THEN "stay at my job" ELSE "accept job offer from other firm" 2. Keep NESTED IF...THEN decisions to three levels or less. Any further and you risk confusion and turmoil down the line. example of an IF...THEN ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/07/how-to-think-like-a-programmer/ In personal development, one of the key things almost every book, seminar and teacher puts forward is to bring your focus on the things you want to manifest. If you want wealth, focus on being wealthy, creating wealth, and being around wealthy people. You are taught to avoid dwelling on ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/06/watching-where-your-attention-is/ Before stopping, maybe consider that it is not such a bad thing. Thinking too much has earned a bad name largely because the activity potentially leads to inaction and indecision. You hear the advice all the time - "Just do it." The implication is, if you just go ahead and do ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/09/04/how-to-stop-thinking-too-much/ I've been terrible with personal finance my whole life. It's just something I never bothered with, always dismissing that things will take care of themselves. I never got into debt I can't handle but my savings was pitiful, I ended up spending a lot on impulse, and I ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/31/how-to-start-a-budget-for-people-who-have-never-started-a-budget/ I use the Simple Tags plugin on this site which allow me to easily make links to Technorati tags.  I initially did this as a favor to readers who want a quick way to get to related posts on Technorati.  I've now changed my mind and replaced the tags as ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/29/a-quick-note-on-technorati-tags/ If you're convinced that you need to continue your education and keep learning new things to add to and complement your present skillsets, the next step is to determine in which areas you want to further your education. Since you can only focus on a limited number of things ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/28/deciding-what-you-want-to-learn/ Found this via the Lifehack blog. Bhuvana collected the most common interview questions and listed recommended answers for each. I honestly haven't heard some of them asked in my own interviews so I'm not sure how common they all are. Be sure to read the comments because there are ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/28/being-prepared-for-interviews/ 1. Humans are learning machines. We're wired to pick up and learn stuff. If you don't exercise it consciously, it doesn't mean you're not learning new things. It's more likely you're learning wrong things like bad habits, laziness, and boredom. Use that learning capability to ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/25/8-reasons-to-keep-learning-new-things/ When learning new technical skills, I always use two methods that I believe really complement each other. One is predicated in memorizing and familiarizing with the facts you need for the new skill, the other is grounded in tactile learning of the new skill. For familiarizing with technical details and ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/23/how-to-learn-new-technical-skills/ While I'm not generally lazy, I do know I am lazy about several things in my life. There are still areas I discover myself procrastinating about. Right now, it's getting started on a new career. I've been disillussioned working for an employer for at least a year now ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/22/how-to-stop-being-lazy/ Sometimes things just don't work out. It's hard to wrap one's head around it. You defined your goals clearly. You planned your steps. You executed well. You pushed through trials. You finished every activity you scheduled. But the results don't measure up. You come up ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/17/what-to-do-when-you-fail-to-meet-your-goals/ I gave up cable tv over two years ago. I don't even have a TV antenna. The only shows I get to watch now are those I buy in DVD's or those I download from P2P. I can, for the last two years, schedule my purely entertainment viewing ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/17/web-habits-management-how-to-stop-wasting-time-online/ Most people hate being late. But they come late anyway. They are late for work, for dinners, for parties. There is something about lateness that calms the one being late - it's both a claiming of power and a way to avoid the anxiety of waiting. For people who work ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/15/how-to-stop-being-late-for-work/ Sometimes things happen that compel you to evaluate your life. Maybe you celebrate your 30th birthday, separate from your spouse or have a loved one pass away. Whatever the event, you take a long, hard look at your life situation and either break out a smile or ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/10/what-to-do-when-your-life-sucks/ How do you schedule your plans? Do you set timelines, milestones, mini-goals? Do you set a start and end date? Do you use tools, charts, calendars? Whatever tool or procedure you follow will always depend on you own habits and preferences. Certain tools just suit certain people. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/08/scheduling-plans-with-the-present-in-mind/ 1. Start innocently by trying it out "only once" 2. Attach greater meaning to the activity like "It's liberating!" or "It's about being happy!" 3. Notice all the people doing it and note how much happier/cooler/fun it makes them 4. Tell yourself, "If I start, I can quit anytime I want to." 5. Make ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/03/how-to-develop-an-addiction-for-life-in-13-easy-steps/ During moments of great stress, it's hard to pull back and get a proper sense of what's going on. It's a sensible reaction too. When you are physically assaulted, for instance, there is no time to consider the situation so it's sensible to follow your instincts ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/02/how-to-relax-during-tense-situations/ 1. Buy small, non-perishable household items in bulk, preferably enough to last 6 months. This includes soap, toothpaste, tissues, and other small items that you use everyday anyway and will be using long after today. 2. Use no-iron shirts and pants when you can. Ironing is hell! 3. Schedule ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/08/01/9-things-you-can-do-to-save-time/ The best way to get in other people's good graces is to make them feel good. Be nice and play with a little kid and he'll love you. Make people laugh and they'll want you to sit at their table. Be thoughtful and give a meaningful gift ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/28/making-people-feel-good/ I never really knew I was a good listener until a girl from a couple of years ago told me I was. I've since asked friends about it and many have concured: I listen really well. I never considered myself a good listener mainly because I don't really listen intently. