Tag: stress
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 ...
Interesting Facts About Your Sleep & Your Mattress
Is sleep important to you? I remember when I was younger, I could literally stay awake for days without feeling tired. I remained active even if I had only one or two hours of sleep. However, now I understand that no matter how old we are, we really need to always make sure that we get enough rest t ...
10 Signs That You Need A Social Media Detox
I think anyone who is into social media would agree with me that things are moving faster and faster. Whatever it is that we have to do, it has to be easy, fast, and it will hopefully increase our influence on the Internet. All the people who are stuck in their Lazy-Boy (La-Z-Boy) chair trying to ju ...
How To: Determine Your Stress Level In 2 Seconds
Are you stressed out right now? How stressed are you? Are you "I need a vacation" stressed or "I need to go to the hospital" stressed? This is a way for you to find out in 2 seconds, thus avoiding a time consuming visit the doctor. Of course, this is all in good fun. I wouldn't trust this to make a ...
Bubble Wrap Tie: The Joyful Workday Has Arrived!
If you have ever had a day at work when you wished that time would go by faster to make it all as painless as possible, you know what I mean when I say that some days are just too stressful to handle with just a smile and a cup of coffee. We all get through them one way or another, but to relieve s ...
The Freaky Toy That Will Help Children Deal With Fears
As a child, you can never be sure anyone can keep a secret. Sharing your fears and troubles with someone might seem scary and sometimes just not the right thing to do. It could potentially feel shameful to stick your neck out to get some well needed comforting. Grown-ups have a far more mature wa ...
Happy 1st Birthday Bit Rebels! – 10 Lessons We’ve Learned
My name is listed as the author on this article, but it is from all of us at Bit Rebels. Let me give you a little history...
It's hard to believe it's been a whole year since Bit Rebels began. It feels like just yesterday. I remember my dear friend @mistygirlph working hard on her first articl ...
6 Ways To Overcome Social Media Burnout
It is very difficult for me to write this article. I'm going to do it anyway because I think by sharing my experience; it might be helpful to someone else going through the same thing.
I love social media, and I'm typically on Twitter, FaceBook, Flickr, YouTube, etc... every day. It is not unus ...
Stoplight Stress Reliever – Brilliant New Design
Since I'm one of those people that usually pushes time to the very last second, and I'm on the borderline of running late for almost everything, I really don't like sitting at red traffic lights.
It's not so much the sitting there idling that bothers me; it's more the anticipation of when it will ...
How To: Make A Difficult Task Easier!
This week has been so hectic for my office mates and me. It seems that the workload is not easing up as much as we want it to. However, it is a challenge and a good problem to have. But, at the same time, there are moments in the day that are so hectic that you feel like you are drowning. Do you ...
Give Me a Squeeze Lamp
Not so long ago I bought myself one of those kitchen touch lamps and if I touch it for just a brief period of time it goes on and if I hold onto the frame it dims up and down. It was one of those buys that I just knew I was going to save a lot of energy on. Not so much through, the electricity it ge ...
How To: Keep a Secret
Why is it so hard to keep a secret? For me, it’s not hard now, I have no problem keeping a secret, but when I was younger I couldn’t keep a secret to save my life. It was like something inside of me took over and I had to tell someone. According to a study done by a Harvard psychologist, there is ...
Want to Know the Real Cause of Gray Hair?
I heard it from my mother at least a million times growing up, “Diana, don’t do that, you are giving me gray hair!”
Now that I’m getting a little older, and I’m noticing a few gray hairs, I’m wondering for the first time, what is the real cause of gray hair? Is it a natural part of the aging pro ...
Stressed? Trick-or-Sweet
For all of us who sit all day (and night), staring at our 28's, without much exercise, I have a treat for you! Big Box has launched its brand of squeezable Stress Relievers that double up as comfy wrist supports and look like yummie donuts and breads. Inspired by the traditional breads of Europe, th ...