How to Let Go of Irrational Workplace Paranoia

Of all the things that canmake you worryat work, some of the worst are the problems you create. This is especially true when negative things happen and you find yourself waiting for them to happen again. Let me give you a couple of examples. This post originally appeared onThe Muse. Say youve been in an organization thats been through a lot of change. Then one day, unexpectedly, you getlaid off....

October 6, 2016 · 3 min · 481 words · William Lara

How to Pack Healthy Food When You Travel

Its easier than it sounds, if you know a few tricks. A few reusable food containers, and youre good to go. But thats not the only way to eat healthy on the road. Check out your options when planning your trip. Dont forget that kitchen appliances are portable. All three are allowed on planes,according to the TSA, either in checked or carry-on bags. The more insulation your cooler has, the longer it can keep food cold....

October 6, 2016 · 2 min · 260 words · Jennifer Rosario

Start with Patience

Patience is the foundation of nearly every good habit. Without it, you cannot save money, learn a new skill, or lose weight. Patience is also one of the hardest qualities to cultivate. Patience in this case means the ability to wait things out. Its not losing your mind in a traffic jam. Its accepting that healthy habits dont immediately reap rewards. When we were impatient, we look for shortcuts. When we take shortcuts,we tend to get sloppyor make bad decisions....

October 6, 2016 · 2 min · 354 words · Martin Roberts

The Catacombs of Odessa

If it were laid out in a straight line the tunnels would reach all the way to Paris. Incidentally, Paris is also the place where the world’s second largest catacombs are located. But Odessas catacombs are five times longer than those in Paris. An incredible amount of mining took place to extract limestone to build the city above ground. The tunnels were dug more than a hundred feet below ground on three different levels....

October 6, 2016 · 1 min · 200 words · Brett Ortiz

All the Things You Can Do With Google Assistant That You Couldn't Do Before

Googles new Google Assistant appeared in every part of the companyshardware event yesterday. Google was less clear about how Assistant differs fromGoogle Now, orNow On Tap, orGoogles voice commands. Right now, the only way to try out Assistant is asa chatbot in Google Allo. Google also announced some features that wont arrive until devices likeGoogle Homeor thePixel phonearrive. Not every feature is available on every unit, but theres a lot of promising stuff on the way....

October 5, 2016 · 3 min · 479 words · Mrs. Kim Thompson

How to Sneak More Savings Into Your Budget

We all have trouble saving money. Maybe youre working to a goal, like saving for vacation or paying off your credit cards. Whatever the issue, here are some methods and tools that can help sneak more savings into your budget. Youll have more to save later. You want to use your own discretion with this method, though. One way is topay yourself first. Withthis traditional method, you take your direct deposit and automatically make payments into your savings accounts....

October 5, 2016 · 2 min · 321 words · Yvette Gray

I'm Natalie Amrossi, Photographer, and This Is How I Work

Natalie Amrossis future is up in the air. We spoke with Amrossi to learn about how she works. You were working in finance before, right? I graduated college in 2011 with a degree in finance. I was fortunate enough to land a great job at JP Morgan and moved to Manhattan shortly after. That was probably the defining moment where I knew I couldnt stay in finance any longer. I felt that I had enough traction with my freelance photography, and I could make it work....

October 5, 2016 · 4 min · 842 words · Erin Boyer

Everything Google Announced at Its "Made By Google" Event that Actually Matters

Google wants you to start looking at it as a hardware company. Here are the coolest things the company announced today. The Pixel phones will also include unlimited photo and video backup through Google Photos. It even saves them at full resolution. Thats a pretty big deal whenyour phone is recording at 4K. Theyre also the first phones to support Daydream VR (again, well come back to that). you’re free to read a detailed breakdown of the phones specsover at Gizmodo....

October 4, 2016 · 3 min · 475 words · Lauren Schneider

How Can I Overcome My Fear of Failure?

In high school, our hockey coach was a demigod. Hockey at the school was so important it nearly transcended the concept of sports. Our coach was a natural teacher and dexterously wove in life lessons into nearly every hockey lesson. And there were a lot of hockey lessons. This answer originally appeared asa response on Quora. Skating backwards quickly while covering lateral ground is a very difficult thing skill to execute even for top players....

October 3, 2016 · 4 min · 706 words · Diana Jones

Kofun: Japan's Keyhole-Shaped Burial Mounds

These peculiar structures are ancient burial mounds called kofuns. They ranged in size from a few meters to over four hundred meters long. The more powerful and influential the person was, the bigger his kofun is. Indeed, the period when kofun started appearing has been named the kofun period. Daisen Kofun in Sakai. Finally, earth was mounded over the top. Sometimes the surface of the tomb was paved with rocks....

October 3, 2016 · 1 min · 203 words · Nicholas Williams

Screen Real Estate Showdown: Ultrawide vs. 4K Monitors

Lets see how they stack up, practically. We ran into a similar conundrum when wecompared ultrawide displays with dual displays for productivity. I did feel like 4K would have been better on a slightly larger panel, though. Heres where each excelled and fell down. You also get the benefit of a wide, single peripheral that simplifies your desk setup. Theres so much real estate that it may be difficult to get used to, especially at native resolutions....

October 2, 2016 · 2 min · 367 words · Candace Jones

The Lost Villages of St. Lawrence

The Seaway Project had another purpose, and this was to provide much needed hydro-electric power to the region. Lost Villages Museum near Long Sault. At the time of the Seaways construction, the Lost Villages were populated mainly by descendants of the Loyalists. The residents were relocated to two new planned communities named Long Sault and Ingleside. Some five hundred buildings were moved, and countless other homes, schools, and businesses were demolished....

October 1, 2016 · 1 min · 140 words · Benjamin Knapp

The Orange Rocks of Bay of Fires

Evidence of settlement by aboriginal people can still be seen along the coast. Perhaps, Captain Tobias Furneaux named the bay after these fiery red rocks. The algae provides food by photosynthesis, while the fungus provides a protected environment for the algae. The combined life form has properties that are very different from the properties of its component organisms. But in some lichens, the thallus is difficult to distinguish. As a result many lichens remain unclassified....

October 1, 2016 · 1 min · 75 words · Barbara Roberts