Thanks for the book recommendation and encouragement! I recently picked up (but haven’t started) “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” by Ramit Sethi... Lifehacker references the author fairly often so maybe you’ve read it already?

“Fear” is a vague word. The source of fear can be wildly different for each person... lack of control, lack of options, too many options, lack of experience, etc. Charles Duhigg calls out short term financials (one week to a month)... but I think the bigger fear for the average person is in the long term (years or…

I think y’all are swell people. This year, I need to let swell people know they are swell.

This makes sense. Also, on same note, when setting goals it’s important you are doing it to change your own life and not for the sake of changing someone else’s perception of you. Namely parents.

Lol, I fall into the camp that loves it. In between the silliness, it’s not hard to see that they truly love cooking and are actually pretty good at it. Let young people be young, they’ll grow up someday.

Thank you Kristin (and all the Lifehacker team).

I tried Momentum before but didn’t see live wallpapers. Did that change? In Live Start Page, the background picture is animated.

The problem with nostalgia is it can give you a false sense of accomplishment — it is a bandage over whatever discomfort or hesitation you are feeling in the present. I find myself getting to the point where I get complacent thinking of the things I’ve done in the past when I should really be taking action and…

It looks like the majority of people throwing shade haven’t actually watched the movie. I went in with mild expectations on a random Sunday and came out thoroughly enjoying it. I’m bummed that more people didn’t give it a chance. It was hilarious. This is by far my favorite superhero movie in the last couple years…

I've quit smoking for 3 years now but back when I did smoke a pack a day, I was really a more productive worker. The 5 - 10 minute break is just enough to organize and prioritize the pending tasks for the next hour, and get some sunshine while I'm at it. It's also magic for coding. Now I take lifehacker breaks but…

Yikes! COTD = Comment of the Day. Given your reaction, you must have thought it was something else. Rather curious...

You can have Mint disregard investment accounts in your Net Worth (which is what I did). That way I know exactly what my cash value.

Start young. If your kid leaves a mess on the floor, walk by and "trip" on it — smash your face into the wall. Mother enters the room and says, "Daddy died because this Lego wasn't in the box. But if you keep your room clean, he might come back to life." Positive reinforcement.

Pointy toed shoes tell the world, "I'm an elf."

I switched jobs from a contractor position to full time 9am to 7pm and here's some tips — force yourself to wake up at same time on both weekdays and weekends regardless of how late you sleep. Cut out naps. The first couple months, you will be so exhausted by midnight that the only thing you can do is pass out. …

Yes! His books are like a dream... very little happens and very little is resolved but at the time of reading you feel the most intense urgency. And when you finish, it is like losing something very dear to you that you never actually owned it in the first place. A million things can be done with that kind of…

Thank you. =)

I agree, especially with turning off the TV. I moved across the country for a job and have been using it as a replacement for meeting new people. The lack of a strong social circle is probably the major contributor to the negativity.

I just remembered there was a recent lifehack that suggested writing down 3 daily positives. Might be an easy way to get the ball rolling.

Assuming the company doesn't straight up lie to you. I was told by one company that they never have any turnover. Two days after I joined, 75% of the dev team quit. The remaining few told me this happens every couple years after newcomers realize they will never be getting any benefits.