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/26/how-to-be-a-good-listener/ We all grow up developing belief systems based on our environments. How we were raised, how the people around us behaved and how we were expected to act all played a big role in our personal predilections. At some point, many of those beliefs we've developed and held on to ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/21/consciously-installing-new-beliefs/ Everytime I get a cold, something's wrong. I most likely spent the previous night lonely and depressed. I probably imagined agitating past events, relived some sad breakups in my head, or depressed myself worrying about some future uncertainty. Sometimes, it's because the reality of something sad stared me right in the ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/19/i-drank-my-head-off-last-night-and-discovered-the-cure-for-the-common-cold/ From the book Ask and Is Given, the authors define a list of emotional states (referred to as the Emotional Guidance Scale) from the lowest vibrational levels to the highest ones. I have found this a useful guide to figure out my present emotional states and how to get ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/17/emotional-guidance-system/ Little Changes Sometimes, we make minor changes in ourselves that we don't even think much about other than that it made us feel great. It can be as simple as shaving a 3-month old beard, wearing a new piece of jewelry or starting a new hobby. I remember a few years ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/16/how-to-feel-like-a-million-dollars/ EDIT: Quite a few people read this looking for ways to look.. well.. more handsome. This is largely a post about grooming. If you're trying to improve your face, may I suggest this link to Facial Muscle Exercises. Most ugly people are just ugly because they refuse to look ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/14/grooming-tips-how-to-stop-being-ugly/ 1. Find "original-sounding" terms and rename them to their most basic term. For example, instead of calling visualization by that name, some books will call it by other names, presumably, to appear that they actually came up with something unique. So the next time you read "Mental Movie", ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/13/how-to-read-a-self-help-book/ I first read the Silva Mind Control book when I was 16. I thought it was weird at the time. The stories of people using the skill were fascinating though and I found it entertaining. I took away two things from that book that continue to serve me to ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/12/how-to-be-a-happy-bunny/ A couple of weeks ago, I decided to outline how to make self-improvement work. I wrote it firstly for me, as a guideline to go back to, when I get lost in the details of my own activities and projects. It's the basics of how I have acted and prepared myself ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/12/recap-how-to-make-self-improvement-work-for-you/ One of the biggest adjustments I've had to do to make my self-improvement projects work is by learning to trust and appreciate my results. I've always been my own biggest skeptic and it took a major rework, both of my belief system and my regular habits to effectively create ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/11/how-to-make-self-improvement-work-for-you-part-4/ I hate worrying about money. It's very crippling. For one, there is little you can do that will immediately solve financial problems. Secondly, it brings up all sorts of insecurities and further concerns. While I have some amount tucked away for emergency, I also have half my credit ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/07/worrying-about-money/ I've always been fascinated with the news. I never watch it (I just nod when people talk about the latest headlines because I often have no clue) but it intrigues me nonetheless. Everytime there is a new expose, a new scandal, or a new accusation, everybody's talking about it. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/05/how-to-make-self-improvement-work-for-you-part-3/ THERE'S THAT PART OF ME There's a part of me I don't like all that much. It's that part that makes me afraid of things I don't know. That part that makes me not do something out of fear. That part that makes me not do things I ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/04/how-to-enjoy-your-fears/ I just put up a page of free self help materials and various other resources available from the web. I intend to update the list for the remainder of the week as I gather all the sources for the free materials I've used over the years. Hope you find it of some ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/07/03/free-self-help-books-and-other-resources/ Some of my friends are funny, others aren't. When you're not funny and you actually think you are, it's pretty much a disaster. One of my co-workers is like this. It's like he intentionally does all the unfunny things when he's trying to make you laugh. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/30/how-to-be-funny/ If you're one of those people whose body clocks are now finely-tuned to wake up early in the morning either by default or by developed habit, congratulations, I'm impressed. Congratulate yourselves! And skip this post because you really don't need it. If you're like me who struggle to get ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/29/alarm-clock-logistics-for-chronic-sleepers/ Some people equate self-development with books and ideas when it is not. Self-help is always about applying those ideas and getting results. If you find yourself with a wad of books, tons of receipts from seminars, and a couple cd cases of audio programs yet continue to be stuck in ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/28/how-to-make-self-improvement-work-for-you-part-2/ I was quite a gossip when I was a teen, devouring tabloid items and showbiz news more than any textbook I ever owned. I also knew pretty much every nasty tidbit on people in school. There's a certain voyeuristic satisfaction about it. I enjoyed talking about other people. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/27/how-to-quit-gossiping/ I gave up cable tv over two years ago. I don't even have a TV antenna. The only shows I get to watch now are those I buy in DVD's or those I download from P2P. I can, for the last two years, schedule my purely entertainment viewing ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/26/optimizing-your-online-reading-habits/ How many hours in a life? Here's a link to a Wikipedia entry on life expectancy by country. Find your country, get the average age, subtract your current age, multiply by 365.25 then multiply by 24. Statistically, I have below 15,000 days, that's less than 360,000 hours, on earth remaining. ... http://www.quickiesheets.com/blog/2006/06/24/how-many-hours-in-a-life/