Life Hacks

PHOTOS: 26 Crazy/Brilliant Life Hacks

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2012

We're always looking for ways to make your life easier. That's why we keep an eye out for any clever "life hacks" we see posted on the Internet. We ju...

WATCH: Finally, A Microwave That Plays Puppy Videos

Posted 11.21.2011

As if we weren't already being constantly entertained by glowing screens throughout 90% of the day, a few students from the University of Pennsylvania...

PHOTOS: 17 Crazy/Brilliant Life Hacks

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 01.20.2012

Once reserved for computer programmer tricks and shortcuts, "Life Hack" has become a great way to describe the clever/brilliant/ridiculous solutions t...

Balanced Life: Eleven Tips That I'm Using to "Eat Very Right" (and Cut Calories).

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Gretchen Rubin

Whatever you might order, and however it might be prepared, it has tons of butter on it.

Seven Ways To Tell If You're Boring Someone

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Gretchen Rubin

In one of my favorite movies, a quirky documentary called Sherman's March, the documentary maker's former high school teacher tells him, "As people ge...

Six Tips For Enjoying A Vacation

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Gretchen Rubin

One of my goals for my Happiness Project is to do a better job of learning from experience. How can I do things better, next time? Also, one of my Twe...

19 Tips For Cheering Yourself Up -- From 200 Years Ago

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Gretchen Rubin

While reading a biography of English writer Sydney Smith, Hesketh Pearson's The Smith of Smiths, I stumbled across a letter. In 1820, Smith wrote a le...