This 5-minute exercise could help you get over that hurdle. Youll be working to strengthen your ability to turn off the filter. This advice does not apply to people who have a hard time holding their tongues, by the way. This 5-Minute Exercise Will Make You Better in Conversations| The Friend Formula Photo byvirotti.

Heres how he set everything up. Ubersicht is a helpful utility thatweve highlighted beforeas a lightweight alternative tosomething heavier, like GeekTool. With the pieces together, thats all there is to it. Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!

Loopback bills itself as cable-free audio routing and thats probably the best way to understand what it does. Loopback works like a big, digital mixing board. If you do a lot of recording on your Mac, its worth a look. Loopback($75)

Humans are prolific procrastinators. Our brains simply prefer instant rewards to long-term payoffs. Given this tendency, we often have to resort to crazy strategies to get things done. This post originally appeared onJames Clears blog. By the summer of 1830, Victor Hugo was facing an impossible deadline. Hugos publisher had become frustrated by his repeated procrastination and responded by setting a formidable deadline. He collected all of his clothes, removed them from his chambers, and locked them away....

So many factors go into the decision ofrenting versus buying a home. One of the most important ones: how much time youre going to spend in a place. The company compared the average costs of renting or buying a home in each county. (Home maintenance and other expenses that are higher for homeownersarent included, however.) Counties with the lowest break-even point are the best places to buy. Check out the map and calculator at the link below....

How much pastry you’ve got the option to substitute in depends on the punch in. (The other 50% can be regular bread or croissants; I vote croissants.) How to Turn Leftover Pastries into Bread Pudding| Food 52 Photo byYou As A Machine.

Fancy an excursion into the wilderness to hunt for some choice photos of animals and nature? Reader Zachary Esni shares his bag for doing just that. The bag is aNational Geographic Walkaboutmessenger bag. Photos must be at least at least 800x450. If yours catches our eye, we might just feature it! Shoot animal and stuff bag|Lifehacker Go Bag Show and Tell Flickr Pool

Falling oil prices mean cheaper gas, and that makes most of us pretty happy. Over time, though, cheap gas isnt always a good thing. It can have a big impact on the economy, and, in turn, your wallet. Canadian and Iraqi oil production and exports are rising year after year. Even the Russians, with all their economic problems, manage to keep pumping. OPEC(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) has a lot of power in stabilizing these falling prices....

Your all-out effort makes all the difference. HIIT is one kind, and the others includefartlekandTabata(though it isa form of HIIT). But not all interval training is HIIT. Thats actually a form of fartlek training, according to Will. True HIIT is uncomfortable. It requires your nothing-held-back, lay-it-all-out maximal effort on a bike or run for typically 6 to 15 seconds. You have a number of different ways to set your work-to-rest ratio....

Still desperately trying to find some workaround to get unlimited data on AT&T? Well, heres a new arrow in your quiver of tricks. For a single smartphone, this plan will start at $100 per month. Each new additional line will cost $40 per month extra. Update:An older version of this article stated that this deal only required home internet service. The unlimited wireless plan requires hometelevisionservice. Historically, cell phone plans arent usually bundled with home internet or television plans....

Netflix is finally availablein most countries. Not every country has the same library of shows, though. To find out what other countries are streaming, check out Flixed. However, its easy toget back to what youre used to.

Youll need a USB ethernet adapter, a step down converter, and a couple micro USB plugs. Once its all set up, you have both power and an internet connection in a single cable. Head over to Node for the full guide. How to Power a Raspberry Pi Zero Over Ethernet| Node

Dogs are our friends, and they rely on us to verify theyre healthy. Some breeds are prone to specific health concerns, and this infographic breaks it down. If you have a dog, you might be aware of some of these already. This way, youre prepared to give your friend proper care, and you know what to expect. Bulldogs, for example, often suffer from breathing problems. Most Popular Dog Breeds and Their Natural Health Problems| Dog Psycho