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A arte não imita, interpreta
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Tema: Amor
Quando eu estava com fome / Alimentei-me quase diariamente / nas palavras das suas canções.
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Nada é pequeno no amor. Quem espera as grandes ocasiões para provar a sua ternura não sabe amar
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What You Can Do Every Night To Make A More Productive Tomorrow
We’re used to living life in segments: 24 hour days, 7 day weeks, 365 day years. Work, play, sleep. Morning, afternoon, night.
The way we segment our lives determines the activities that we select to do throughout the day. To be more productive, try on this new frame of mind. Instead, imagine life as a continuous flow where each moment follows into the next in one non-stop sequence from beginning to end. If you’re wondering what you can do differently to be more productive tomorrow consider these 7 suggestions.
Be grateful
No matter where you are in time and how things are going, there is always something to be grateful for. Find it and give thanks. Write it in your journal or on the notes app of your phone. If you are hard-pressed, be grateful for your ability to read this line. Not everyone can read and not everyone can see.
Assess progress towards your long-term goal
It’s easy to get stuck in the minutiae of execution and lose sight of whether or not what you’re accomplishing every day really matters. Think about where you want to be long-term and look at how you spent your time for the day. How much time was dedicated to activities that will help you move towards your dreams?
If you’re not satisfied with that number, do something about it. If you have no idea where you’re spending your time, consider a time-logging app.
Create a list of 3 tasks you’ll finish tomorrow
Now that you’ve thought about your long-term goals and the associated tasks, create a list of 3 tasks that you can and want to accomplish tomorrow. Be clear about when and where you’ll accomplish these 3 tasks. If you use a calendar, make sure you schedule time on your calendar to work on them. Don’t add any new tasks until you finish 2 of the 3 on your list.
Visualize a successful tomorrow
For the most part, you can predict quite accurately what tomorrow will look like. The meetings you have scheduled, the activities you have planned and the people you will see. Take time and imagine what a perfect tomorrow will look like from the moment you wake up until you go back to bed. Watch yourself accomplishing those 3 tasks that you’ve selected for the day and include bonus highlights. Maybe you catch your train, impress your client, or enjoy a great conversation with your good friend. Pick whatever you want it to achieve and believe.
Remember that mental rehearsal is not about fantasizing. Choose what the realistic ideal will look like. You might be surprised at how close you come to what you rehearse.
Make as many decisions about tomorrow as possible
Choose what you’ll wear and eat, along with any anything else you need to decide tomorrow the night before. This will free up your brain and help preserve your willpower for the more consequential decisions tomorrow. With more brain capacity and better decision making, you’ll see your productivity and energy rise.
Write the first two lines
As an extension to front-loading your decision-making, set yourself up for success by starting the activity you plan to do tomorrow. If you’re a writer, write the first two lines of the article you plan to finish tomorrow. If you’re a parent, put the laundry you plan to wash in the washer. If you’re a doctor, lay out the files for the first two patients you plan to see. You get the point.
The hardest part of completing an activity is the start. If you can get that out of the way, you’re likelihood to actually finish the task when you decide to tackle it is high.
Sleep 8+ hours
There is no better productivity booster than sleep. When you get enough sleep, you can better focus on your plan for the day because you’ll have more self-control. Not only will you get more of the right things done, you’ll also notice your interactions with other people to be easier going. This is hard for those of you who do a lot. My advice is to see adequate sleep as one of your most important tasks to accomplish every day. Make it a priority.
What routines or actions do you take the night before to set yourself up for a productive tomorrow?
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10 Mini-Hacks to Overcome Procrastination
I totally get it. You have big thoughts of what you want to get done for the day. Then your friend calls, so you talk for awhile. After that, you check Facebook for a few minutes. You get hungry, and decide to watch an episode of your favorite show while eating a snack. And pretty soon the day is gone with you wondering, “What did I even do today?”
We all have the same 24 hours in each day, yet some people seem to get a lot done and others seem to really struggle to get anything accomplished. When you really want to get things done, you’ll need to overcome procrastination.
Here are 10 mini-hacks to overcome procrastination.
1. Set goals.
If you really want to accomplish big things, set goals. And don’t just think about the goals. Actually get your dreams out of your head and onto paper. Write down your goals. And make them as specific as possible.
There was an amazing study conducted on Harvard MBA graduates in the ’70s. Students were asked, “Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?” Only 3% had written goals and plans. Ten years later, the group was interviewed again. The results? The 3% of the students who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97% of the class combined!
Whether or not your goal is to make a lot of money, writing down your goals has been shown to help people get things done. When you write down specific, measurable goals, you will have something objective to work toward. For example, instead of writing “I will write a book,” write “By December 31st, I will write a 20 page children’s book and submit it to 5 publishers.”
2. Break your goals down into tiny, doable chunks.
When you have big goals, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and procrastinate moving toward the goal. For this problem, I recommend breaking each of your big goals down into miniature goals. You don’t have to accomplish everything today. You just need to take one small step toward your goal. Using the children’s book example, you could make a tiny goal of writing 2 sentences per day.
