For years, researchers have been trying to determine how the creative mind works and how people can become more innovative. This quote from psychologist and author R. Keith Sawyer offers an answer.

In and interview with Time's Franchine Russo, Sawyer reminds us that creativity isn't about luck, inherent creative genes, or special eureka moments, but rather, hard work and habits. His advice:

Take risks, and expect to make lots of mistakes, because creativity is a numbers game. Work hard, and take frequent breaks, but stay with it over time. Do what you love, because creative breakthroughs take years of hardwork. Develop a network of colleagues, and schedule time for freewheeling, unstructured discussions. Most of all, forget those romantic myths that creativity is all about being artsy and gifted and not about hard work. They discourage us because we're waiting for that one full-blown moment of inspiration. And while we're waiting, we may never start working on what we might someday create.

For you to become successful in life, there are certain rules you ought not to break. Life is governed by principles, and it's those principles that we embrace that determine whether or not we will attain greatness. Aboyami Jegede of Lifehack looked at the lives of certain greatmen and came up with 13 rules that high achievers never break.

1. Don't act the way you are feeling. Instead, act the way you want to feel.
2. Make peace with your past so that it won't screw up with your present.
3. Don't answer ads that promise get-rich-schemes because it won't be you who gets rich quick.
4. You can't
5. Don't compare your life to others and don't judge them; you have no idea what their journey is.
6. do everything yourself, so get help along the way.
7. Don't envy what others have; you don't know how they got it.
8. If you can't say anything nice, don't say.
9. Be comfortable only outside of your comfort zone.
10. If you are going to jump off a bridge, make sure you know how deep the water is.
11. Change only what you can change and let go of the rest.
12. What others think of you is none of your business.
13. Never test the depth of the river with both feet.
14. Honesty is a very expensive gift. Do not expect it from cheap people.

Better focus brings about better results. On one interesting study submitted to Harvard Business School, it's clearly stated that over 30 years, under the guiding principle that dedicated attention to a small set of related tasks greatly improves performance and brings about the rewards of having focus.

Check out this infographic on focus. It's super cool.

Over the last 15 years, IT jobs have constantly been solid, well-paying jobs event through recessions, but as technologies constantly constantly change, the specific disciplines of IT professionals vary drastically. If you're thinking about going into IT or are already in the field and want to know which specific IT job you should go for, this infograhpic can help by showing which IT jobs are the best paying and fasted growing in today's economy.

Introverts and extroverts have different personality, and they should be treated differently. How should you as an introvert treat an extrovert? Or how should you as and extrovert take care of an introvert? The following tips will help you.

Introverts would want you to:


Extroverts would appreciate it if you could:

Everyone wants to be happy, but there are certain stubborn behaviors that we all have that can get in the way of our happiness. It is not hard to be happy all you have to do is to make some sacrifices, below is an info-graphic showing a brief summary towards achieving happiness.

Beer and coffee, where would man be without these two drinks. They are part of life, coffee starts up our days and beer? Well beer ends up our weeks, beer is there when we are stressed and lost, it's there during the good and the bad times. Recently there has been a growing culture among start-ups, where beer is available partially to maintain a casual, happy environment in office, it cab also help foster creativity and improve coworker social connections.

However a question may come up, how do this two affect us. While beer can loosen your inhibitions and make you mire creative, it can also shorten your memory and decrease your focus. On the other hand, coffee provides you with energy and improve your focus.

So, when you are trying to come up with a good idea, grab a beer and coffee it up once you have your idea and are ready to get to work.

"I have the simplest tastes, I am always satisfied with the best"

Oscar Wilde

"The secret to manifest anything that you desire is your willingness and ability to realign yourself so that your inner world is in harmony with the power of intention."

"If you can imagine it,  you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

William Arthur Ward.

When you go to bed, do you just lay down in any position and pass out, or do you need to be in an exact position with your pillows and blankets? You may already know how you fall asleep best and how your partner tends to slumber, but do you know how to categorize your sleep style? While most people only think of those who pass out on their back, stomach or side, there is a whole world of variation in each of these.

Here are some of the different types of sleepers.

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

Abraham Lincoln

"If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be."

-- Maya Angelou

It's amazing how men and women to things differently and what better way to show it but through their use of social media.

This info-graphic seeks to show how men and women use social networks, what content they focus on and how much they spend online.

"It's not who who are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."

--Denis Waitely

Have you ever found yourself hyped up for a new project or a program? You get started with fill steam, and about two-thirds of the way through, you start lagging. You lose interest, meet some stumbling blocks, and think, "Maybe I should just throw this project out."

