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How To: Think More Positive Thoughts
I've studied a lot about thoughts and thought patterns during my life. It's a topic that especially intrigued me when I was attending University, and I remember being in the library for many long nights completely fascinated by all the information available about how our brains work.
Our thoughts ...
Expert Driving Techniques Everyone Needs To Know
Remember when everyone used to ask for fun, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Then CNN, MSNBC and most of the other news websites published the definitive answer, as determined by some obviously very smart scientists. The egg came first.
One of the next most common riddles is, "Who are ...
Social Media Tattoo: Put Facebook Friends On Your Arm
[Update: Too bad this tattoo turned out to be fake! I was really hoping this girl was for real.] I realize that this story is on every single major blog in the world today, but if there was ever anything that deserved to be on Bit Rebels, this is it. I just couldn't resist writing about it. This has ...
Design Inspiration: Elegant Shoes Made From Paper
When I logged into Bit Rebels this morning to start writing, I got that uneasy feeling that something was missing from the site. At first I couldn't put my finger on what it was. After several minutes passed, I figured it out. It was SHOES! I have written dozens of articles about creative shoes, but ...
10 Purchases That Might Indicate A Midlife Crisis
Recently someone I know suddenly sold her house and gave away almost all her possessions. It was such a bizarre move, and to me, seemed very out of character. She is about 50 years old, and when I was telling my friend about it, she said, "It sounds to me like she is having a midlife crisis." I was ...
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United States: 50 State Stereotypes [Humor]
This is hilarious to me because if you live in the United States, you know there are stereotypes that accompany each state. I'm not a fan of stereotypes when they refer to individual people because they can be hurtful and damaging, but I'm all over it when it refers to a whole State because it's jus ...
Men vs. Women: Our Favorite Colors Based On Gender
Color, or the lack of it, is such a huge part of our lives. People spend a lot of time learning how to manipulate colors for photographs, or how to mix just the right colors for paint. When you think about it, we start being associated with colors even before we are born. Many times parents receive ...
Our Emotions Expressed Through Vivid Photography
I've been writing a lot lately about artists who use their talent to creatively illustrate their daily lives and experiences. To be able to draw a picture of a feeling or emotion is truly a gift since it involves injecting that feeling into the artwork itself. It's easier said than done I'm sure.
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How We Use Our Brains [Infographic]
I don't know how many times a day I stumble over the fact that we're only using 20% of our brain while 80% is utter gray matter that is constantly idle. If we're only using this little of our brains, what could possibly be hiding in the other 80%? Maybe it is purely for development, or maybe it's fo ...
5 Tips To Make Anything Happen In Life
I really love this quote from Philip Adams, "Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." I had the opportunity to hear a talk about how Disney works in terms of their thinking when it comes to strategy. I must say, they follow simple rules yet you ...
World Record In Stiletto Racing (Yeah, It’s Possible)
I love high heels. I've been wearing them for years. I started out wearing them because I'm short, and every cosmo girl knows that nothing can make you feel more large and in charge than a hot pair of stilettos. However, I'm not going to lie, it takes practice to get used to wearing them. You have t ...
Around The World: Government Officials & Their Desks
When I think of bureaucracy, I think of outdated rigid rules, tons of paperwork, and tight budgets. I have compassion for people who can work as civil servants and remain inspired enough to make it all happen in their respective cities. Every time I go into a government office here in Atlanta, I'm i ...
14 Not So Sweet Facts About Sugar
There has been a lot of controversy about sugar over the past few decades. Among other things, we've heard that eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Then we were told that it doesn't cause diabetes, but it causes obesity, which is linked to diabetes. There are those affected that need a continuous ...
Study Reveals Technology Makes Us Stressed Out
I remember several months ago when I wrote an article about a study that showed Americans go crazy when their Internet is slow. At the time I wrote that, I wondered if that was a good representation for people around the world, or if it was just another example of how us Americans can be impatient a ...
Wow! Snowflakes Under A Microscope
I've always been inspired by snowflakes. To me, they are like little specks of magic when they fall from the sky. Since it doesn't snow much in Atlanta, I don't get to see snowflakes very often. I remember in January I wrote 5 Lessons A Snowflake Can Teach Us About Blogging on a day when it snowed h ...