Archive for July, 2009

Technique: How to remember EVERY number.

We all every day need to remember some numbers. Be it birthdays, telephone numbers, PINs, ... there is just a lot of them out there! But we again and again tend to forget them... here is an easy technique how to remember any number you might ever encounter! Related posts:

  1. From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.
  2. A diary saves you the therapist (and religion)
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You can beat food cravings by eating other stuff…?

Evaluating a short blog article and adding some thoughts on why we have food cravings and how we can eliminate them, getting more healthy and losing weight Related posts:

  1. Exercise won’t help you lose weight.
  2. From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.
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Ways to train your writing skills

A shortened list of ways to improve your writing skills as posted in another blog Related posts:

  1. A diary saves you the therapist (and religion)
  2. Why this project: why would somebody need help to help herself?
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Some self-improvement rules

Some rules one should follow when on the path to self-improvement Related posts:

  1. Why this project: why would somebody need help to help herself?
  2. The biggest mistake you can make in life is to wait for opportunities.
  3. From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.
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From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.

Many self-help books and blogs stress the importance of rewarding yourself after you've done something "good". This is a grave misunderstanding and mistake! The article describes two reasons, stemming from psychological and neuroscientific research, why you should not do it and what you should do instead Related posts:

  1. You can beat food cravings by eating other stuff…?
  2. The biggest mistake you can make in life is to wait for opportunities.
  3. Technique: How to remember EVERY number.
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The biggest mistake you can make in life is to wait for opportunities.

Many people in their lives only wait for opportunities to come around. This is a short motivational post telling you why you should go out there and not wait for - but create opportunities for yourself Related posts:

  1. Why this project: why would somebody need help to help herself?
  2. From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.
  3. A diary saves you the therapist (and religion)
[ READ MORE ]

Why this project: why would somebody need help to help herself?

This is the introductory post to my new project: SHelperNet! There are many blogs and websites on self-help and self-improvement out there. I will try to be objective and neutral, not too focussed on the money part as most seem to be. Read here why you should be interested in self-improvement, why I do it and what you can expect of my new project! Welcome aboard! Related posts:

  1. The biggest mistake you can make in life is to wait for opportunities.
  2. From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.
  3. Ways to train your writing skills
[ READ MORE ]