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The black-and-white balance on your debt’s account page isn’t a very psychologically soothing image. If you want something more motivating, turn your debt into an art project. As personal finance site How Do I Money explains, for those with a bit of artistic flair, creating an art project out of your debt can change up how you think about your finances. For example, one artist filled in one swir..

In your career, soft skills are just as important as more obvious ones, like knowing how to use certain software or tools. What soft skills do you think everyone should learn when they’re growing their careers in their 20s? Whether it’s related to communication, growing your career, or something organizational, there are many soft skills that help you become successful at work. Share what soft s..

Motivation can be tricky, but studies show there’s one important factor that can be hugely effective in cultivating it: making decisions. As psychologist and author Angela Duckworth explains, this is why it’s important to offer people choices when you’re trying to motivate them. Maybe you’re trying to motivate your employees, a friend, or your children—you’ll do well to offer them choices. Duckw..

There’s a reason failure stories are popular: they’re relatable. We all fall on our faces at some point, and stories of redemption are encouraging. However, it can be tricky to find a balance between discussing your failure and just self-deprecating. You’re often asked to discuss your failures at a job interview, for example, and it’s easy to slip into pity mode and talk about yourself in an ove..

You crave it in the morning, you wait in long lines for it, and I’m drinking it while I write this: coffee is everywhere. But that means misinformation about it is everywhere too. Coffee doesn’t rob you of water, sober you up, or keep your children short, so let’s grind up these myths and brew a hot pot of truth. Myth: Coffee Dehydrates You The notion that coffee dehydrates you is a widespread m..

We’ve all had those moments where we run into things and come away with a nasty bruise, but this DNews video explains why some of us seem to be more resilient and heal quickly while others of us seem to wake up with mystery bruises with no memory of where they came from. After explaining exactly how the bruising process works and looks (for lighter skinned people, that is), the video explains th..

The summer is just getting started, which means it’s about time for a few good books—and Bill Gates himself has five great suggestions for books that’ll expand your mind on topics of science, philosophy, history, mathematics, and science fiction. He runs them down in this quick video. Bill elaborates on some of his specific thoughts on each book in the video, so it’s well worth a watch. Here’s a..

There’s no substitute for real Parmigiano-Reggiano, but it can be a tad on the pricey side, so Cook’s Illustrated conducted a number of testings to see which, if any, domestic imitators come close. First, they rounded up seven nationally available supermarket brands of cheese (five domestic and two imported) and had testers try them on their own, and then mixed into polenta. Luckily, finding a b..