Criticism is a constant element in our professional, office lives. People can be really harsh so dealing with it is never easy. That is, of course, if you don’t know the hack around it. The particular hack I’m talking about will make your professional life a lot easier.

Even just the name ‘Summer School’ comes with all sorts of nice connotations: summer = sun = holiday = fun = relaxation. The irony is of course, is that summer school is anything but relaxing. If your teen is about to embark on Summer School or a summer course, they may be about to have this…

If you spend any time trying the usual networking strategies, then you’ll probably notice that most of them seem insincere at best. It always feels like you’re fighting between your own agenda and the best interests of your new “friends.” That said, networking is perhaps the single best way to achieve success. So how do you…

Blogging isn’t something that only the nerdy types or teens do anymore, and it most certainly goes beyond posting pictures of your children (or pets for the childless out there) and griping about your job.  Blogging is, for some, a business or a source of extra spending money.  It’s also a source of money…

Raise your hand if you have tried several times to start a new blog, and then completely forget about it weeks, months, or maybe even years later.  You’re definitely not alone.  Blogging can be fun, but it can also at times be very tedious, time consuming, and possibly even boring.  In addition to the occasional case…

All day long, nearly every day of the year, I write.  I write and write so much that it’s almost become second nature, but sometimes I’m at a loss for words.  I sit around trying to think of what to write, trying to find some inspiration, and sometimes even if I do find something…

I joined Facebook in 2005.  I can’t dig up the initial registration email, but I know this because this was the last time that I had access to my college email, which was required to be a member of the social networking site at the time.  At first, it seemed like just another…

Untold hours of productivity are lost every month due to simple misunderstandings and communication breakdowns. For some reason, many people seem to have a tough time organizing their thoughts and communicating their desires to their co-workers and employees. I’m constantly amazed at the number of people who seem to have forgotten the basics…

How many times have you started work on a novel, only to abandon the project a few weeks later? After all, between work, family, and sleep, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get what’s in your head down on paper. Believe it or not, writing a novel takes less time than you might…

Want to build positive relationships? Then make sure not to commit the following 10 things that disrupt relationships: Giving hurtful comments. Are you hurting others by your lack of tact? You might think that you’re being helpful, but your intentions might have hurt the other party instead. Put yourself in others’ shoes first. If it’s not…

Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first week of 2011 and many of us are getting ready to kick off the brand new year with a big bang. As we start off 2011 with our new resolutions and goals, let us now look back at the best posts at Lifehack in the past year. In…

Resolution, n – A commitment that an individual makes that brings positive benefits to his/her life In just a week’s time, we’ll be stepping into 2011. Are you ready to rock 2011 ahead? I love the new year, because it’s the time when we start everything on a fresh note. It’s when we set new resolutions, positive…

It’s the holiday season – the time of year we imagine as full of so many possibilities for joy and gift giving. All too often, though, the holidays aren’t a wonderful experience. When families come together, or there’s no family and friends to be with, the holidays can become a time of anxiety and dread…

A frequent question from people in all career phases is what a person can do to better sell a new idea, whether to a customer or inside an organization. As much as it would be nice to have a standard formula that always works, success really depends on the particulars of your situation. There are, however…

The purpose of professional networking is to gain information, increase your visibility in your field, and establish personal connections that will help you advance in your career.  No matter how much you love your job, you should always be looking for ways to expand your networks because, ideally, your contacts will follow you from position…