Managing your time throughout the day is key to getting everything accomplished, but it’s easier said than done. Try the POSEC method, which mirrors Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs to give you a daily outline that leaves room for fulfillment—which, in turn, will keep you motivated.  What is the POSEC method? First of all, the […]

Current job seekers have access to an unprecedented array of programs, platforms, and other online tools designed to make the tedious and time-consuming task of finding employment a little easier. Unfortunately, knowing how and when to use them isn’t always straightforward. Take LinkedIn’s “Open to Work” feature, for example. Starting in 2020, the platform’s users […]

SMART goals are a helpful way to turn your ideas and to-dos into actionable plans, but if you work on a larger team or need to track more ambitious, long-term goals, SMART might not be the best method to turn to. Depending on your needs and workflow, other goal-tracking methods, like FAST and PACT, may […]

Spring is about to start springing, and while many of us are jonesing for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant, there’s an entire season of vegetable gardening ahead before our nightshade friends get put into the ground. Spring is good for short crops—that is, vegetables that do well in colder weather, and don’t need a long time […]

It frustrates my youngest son that he’s still too young to watch Jurassic Park while his older brother has now seen it twice and watches the Netflix spin-off Camp Cretaceous regularly. However, the future paleontologist/astronaut/doctor/first responder (he likes jobs) can watch plenty of dino-centric content appropriate for his age, with much of it falling into the educational realm. We’re […]

No one thinks too hard about their kitchen faucet—until it’s time to spend real money on a new one. Whether you’re installing a whole new kitchen or just looking to update around the edges by replacing your existing faucet (or your faucet betrayed you and stopped working properly), you’ve suddenly realized there are many more […]

The narrative is that Americans like everything big—our cheeseburgers, our SUVs, and, of course, our homes. But the fact is apartments have been getting smaller, dropping from an average of 941 square feet in 2012 to an average of just 887 square feet today. That’s 54 fewer square feet, or the loss of one whole […]

If you have an Amazon Echo device at home, you’re probably using it for its best feature—the voice assistant Alexa. However, you can use Alexa as a speaker too—it’s easy enough to pair your Amazon Echo device to your smartphone or other devices.  How to use Alexa as a speaker To get started, you should […]

A theory that’s been around for many years to describe a person’s capacity for tangible and emotional tasks, called the spoon theory, began as a tool for people with chronic illness to communicate with those who are not chronically ill. A newer theory, called the fork theory, uses a different piece of cutlery to symbolize […]

If scammers can find a way to trick you into giving them money, personal information, or both, they will—including by posing as government contractors offering assistance with processing TSA PreCheck applications. As The Points Guy describes, numerous scammers are pretending to offer legitimate TSA PreCheck application support—such as reviewing for accuracy and scheduling interview appointments—and […]

Who hasn’t found themselves in a social situation where they felt awkward and tried to be as inconspicuous as possible? I recently felt it in a crowded performance at my child’s school. My tendency is to keep my head down and stick to the perimeter, not engaging anyone unless I have known them for a […]

So you’ve heard about the security and privacy benefits of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) app, and you want to take advantage of them on your Android phone or tablet. Now it’s time to pick out the right VPN service for you. You’ve got a number of options to pick from, but here are my […]