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Sleeping Pills for Insomnia? Think again!

2016-02-01 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

A recent Lifehacker article explored a number of techniques for getting better sleep. The part I found most interesting was the commentary about using sleep meds. Sleeping pills and other sleep-promoting pharmaceuticals can offer a short-term solution to a temporary bout of insomnia. And plenty of people use them. But often, prescription sleep aids come […]

Do you need a tool for forming new habits?

2016-01-25 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Photo by: j So Many Tools So Little Time In a recent blog at LifeHacker, they discussed an app for building habits: HabitBull – Habit Tracker for android and iOS. There are piles of tools designed to help you build habits quickly. However, this particular app is a fantastic combination of the best apps on the market. […]

Is Procrastination A Virtue?

2016-01-01 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Procrastination has gotten a bad name over the years. How can anyone hope to achieve their goals if they are putting off their work until later? A Positive View of Procrastination? According to Rory Varden, in his book Procrastinate on Purpose, procrastination can be exactly the right choice if you want to achieve your goals. The issue isn’t […]

Sitting Too Much + Not Enough Sleep Linked To Early Death

2015-12-16 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

There has been a high focus recently on how sitting too many hours each day has been linked to premature death. However a recent study shows how this combined with a lack of sleep has an even higher correlation. Negative Factors in Focus The different factors being studied included: Smoking Excessive Drinking Poor Diet Too […]

Want to Create or Break Habits? Focus on Feedback Loops

2015-12-09 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Physiological Feedback Loops In a recent blog at LifeHacker, James Cleere explores the importance of feedback loops for your body. By looking at the tallest person on record who ever lived, Robert Wadlow, had a serious issue with his internal feedback loops. His body grew at a pace without control over his hormones. The result was that he […]

#1 Method For Reaching Goals? Make Your Progress Public

2015-12-02 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Everyone knows that there are many different techniques you can use when working towards your goals. Though, a recent article by Patrick Allan in Lifehacker pointed out the best method for working towards your goal is to make your progress public. A Scary Option? I know what you are thinking. If you are trying to […]

Sleep disturbance or problem? Use the Rule of Three.

2015-11-17 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Everyone has difficulty sleeping from time to time. You use an hour or so to fall asleep only to wake up in the middle of the night for no reason at all. After spending another hour to get back to sleep, you wake up again and repeat the process until morning. What is Normal? While […]

Can You Learn to be a Morning Person?

2015-11-14 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed reading a recent article from Apartment Therapy covering how to be a morning person. You’re going to aim to wake up at the same time every day Yes, even on the weekends. If you want to be a morning person, an important aspect of that is going to be consistency. Waking up at […]

14 Tips to Get a Grip on Your Email

2015-11-13 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

Getting Started What Is E-mail? E-mails are: “Messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another.” – Merriam-Webster What Is the Problem This definition doesn’t make e-mail sound too stressful. In the past we sent paper letters to each other using a similar system without creating the nightmare that e-mails can cause. It seems […]

For Better Sleep… First Learn What Sleep Is – Pt1

2015-11-10 By Chris A. Baird Leave a Comment

“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker “Sleep: the natural state of rest during which your eyes are closed and you become unconscious.” – Sleep. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. These definitions give us a basic idea of what sleep is. However, if we are going to learn how to […]