Albacore Tuna Has Way Too Much Mercury for Kids’ Sandwiches

The same sandwich made with canned salmon, though? Canned chicken is an option too, or try egg salad in place of tuna salad. Whos Minding the Mercury in Your Childs Tuna Sandwich?| Consumer Reports Photo byDavid Salafia.

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 37 words · Willie Williams

Cut Drying Time for Line-Dry Clothing with a Salad Spinner

Salad spinners are great for quickly removing water from things. Why not keep one in your laundry room? Use a Salad Spinner for Quickly Drying Small Clothing Items| Apartment Therapy

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 30 words · Joshua Reed

Do the “Why” Exercise to Find Your Deepest Motivation

We all have goals, but its important to ask why. Why do you want to lose that 10 pounds? Or to get that promotion? You might fumble for canned answers, but theyre probably not yourrealwhy. Dig deep and discover the real source behind your motivation, your true why. We call this intrinsic motivation, which willhelp get you much farther with your goals. This is a written exercise, so grab a pen and paper to get started....

September 9, 2015 · 2 min · 221 words · Mark Meyer

Don't Brainstorm with a Blank Slate

When youre brainstorming, you often want to just let ideas come out however they decide to do so. That usually doesnt get you very far though. 99U points out its often best to come up with some pop in of constraint or random goal. Weve talked aboutsetting restrictions before, but the idea here is more about directing those ideas. Its normally a lot more than you think. Never Brainstorm with a Blank Slate| 99U...

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 77 words · Thomas Williams

Everything Apple Announced Today that Actually Matters

If you didnt spend your morning watching the whole thing, heres what they announced that actually matters. It weighs about 1.5 pounds and is 6.9mm thick. The iPad Pro has a four speaker sound system that promises to be louder than earlier models. In short: …its a bigger iPad. The accessories are what separate this iPad from the others. Theyll be available in November. you’re free to get more ofdetails from our friends over on Gizmodo....

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 165 words · Elizabeth Walker DDS

H264ify Stops YouTube from Draining Your Laptop's Battery Life

Chrome/Firefox: YouTube doesnt run very efficiently in Chrome and Firefox. In fact, How-To Geek points out, its a battery hog. you’ve got the option to get around this problem with the h264ify extensions. That means your setup processor doesnt have to do more work and less battery power is wasted. But devices that support hardware-accelerated decoding of VP8 and VP9 arent as common (if even available). Besides saving your battery life, playback should be smoother, particularly on laptops with limited power....

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 81 words · Brenda Wiley

How to Avoid Turning Into a Jerk When You’re Surrounded by Jerks

Working in retail, I still remember one of my worst customers. He handed me a quarter and what looked like a single one dollar bill. I said, Sorry, the total istwotwenty-five. Do you speak English? Do you know math? I was fuming, but I said nothing. The problem was: I let that jerk turn me into an jerk, too. Maybe someone just gets under your skin and you dont even realize its happening....

September 9, 2015 · 3 min · 629 words · Michael Russell

How to Buy a Smoke Alarm that Provides the Most Protection

Smoke alarms are required by law in every home, but not all smoke alarms are created equal. Heres how to choose the right one for you. The risk of dying in a burning home iscut in halfwith a working smoke alarm. This statistic should be enough to convince you to install and maintain good ones throughout your home. This ensures maximum coverage of your home. Hard-wired alarms require a home that has been built with this setup or retrofitted....

September 9, 2015 · 2 min · 330 words · Teresa Cruz

How to Finally Start Working Out (Even If You Hate It)

Hating exercise isnt the same as being lazy. Heres how to finally start working out, no matter how much you might hate it. But of course, people arent micePeter Pettigrewaside. There plenty of reasons exercise may bore you. Still, its hard to discount the fact that genetics play a role. More importantly: hating exerciseisnt a moral failure, as many would have you believe. But asIve said before, culpability and responsibility are not the same thing....

September 9, 2015 · 2 min · 372 words · Christian Walker

How to Tell a Potential Partner You Have an STI

The CDC estimatesthat you have a 50% chance of getting a sexually transmitted infection before you turn 25. Even thoughSTIsare remarkably common, most people feel uncomfortable having honest conversations about safety with new sexual partners. In reality, most STIs arent that big of a deal. Many can be cleared up with a simple dose of antibiotics. Some HPV strains can be eliminated by your body without any outside intervention. A lot of people with herpes only have a handful of outbreaks in their entire lives....

September 9, 2015 · 3 min · 546 words · Maria Cardenas

Keep Takeout Food Insulated in the Microwave Until You're Ready for It

You just picked up some delicious takeout, but you cant dig in quite yet. The Best Way to Keep Takeout Food Warm Until Youre Ready to Eat| The Kitchn Photo by_e.t.

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 31 words · Theresa Garcia

Make Tea Ice Cubes to Supercharge Your Smoothies

You canadd a lot of flavor to drinks by using tea ice cubesin place of normal ice. For smoothies with bolder tasting ingredients, like berries, try ice cubes made from black tea. If youre blending up a lighter, grassier green smoothie, use green tea cubes. Jasmine green or teas with fruity ingredients can add a more floral, sweet flavor to your smoothies. 7 Ways to Cook with Tea Leaves| Serious Eats...

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 74 words · Stephen Martin

Respect Promises Made to Yourself as if They Were Made to Someone Else

Its easy to break a promise to yourself because it only affects you. When you break a promise to someone else, you let them down and hurt your credibility. That knowledge keeps you from promising something you cant do, and it pushes you to actually follow through. That lack of pursuit toward personal well-being can lead to serious burnout, and even depression. Everyone knows the customer service principle underpromise and overdeliver....

September 9, 2015 · 1 min · 142 words · Robin White