Worry not, you are not alone. Following through is one of the most challenging tasks, specifically when it comes to something you are doing for yourself.

Here are some three tricks to help your follow-through on your goals

1. Decide If you Really Want It:

This is a tough one. There are things we think we want, and then there are things we really want. Imagine you say to yourself, "I want to start taking Zumba classes." Yet you don't follow through. When you don't follow through you need to ask yourself if you really want it. If you just say you want it because your friend is doing it, or because you read somewhere that it's fun, then you won't have the inner motivation to take action. However when the motivation comes from withing, the desire to take action is a lot stronger. Basically, you need to get honest with yourself, and decide if you are intrinsically motivated to take action, or if it is merely something you think you should be doing.

2. Wash Fear Aside:

Once you establish that you want it, you may still encounter fear. You may think, "I really want to try Zumba, but I am afraid I will look silly... or, what it I don't know what I'm doing?" Those are the old fear patterns that are bound to come up. When you REALLY want something, the want must overpower the fear. This is where giving yourself a pep-talk works wonders to get you to take action, despite the fear. This is project YOU. Decide to give yourself as much care and attention you would to your job. There will never be a magic pill to get you to take action. Life it too precious to not follow your dreams.

3. Schedule it in:

Once you have decided that you want something and you are ready to take action, you need to make sure you take action. Not all things can  happen right now, in this moment. If they can, get to it! Otherwise, you must schedule it in your calendar, the same way you do a doctors appointment.

Lemons are packed like a clown car with nutrients, including vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. They contain more potassium than apples or grapes!

Because of how hard lemon juice can be on the enamel of your teeth, it's important to dilute it with water of any temperature. Drink it first thing in the morning, and wait 15 to 40 minutes to have breakfast. This will help you receive the benefits of lemon water, which are listed below.

1. Gives your immune system a boost.

Vitamin C is like our immune system's jumper cables, and lemon juice is full of it. The level of vitamin C in your system is one of the first things to plummet when you are stressed, which is why experts recommended popping extra vitamin C during especially stressful days.

2. Excellent source of potassium.

As already mentioned, lemons are high in potassium, which is good for heart health, as well as brain and nerve function.

3. Aids digestion

Lemon juice not only encourages healthy digestion by loosening toxins in your digestive tract, it helps to relieve symptoms of digestion such as heartburn, burping, and bloating.

4. Cleanses your system.

It helps flush out the toxins in your body by enhancing enzyme function, stimulating your liver.

5. Freshens your breath.

It also helps relieve toothaches and gingivitis. Because the citric acid can erode tooth, either hold off on brushing your teeth after drinking lemon water or brush your teeth before drinking it.

6. Keeps your skin blemish-free

The antioxidants in lemon juice help to not only decrease blemish, but wrinkles too! It can also be applied to scars and age spots to reduce their appeareance, and because it's detoxing your blood, it will maintain your skin's radiance.

7. Helps you lose weight

Lemons contain pectin fiber, which assists in fighting hunger cravings.

8. Reduces inflammation

If you drink lemon water on a regular basis, it will decrease the activity in your body, which is where disease states occur. It removes uric acid in your joints which is one of the main causes of inflammation.


9. Gives you an energy boost.

Lemon juice provides your body with energy when it enters you digestive tract, and it also helps reduce anxiety and depression.

10. Helps to cut out caffeine

By replacing your morning coffee with a cup of hot lemon water you feel refreshed and longer have to deal with that pesky afternoon crash.

11. Helps fight viral infections

Warm lemon water is the most effective way do diminish viral infections and their subsequent sore throats. Plus, with the lemon juice also boosting your immune system, you'll simultaneously fight off the infection completely.


How much?

For those who weigh less than 150 pounds, squeeze half a lemon's worth of juice into a glass of water. If over 150 pounds, use an entire lemon's juice. You can of course dilute the lemon juice, more depending on you personal taste.

"Remember, you are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and the authority in your world."

-- Louise Hay

 
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, and some humor, and some style."

-- Maya Angelou

Some people out there are legitimate victims of crime abuse and many of them stay strong strong and positive to avoid thinking and feeling like a victim. In fact, it seems that for every true victim of crime and abuse, there is one  one person with a victim mentality who has never really been victimized.

Everyone has a victim mentality at one point or another, whether it was in lamenting about a bad break up or scorning an ex-boss over the loss of a job, but for some people feeling like a victim is almost a way of life.

The problem is, if you constantly believe yourself to be victimized by someone else's actions, you will never work to better yourself so you can fall in love again or get a better job. If you find that you are someone who tends to live with a victim mentality, it's about time you crush it.