I can’t explain why or how, but from experience I’ve found it to be true that listening to classical music has a very positive and powerful effect on the brain. Need to be creative? Classical music is the one to listen to. Need to relax from a stressful situation? Classical music is a great reliever. [...]

How do you know your car is about to break down and leave you stranded? Perhaps “I’d rather it didn’t” you reply, since you perform a service check every few thousand miles. By having its regular maintenance check you hoope the car will continue to function well for a very long period without interruption. When last did you have a health check  [...]

Preparedness is a good trait to cultivate because accidents and emergencies often give us no warning, thus we have no time to get the skills or equipment needed to deal with the situation. Preparedness is key and critical. By having a first aid kit as well as the necessary training you can be prepared for any eventuality.

Fear of the unknown is what frightens us. Not knowing what to do in an emergency situation can be debilitating. Learning first aid gives reassurance during times of high stress. Knowing a set of actions, and steps, to take to alleviate the situation and to bring about a positive conclusion to the events is a great aid – First [...]

There is increased competition in the marketplace and also in the school curriculum to equip each student with the skill sets to engage in that marketplace. However, there are some life-useful skills that appear to be missing from the class. We all deal with money, yet there is no mandatory education in its creation, use, management, or [...]

One penny is not a lot. Many would shun it if it lies on the street. Those who shun the free money also would like to be financially well off. Yet, by picking up the penny they would be moving one step closer to their goal.

Asking for help is an acknowledgement of our humanity. It is a risky thing to do as we open up ourselves to vulnerabilities, and put our trust in another to help us. [Who said this post had to be longer? There has to be a shortest post in the Life Hack series, and this is [...]

There is a great benefit that can be realised by helping another person, or group – such as a charity. It is said you can help feed a person or help teach a person to feed themselves, but I think there’s more to it than that. If we require input we grow as the input [...]

From the days of the tower of Babel till the days of the babelfish to come, we communicate across the world in different tongues. This difference in communication has lead to many misunderstandings and results in numerous wars, all because we fail to understand and respect each others needs. There is but one planet and [...]

The disparate division of food on the globe causes problems not only for those who have too little, but the health effects are well known for those who have too much. The growth of shopping trolleys over the years and marketing methods used to influence people to consume more is well documented. This extra consumption [...]