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| Home Prices - How Did They Get So High? It seems that the real estate bubble has burst, but how did home prices get so high anyhow?
While visiting San Francisco and the surrounding areas recently (2008), my wife and I were amazed at the prices of houses. A two bedroom home which... ( added 66 days 10 hours ago.) |
| Backpacking In High Mountains The high mountains of Colorado still had a lot of snow in mid June. In fact, the Arkansas river was close to flooding here in Canon City, despite there being no rain in weeks. The snow melt was enough to raise it to its highest level in years. But... ( added 71 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Financial Mistakes You May Be Making All of us make financial mistakes, and research in the new fields of evolutionary economics and behavioral economics are starting to explain why. It will be good to have this knowledge someday. But in the meantime, here are ten of the more common... ( added 75 days 19 hours ago.) |
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| Realistic Lateral Thinking Problems Lateral thinking problems are often just simple puzzles that lead you to make certain assumptions. To solve them, then, you have to look at the assumptions you're making and try to get beyond them. Let's look at an example.
A librarian used a... ( added 78 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Crazy Ideas Can Be Valuable Sometimes it is just fun to create and share crazy ideas. For example, I recently read about one man's idea to give away free gas. The catch was that there were remote-controlled paintball guns with cameras on them, connected to a web site on the... ( added 80 days 20 hours ago.) |
| The Best Relaxation Music How do you choose the relaxation music that works best? You can certainly start by experimenting with many different types. After all, it seems likely that what one person finds relaxing another will find irritating. But is it all just a matter of... ( added 81 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Six Good Backpacking Habits When backpacking, habits matter. A better sleeping bag may keep you a bit warmer, and a cell phone or GPS unit definitely makes a trip safer, but the things you regularly do while on the trail are just as important. Here are six habits you should... ( added 100 days 20 hours ago.) |
| A Deep Thinking Technique To Try Albert Einstein used a technique for deep thinking, which he referred to as "thought experiments." He didn't invent the technique, but perhaps made it more popular. It was essentially the practice of relaxing and setting a visualization in motion... ( added 100 days 21 hours ago.) |
| How To Boost The Power Of The Mind There are many ways to boost the power of the mind. Some of them are proven by science, some soon-to-be proven, and others that work for one person and not another. That is why I advocate the "shotgun approach" to increasing one's mind power.... ( added 101 days 20 hours ago.) |
| Right And Wrong - A Matter Of Context How do we determine right and wrong, and can we really capture them with philosophical rules or religious commandments? The answer to the first question is that we call something right or wrong according to whether or not it helps achieve our... ( added 102 days 16 hours ago.) |
| Low Ball Home Offers The bad news is that your low ball home offers are not likely to be accepted. The good news is that they work anyhow. Let's look at why that is.
Most real estate sells for a bit less than the asking price, but a "low ball" offer on a home is... ( added 106 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Solo Backpacking - Four Reasons, Eight Tips Why solo backpacking? To be honest, one of the reasons I sometimes go alone is simply that it's tough to find people to go with, especially on short-notice. So reason number one is just the sheer necessity. But that is not the only reason to enter... ( added 108 days 22 hours ago.) |
| Four Uncommon Outdoor Adventures When you are ready for outdoor adventures, but want to try something new, you have to think in new ways. Forget the mountain bike or the paid rafting tour. Here are some low budget interesting things you may not have tried.
Mine Hunting
A... ( added 109 days 13 hours ago.) |
| One Of the Simplest Subliminal Techniques You may think you're not susceptible to subliminal techniques, but the research says that virtually all of us are. And of all the various techniques out there, one of the most common is a simple trick called "anchoring." Here is a look at how it... ( added 110 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Is Milk Good For You? Is milk good for you? Our government says yes, but most scientists who do not work for the dairy industry say no. Why the discrepancy? Let's look at the research.
Though most people still think that milk is good for their bones, there is no... ( added 113 days 22 hours ago.) |
| Thought For The Day Why not start each morning with a simple thought for the day? Hold it in mind to see what perspective it gives to the day's events. Here is one for each day of the week.
Monday's Thought For The Day
When you argue with a person, are you... ( added 116 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Are There Lucky People? Most of us know lucky people, those who seem to lived a charmed life. They may not even be all that smart, and yet they seem to almost stumble into good situations. Opportunities open up for them, things are "handed" to them. Perhaps they win in... ( added 121 days 20 hours ago.) |
| The Cattail - Best Of The Wild Edible Plants Which is the best of the best wild edible plants? That depends on whether you are collecting them for a tasty meal, or as a matter of life or death. It also depends on the season and where you are. But despite all these qualifications, there is... ( added 124 days 20 hours ago.) |
| Hotels, Hostels, Or Something Else? Hotels may be the most common option for travelers, but there are hostels and other options. Which is best for you? Let's look at the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Hotels
This is the "standard" option for most travelers. You get... ( added 125 days 20 hours ago.) |
| Try This Creative Problem Solving Technique There are many creative problem solving techniques, and each will lead you to different kinds of solutions. One of the simplest, though, is the "add, subtract and change" technique. What follows is a basic explanation of how to use it to generate... ( added 127 days 21 hours ago.) |
| Real Genius - IQ or Creativity? What is real genius, and how do we cultivate it in ourselves? A common dictionary definition is, "Extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity." Some definitions refer to a high IQ as well, but that doesn't seem... ( added 129 days 20 hours ago.) |
| Words Are The Roots Of War The roots of war? Perhaps they are many, but if we're talking about the killing of thousands, the bombing of countries and the large scale conflicts of the last five thousand years or so, one of the roots has to be our use of language. Here is an... ( added 132 days 21 hours ago.) |
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| How To Be A Slumlord You may not realize it, but the real estate investor who is typically called a slumlord is providing a needed service. Though there are those who are truly taking advantage of people, many who are given this ignoble title are simply providing... ( added 143 days 23 hours ago.) |
| Six Cheap Family Vacations Cheap family vacations? Is that even possible anymore with the price of gasoline and everything else going up? Yes, relatively speaking. There are a number of ways to cut the costs. Here are six examples to get you thinking.
1. Vacation With... ( added 144 days 13 hours ago.) |
| A Quick Lesson On How To Be Smarter Here is the quick lesson on how to be smarter: Do something that has been shown to improve brain function until doing so becomes a habit. Then do another thing that boosts brainpower until that is a habit. Then eat something that is good for the... ( added 146 days 12 hours ago.) |
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