I was in an accident like that (where someone else was driving), and it is actually a moment of intense focus where everything goes in slow motion, especially when the car is rolling and all of your stuff is just hanging in the air next to you for what feels like a few moments before everything slams back down to the…

I remember when you actually had to read to write a paper!

The real problem is parents who treat their family like work and their kids like employees. You have to put effort into having a happy home, but it is completely different from the grind in the office. All you really need to do is 1) listen to your kids and 2) lead by example. This applies to just about everything in…

To drive: Ride the subway to get around and the Staten Island Ferry for the view.

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I think your last point is really central to everything: It's a constant work in progress. Every day you have to get up and make the marriage work, but not in a hard way: you just need to do the little things each day that makes your spouse feel like they are appreciated, like thanking them for the little chores they…

Yahoo serious?

My best advice: Start right now with what you have! Don't wait around for the perfect equipment and the perfect script and the best actors — the best way to learn is to start making films with what you have and then make improvements as you go along. Your technique will improve by doing, and by actually using your…

I had the chance to fly First Class this summer for the first time, and what was so depressing is it made me realize that the only thing that makes first class good is that economy is so awful! And not just on the plane — the biggest incentive to fly first class is being able to skip all the lines for checkin,…

The ultimate pro-lifehacking quote comes from Alfred North Whitehead:

To be honest, this reads like a list that a total egomaniac thinks about themselves as being a good leader (which means they are probably not). In my experience, the only thing that has made a good boss is consistency. It does not matter what their personality is like, or what standards they hold, so long as they…

"Messy desks can be a great boon for creativity."

This could work, but if genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, then you better have 99 cups of coffee for every one beer.

I haven't tried vinegar, but I always get rid of hiccups by sucking on a teaspoon of honey. Works every time - and tasty, too (especially compared to vinegar)!

I've been thinking the same thing! I find it strange everyone has hopped on the 7-min title when it is not a 7-min workout! 6 min or 8 min would be accurate. Makes me wonder how many people talking about it have actually done it!

I've been using this workout for the past few days and I really like it. That said I just don't understand where they came up with the "7 min" title - when I add up the exercise time I get 6 min total exercise and 8 min total with rests. Also, if you do the side plank on both sides, which none of these apps seem to…

I use Things on the iPhone as a capture device/to do list. As a stay-at-home Dad and Author, I would go completely insane without it. I have lots of other apps, but 90% of my time on the phone is spent on keeping myself organized.

I think the short answer is that the best one is whatever you are used to. There is nothing worse than using a different operating system than what you are used to and having to stop what you are doing to look up and figure out how to do some small task that you would instantly know how to do on the other.

I think most people, and especially libertarians, tend to forget that humans are idiots. The founding fathers knew this and so they wrote something called the Constitution specifically to protect people from themselves. That is why the Constitution does not say "everyone should just do anything they want all the…

TRS-80 with a cassette tape drive! Great for playing Adventureland.