Want to know how creative geniuses come up with their great ideas and masterpieces? The answer isn’t luck. Maybe it’s easier to explain success that wayas a chance happening, a fortunate outlier. No doubt, there is always some element of luck involved in every success story. How do creative geniuses come ups with great ideas? They earn the chance to be lucky because they keep showing up. Geniuses are made, not born, so juststick to the schedule....

Finally, we can now customize iOS just a little bit more. Here are some of the best we’ve seen so far. You have to have the app in question installed for any of these to work. None of these are turned on by default though, so you’ll have to enable them manually. Lastpass/1Password Password managers make the internet a much more manageable place. All your passwords are securely stored so you don’t have to remember them....

Senior VP of People Operations at Google, Laszlo Bock, has reviewed over 20,000 resumes in his career. These are the mistakes he sees over and over. The five mistakes he lists are mostly obvious, from typos to bad formatting and lies. A good rule of thumb is one page of resume for every ten years of work experience. Hard to fit it all in, right? But a three or four or ten page resume simply won’t get read closely....

Everyone is on the fitness tracking bandwagon. The Apple Watch will track your heartbeat, steps, and activity. The Fitbit and Fuelband have been doing similar things for years. But they arent perfect. At best, the data is good encouragement, but at worst, it’s unreliable and misleading. Here’s why all that data doesn’t equal better health, and what you actually can use. On the bright side, that means they’ll be useful for some things....

Work shouldn’t always feel like a burden, but keeping your motivation can be a constant struggle. Here are three factors that can help you understand and upkeep your motivation. Mastery the sense of progress you get. The more you think you are getting better at what you do, the more motivated you are. Purpose the meaning you get from your work. The more what you do matters to you, the more motivated you are....

iOS: Transmit is ourfavorite FTP app for the Mac, and now it’s available on iOS. Likewise, you’re able to also edit any documents on your FTP server from third-party apps. Transmit($9.99) | iTunes App Store

Thinking of visiting a new city sometime soon? Villy wants to simplify the hotel-hunting process by recommending the best neighborhoods and hotels, according to your interests. Hopefully they’ll add more cities quickly to make it even more useful.

Looking to get your game on? Where do you go to get the best bargains on gently used games? There are plenty of options, but this week we’re interested in the best. Sound off in the discussions below! The call for contenders is closed! Don’t forget to cast your vote for the all-out winner! Maybe it’s cheapest, or maybe it has the best selection. Maybe they have sales, have a great hardware selection, or offer digital downloads for your favorite platforms....

iOS 8 isout right now. Here’s a list of all the new stuff that really matters. Interactive Notifications you might now interact with notifications right when they happen. Likewise, you could interact with third-party app notifications the same way. you’re able to do the same actions from the Notification Center. you could now also leave a thread or turn on do not disturb on a thread. You’ll also get a new attachment view to get a view of everything in a thread....

Android: If you often forget to call your parents or make important calls, you need Call Planner. By default, each such entry goes into a to-do list. If you add a reminder, it will go into the “Planned” list. Call Planner(Free) | Google Play Store viaI Love Free Software

Android: Facebook introduced a genuinely cool feature withChat Heads, but there’s one problem with it. you might open it anywhere, so per-app security PINs aren’t very helpful. Chat Lock fixes this problem. The app allows you to lock access to floating message apps like Chat Heads. With Chat Lock enabled, you’ll need to enter a PIN or pattern for access or send messages. Chat Lock| Google Play Store

Letting out your own inner weirdness can set the tone and confirm you get the best out of everyone. This is one of the worst beliefs a head of a company can have. Think back on bosses from your past. Want to Be a Great Leader? Start Acting Weirder| Inc. Photo byKumar Appalah.

iOS 8 is here and it comes with a ton ofawesome features. One of those features is a new, better version of iCloud dubbed iCloud Drive. If you’re on a Mac, don’t enable it yet. iCloud Drive changes iCloud from a clunky, invisible cloud storage system into a more Dropbox-like file system. If you enable Drive, your apps won’t sync up properly until you have Yosemite installed. Once Yosemite is released, you’ll be able enable it on both your gear and your iOS unit....