Original Purpose: Softening clothes and reducing static cling.
Aha! Use: Refreshing smelly shoes and sneakers. Put half a scented Bounce sheet in each shoe.
Reward: Shoes that aren’t banished to the garage over-night.
My headline might sound overreaching. Clearly a rule can’t define something as complex as human behavior. But despite this, I’ve found most people tend to make the same mistakes. These mistakes are frequent enough that they create conflicts later. Remembering these seven rules will help you avoid these mistakes.
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Note-taking is one of those skills that rarely gets taught. Teachers and professors assume either that taking good notes comes naturally or that someone else must have already taught students how to take notes. Then they sit around and complain that their students don’t know how to take notes.
I figure it’s about time to do something about that. Whether you’re a high school junior or a college senior or a grad student or a mid-level professional or the Attorney General of the United States, the ability to take effective, meaningful notes is a crucial skill. Not only do good notes help us recall facts and ideas we may have forgotten, the act of writing things down helps many of us to remember them better in the first place.
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1. Remain calm. Be still and say nothing. Let the storm run its course. Often times the angry person wants to provoke you. Arguing is ineffective because it raises barriers.
2. Let the other person do the talking. He or she will soon grow tired of it. Sometimes that’s all they want. To be heard. To feel important. Everyone wants to feel important. Some people just express it in ways that are counterproductive.
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Here are a few Haiku Error Messages that can be used during web development…
Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
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Updates, updates and more updates =D
A very simple way to redirect your sites with a countdown is with the following meta tag.
<meta http-equiv=”refresh” content=”9; url=http://yourwebsite.com”>
You can change the number after content to however many seconds before your visitor gets redirected. You should also change the yourwebsite.com URL to whatever your real URL is.
Remember, the meta tag should be inserted right before the </head> tag.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<title>This website has moved…</title>
<meta http-equiv=”refresh” content=”9; url=http://yourwebsite.com”>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This home page has moved. Redirecting … </h1>
If you do not see the new page, click <a href=”http://yourwebsite.com”> here.</a>
</body>
</html>
Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed.
Although many of the factors affecting self confidence are beyond your control, there are a number of things you can consciously do to build self confidence. By using these 10 strategies you can get the mental edge you need to reach your potential.
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There are 3 reasons you might stay in a conversation that you want to leave:
You’re too polite – Many of us feel like it’s rude to leave someone alone after talking to them for a few minutes. It isn’t. People have things to do, and talking is just talking. As long as you excuse yourself politely, your exit will be comfortable.
You’re afraid or lazy – Being in a conversation can be comforting and you might stick it out just because it’s easier than heading out on your own into the ‘unknown’. This isn’t true and you might be selling your time short if you settle.
You don’t know what else to do – Similar to the previous, this is counting on your lack of imagination. There is always something else to do and someone else to talk to. Grab a drink or hit the toilet and then find a friend or another contact.
There are plenty of situations that call for different kinds of exits. The only real rule I can think of is to stay polite. No matter where you are or who you’re talking to, maintaining a civil attitude goes a long way – even when you’re talking with a complete bastard.
At times it can be somewhat enjoyable giving someone the short end and letting them know how little you think of them. However, this is never productive or beneficial. You might just cause more trouble than it’s worth.