Content focused on how technology affects daily life, habits, work, health, creativity, and personal productivity.
If You’re Bored Of The Internet, Try The Outernet Instead!
If you have been using the Internet since it became popular sometime during the late '80s or the beginning of the '90s, you know that it has changed significantly since then. Our entire society revolves around it now, and seemingly every technology company is putting some effort into converting thei ...
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How To Be More Creative [Infographic]
If you have ever found yourself in a moment of stagnation which resulted in you not even getting close to being creative, you know how frustrating it can be. Minutes feel like hours, and all you can think about is how you could be more creative. There is a stupid line of thinking out there that beli ...
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Work Smarter: Maximize Your Efficiency In The Office [Infographic]
Does the logic follow that if we can learn how to maximize our efficiency at work, we will be able to work less hours? It makes sense, but is there a real connection there, or do we just work long hours because it's expected of us, and not because our work demands it? I remember reading an article o ...
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Biology Of A Hangover & How To Prevent It [Infographic]
You might remember a few days back when I wrote about how alcohol affects your body, and why you get drunk consuming it. The article was called The Science Of Getting Drunk. So I thought what better to do than follow that up with something that we all might have experienced once or twice in our live ...
How To: Play Hooky From Work Without Getting Caught
Have you ever called into work and said you were sick when you really weren't just so you could take the day off? C'mon, it's okay, you can admit it, you're among friends here. Everyone has done it, right? Well, actually only about 30% of Americans have. That's interesting because almost everyone I ...
![What Music To Listen To On The Job To Stay Focused [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/job-related-music-style-infographic-optimized.jpg "What Music To Listen To On The Job To Stay Focused [Infographic]")
What Music To Listen To On The Job To Stay Focused [Infographic]
I am sure I am not the only one who just has to rock out to some rock n' roll or chillout techno while I program or write new articles. It helps me concentrate and focus like I would never be able to do if I didn't have music to listen to. I don't know if it is the "noise" that makes it easier to co ...
Marvel Creates Inspiring New Hearing Impaired Superhero
I was diagnosed with profound hearing loss when I was two years old, and I received my first pair of hearing aids when I was three. Growing up, I was sometimes made fun of by other children who did not understand my hearing impairment or why I wore hearing aids. Hearing aids just weren't considered ...
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The Sobering Effects Of Drunk Driving [Infographic]
It's Memorial Day weekend, and we all know what that means - bikinis, barbecues, and beer. What better way to remember the sacrifice of our service men and women than by having a raging poolside party that everyone will be too drunk to remember? It's the American way!
Memorial Day weekend is one ...
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The Science Of Getting Drunk [Infographic]
Having a cold beer on a hot summer's day is something that you can look forward to when winter is all up in your grill and all you can do is stutter your way over to your wardrobe to get a pair of extra socks. I have to admit that I don't drink much even though I should probably take a few minutes o ...
10 Strange Facts You Never Knew About Your Dreams
Everyone dreams, and that is just a fact of life. Most of us don't really give it a second thought. We wake up and don't realize we just had a full night of 4-7 dreams on average. There are so few of us who remember our dreams, or who even know some of the simplest facts about dreaming.
You might ...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About E-Cigarettes [Infographic]
Everyone knows…cigarettes are bad for you, but when the boss is breathing down your neck, your kids are acting up, and the stress is piling on, sometimes the short term benefits of a cigarette high can outweigh your desire for long term health. Even many lung cancer patients continue smoking after t ...
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The Importance Of A Healthy Work Environment [Infographic]
Considering the amount of time we spend in the office, at home or in some coffee shop working feverishly over a computer for work, it is important that we do it as healthily as possible. The right temperature, proper lighting, calming colors and a little greenery will go a long way to keeping you he ...
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Having A Toxic Boss Hurts Your Health & Happiness [Infographic]
I haven't worked a 9-5 Monday through Friday job in so long, I can barely remember what it was like. Now I work about 14 hours a day instead of 8 (because that is what entrepreneurs do), but I don't have a traditional boss in an office looking over my shoulder all the time. It's a trade-off, which i ...
One Mom Geek’s Desire To Take A Caturday Nap
Recently Diana wrote a Caturday inspired post about Creative Cat Coffee Art and Peggy wrote What The Catnip is Caturday?. Since then, for some reason the word Caturday has stuck in my head. So this post is a bit inspired by cats and moms everywhere as we celebrate Mother’s Day.
My confession, all ...
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What It’s Really Like To Be A Working Mom [2 Infographics]
For me, being a working mom is just part of life. I only have one child, and he's eleven years old now, so I'm beyond the stage of changing diapers while answering a conference call. But just because children get a little older, it doesn't mean our responsibilities end. Even though he's not crawling ...