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Nov
04
2014
Easy Ways To Find New Hobbies

Easy Ways To Find New Hobbies

Having a hobby is a great way to express yourself, relieve stress, be creative, and spend your spare time doing something useful. Hobbies can be very rewarding and you may even be able to turn your talents into spare cash at some point, such as with crafting. Hobbies could be anything from home improvement, gardening, reading, writing, photography, various sports, various forms of exercise, to many other options. If you are trying to discover a new hobby but don’t know where to start looking, try some of these ways to find new hobbies. 1) Think About What Things Interest You…
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Nov
04
2014
Signs You Will Be Fired Soon

Signs You Will Be Fired Soon

Infrequent restructuring and layoffs were the only things an employee could worry about in the past, but a lot has changed nowadays considering the tough economic times. For instance, companies are going through bankruptcies, non-stop downsizing and even the illusion of job security will soon be a thing of the past. These factors have seen the job layoffs and unemployment numbers rise to double digits. It is quite evident that no one would like to be caught unaware, especially when it comes to losing a job. Nonetheless, how can you know if you will be fired soon? Here are 7…
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Nov
04
2014
Reasons You Don’t Have Time For Fun And Leisure

Reasons You Don’t Have Time For Fun And Leisure

Do you find yourself unable to find time for fun and leisure? Are there many different things you’ve always wanted to do with your life but never have the time? If yes, then read on. . A new study has shown that people need at least 7 hours of leisure to be truly happy. But let’s face it: there is no way you could ever find 7 hours for fun and leisure, even if you’re a rich person who works for himself. But there are a number of ways you could free up more time in your hectic environment to…
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Nov
04
2014
Ways To Get More Friends And Be More Social

Ways To Get More Friends And Be More Social

It can be difficult to meet new people and make friends, especially when you move to a new city or find yourself out of your comfort zone. Even if you are well-established in your current location, you may find it difficult to make friends because your work too much or you just don’t have the social avenues to make “friend” connections. There are several ways that you can meet people that you might not have considered in the past. Being more social can make your life more exciting and fulfilled and you won’t have time to be bored because your…
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Nov
04
2014
Ways To Be More Creative

Ways To Be More Creative

It’s time to start thinking outside the box.  It takes conscious effort to become a creative thinker.  However, the result leaves you with a plethora of benefits. For example, being more creative helps you sleep better, solve problems, and tackle work projects in a more productive manner. In addition, you become a more multifaceted individual, and more interesting and easy going. Okay, you may be an interesting person already, but there’s always room for improvement, even if it requires liking and accepting ourselves more. Studies conducted at the University of California, Santa-Barbara, gave a creative exercise to students, and afterwards had…
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Nov
04
2014

Signs You Are Bad At Your Job

There is more than one way to find out whether or not you are in the right field, or working the right position. If you hate going in to work each day, and dread the weekend’s end, it is one sign; but, there are other signs you are bad at your job, which may be an indication that it is time for you to start looking for a new job, or consider an entirely new career path for you to follow. 1. You always get left out - If you are a loner at your job, and find that you…
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Nov
04
2014

Six Chinese Tech Companies You Need to Know

China’s economy, the second largest in the world, is increasingly powered by technology — just like the rest of us. But because China essentially has two Internets, its tech companies have had relatively unchallenged access to 632 million (and growing) Internet users. These six companies may soon be in your (virtual) backyard. Qihoo 360 Expertise:  Search Engines, Antivirus Software CEO:  Hongyi Zhou Size: $11.42 billion estimated valuation; 3,000–5,000 employees Recent Moves:  Taking on “China’s Google,” aka Baidu, is no easy task, but Qihoo has begun to erode Baidu’s 70-percent market share, which has slipped to 58 percent. Meanwhile, the company known for…
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Nov
04
2014

Startups – 10 startups show off their tech at HealthBeat’s Innovation Showcase

SAN FRANCISCO — Ten of the most innovative startups in digital health demonstrated their products live on stage at VentureBeat’s HealthBeat conference yesterday. Grilling the startups after their demos were venture capitalists Casper de Clercq (NVP), Michael Yang (Comcast Ventures), and Julie Wheelan (Edison Nation Medical). The products presented were impressive. “I’m really glad we weren’t asked to pick a winner this year because there were so many great companies here,” said Edison National Medical’s Julie Wheelan after the presentations. “There’s not going to be one answer to fixing health care, and there’s going to be plenty of opportunity for lots…
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Nov
04
2014

Entrepreneur – How to Think Like the Best Entrepreneurs Do

You might not become the next Carlos Slim Helú, Jeff Bezos, or Michael Bloomberg. But, then again, you might. If you take a quick look at the world's most successful entrepreneurs, you'd probably conclude there isn't much to be learned from studying them. The paths they took to become Amancio Ortega (Zara), Larry Page (Google), and Oprah Winfrey (Harpo) are as unique as they are. But--and it's a huge but--while the behavior of each is idiosyncratic, the thinking is not. A study by Saras D. Sarasvathy of the University of Virginia's business school shows that serial entrepreneurs--people who have successfully started…
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