Posts Tagged ‘holiday’

Happy Christmas from Stepcase Lifehack

On behalf of the entire Lifehack crew and everyone at our parent company, Stepcase, I want to wish all our readers who celebrate Christmas a very merry one indeed. And to them and everyone else, here's looking forward to a new year filled with peace, love, and joy around the world… Continue reading

All Out of Holiday Cheer? 10 Tips for Beating Holiday Depression

While the holiday season fills most people with joy, a significant number of people get down in the dumps around Christmastime. The reasons are plentiful: remembering lost loved ones, a bad experience during the holidays, loneliness, or just being overwhelmed can all dampen the Christmas spirit.It may surprise you to know that depression is actually less likely during the holidays than at other times during the year (see for… Continue reading

How You’re Ruining Christmas – And What You Can Do to Save It

You’re ruining Christmas.Not for me – how could you ruin it for me? No, you’re ruining it for yourself, for your family and friends, for everyone who loves you and who you love in return.You started in August, when you saw the first little corner of the Mega-Mart decked out with Christmas bows and dancing Santas. It was just a few little grumbles then, but by Halloween it had… Continue reading

The Lifehack Last-Minute Gift-Giving Guide

Christmas is just over a week away, and no matter how organized you are, I bet there are a few people on your list that you just can’t figure out a gift for. In the spirit of giving, then, I offer these suggestion – each of which is, as of 12/16, available to ship in time for Christmas. (All prices are in US dollars.)Kindle It’s no secret that we’re… Continue reading

How to Stay Productive During the Winter Holidays

It’s December and one side of my brain is already thinking about presents, imagining the warmth of home, and preparing a list of "must-buys" for Christmas entertaining . The other side ois stuck with the reality of my daily life: me, at the office, dealing with day-to-day tasks. My attention has been divided and this can be seen in my results. It’s not the best situation you want… Continue reading

Bringing in the Harvest

To all our American readers, I and the rest of the Lifehack team wish you the happiest of Thanksgivings today.I wanted to avoid the typical, clichéd, count-your-blessings-what-are-you-thankful-for posts. You all know that. Grade school kids know that. Heck, the unborn already know that. So let’s take it as a given that you’re deeply considering your blessings and what you have to be thankful for today. At least during the commercials… Continue reading

Rethink the Season of Giving

Next Thursday, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other charities across the US will be fully staffed with smiling-faced, happy volunteers eagerly doling out food and other assistance to those whose need is greatest. Families across the country will come together in the spirit of giving, and will return home beaming with pride and contentment, knowing deep in their hearts that they have made a difference. It’s the finest side of… Continue reading

Holiday Windfalls: 7 Tips on Using Them

The holidays often come with a windfall or two: a monetary gift from a relative or a bonus from an employer. We don't necessarily expect these gifts — that's why they're called windfalls — so deciding what to do with them can be a little complicated. Perhaps you have a pressing need for cash to pay an important bill. If so, that kind of practical application may make your decision… Continue reading

Holiday Damage Control

Fat season.  That's what we call it around my office.  It starts on Halloween, and it usually runs straight through January.  We are bombarded by holidays that require us to consume copious amounts of meats, pies, cookies, chocolates, and alcohol.  On top of that, for those of us living in the north, it gets dreadfully cold and painfully hard to do as much moving around as we would like to… Continue reading

How to Confidently Handle Festive Family Friction

Help me Steve! The kids, my husband, getting the house ready, the cooking, the shopping plus full-time work - I've got everything to do for Christmas, I'm already running around like a mad thing and time's fast running out! Plus my husband's parents are coming over for the first time and I don't get on with his Mum at all. So Christmas Day itself is going to be… Continue reading

How to Make This Christmas Your Best Ever!

Is Christmas a joyous time for you? Or are you stressed?Overspending on presents, pressure from kids and other loved ones, prolonged and close proximity to difficult family members and loneliness can all build up your stress levels. Christmas can also be very demanding on your relationship as you spend a lot of time together with family and in-laws.However, it doesn’t have to be so. Christmas is meant to… Continue reading

5 Things to Do If You Aren’t Celebrating Christmas

Christmas is a great holiday -- you get to spend a day with your family, wallowing in nostalgia and familial love, and you get presents on top of that! But what if you don't celebrate Christmas? What if you're not Christian, or your family is too far away, or you have no family, or you just aren't in the mood?

If you aren't celebrating Christmas, it can be

The Lifehack Last-Minute Gift List for Productive (and Potentially Productive) People

With less than a week left before Christmas, I thought it would be a good idea to list some of lifehack.org's favorite gift ideas. Everything on this list would get a hearty smile from the productive person on your gift list. Most of the items shown here are available through Amazon, for fast delivery by Christmas if you hurry. Links here lead to Amazon.com and prices are given in… Continue reading

How To Convince Your Boss To Let You Work From Home

In this day and age, with communication being to easy through mobile technologies, it makes sense to work out of the office.If you are able to do your job from home, why can't you? What is the benefit of traveling upwards of an hour each day, through stressful traffic, to enter the distraction-full environment that most offices are?Tim Ferriss has written a book called The 4-Hour Work Week and… Continue reading

Rose pricing online

Buying online can usually save you a decent amount of money. The hardest part of purchasing anything online for me is that I rarely have the patience to wait for it to be mailed. Flowers are no different and can also be purchased online. However, it has been my experience that purchasing flowers online does not save any money. In fact, I have found that… Continue reading

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