3. Each night, write out your schedule for the following day.
If you want to be more productive, you’ll need to tell your time where to go. Planning out your schedule is incredibly helpful. It helps you maximize every hour you are awake. It’s very easy to get distracted by the many time-suckers that bombard you daily. Writing your schedule down will help you get things done!
4. Set deadlines for yourself.
Have you ever wondered why you can make your house immaculately clean when someone calls and says they’ll stop by in 15 minutes, or how hard you can cram for an exam you have the next morning? The answer lies in Parkinson’s Law. Parkinson’s Law says work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Therefore, the less time you have to complete a task, the more you’ll increase your effort. When you’re writing out your daily schedule, take advantage of Parkinson’s Law. Give yourself deadlines to accomplish tasks. Knowing you have a deadline will light a fire in you and help you get things done. One experiment discovered external deadlines (deadlines imposed on you by others) are even more beneficial that deadlines you set for yourself. Either way, having deadlines will help you move toward your goals.
5. Eat the frog.
One of my favorite quotes is by Mark Twain: “Eat a live frog first thing every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” If there is a task you intentionally procrastinate because you loathe it or it’s overwhelming, this is your frog. Eat it right away in the morning and move on.
6. Minimize distractions.
We’ve all tried to get things done while our smartphones buzz frequently. It doesn’t work. Remember the friend who called you at the beginning of this article, and one distraction led to another, and pretty soon your day was gone? One study showed that it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to a task after an interruption. That’s a long time! When you really want to concentrate on something, unplug, focus, and get to work.
7. Combine a task you don’t like with something enjoyable.
Do you procrastinate exercising but love having lunch with friends? Instead of the lunch date, meet your friends for an early morning tennis match. Not only will you get your workout accomplished, you’ll also get the social time you enjoy.
7. Learn to say “No.”
When your day is filled with things you dread doing, you’re likely to procrastinate. Say “no” when possible to obligations you dislike. Filling your schedule with your priorities and passions will energize you. Choose to live your life, not someone else’s, by saying “yes” only to activities that line up with your values.
8. Automate tasks whenever possible.
Relying on simply motivation to get you through your day isn’t a wise idea. Automating tasks is the key. The more you automate, the less opportunities you’ll have to procrastinate. This has really helped me. One trick I’ve tricked is going to bed in clean workout clothes with my shoes and music ready at the door. When I wake up, I’m already dressed to go running.
9. Tell a friend.
Tell an accountability partner what you’re procrastinating doing, and ask for encouragement. Better yet, tell them you’ll meet them for a fun night out but only after you get your task done.
10. Treat yourself well.
Giving yourself the proper dose of exercise and fueling your body with healthy foods can help you feel your best. When you feel well, you have more energy to get things done. Also, treating your body well can boost your self-confidence, which is needed to tackle the projects you fear instead of procrastinating them.
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10 Delicious Snacks That Are Insanely Simple To Make
Call it lazy, call it busy, or just call it not wanting to spend an inordinate amount of time in the kitchen. Even the least cooking-inclined of us get hungry for a real snack once in a while- something beyond tortilla chips, but falling short of gourmet.
Great news: there are lots of great, easy to make snacks out there.
Even better news: I did all the digging for you. You can save the energy it would take to type “snack ideas” into Google, and apply it to actually making these treats. Then, if if you have any strength left, you can even lift them to your mouth and enjoy.
Here are 10 flavorsome and easy to make snack recipes:
1. Greek Yogurt Cookie Dough
What’s not to love about cookie dough? Well, mostly the risk of contracting salmonella from raw eggs. You don’t have to worry about that with this ridiculously easy and much better for you alternative. All you need is some plain Greek yogurt, some nut butter, some sweetener if you like, and a few chocolate chips.
It’s so easy, you’ll wonder how you never thought of it before. Unless you have, in which case, good for you.
2. Summer Squash Tartines with Ricotta, Rosemary and Lemon
“Whoa! Tartines? What happened to not going gourmet?” Settle down there, this recipe won’t make a Julia Child out of you. It’s pretty basic stuff.
You slice and cook some squash for 5 minutes, and toast some bread. You then smear some cheese on the bread, and plop the squash slices on top. Done.
3. Roasted Nuts
In the recipe writer’s own words, “So easy, so good.” That they are. Ready within a whopping 15 minutes, these savory little guys will be ready before you can say, “I’m so hungry I’m gonna pass out.” Well… maybe if you say it really slowly. You’ll make it though, I promise.
Try these with olive oil instead of butter for a lighter option.
4. Peanut Butter Oat Granola Bites
Just combine those oats you’ve been meaning to eat for breakfast, that peanut butter (or whatever nut butter) you usually just eat by the spoonful, some chia seeds (if you have them), and a few mini chocolate chips if you really want to go decadent, and you’ve got a super satisfying snack on your hands.
Form that glob into attractive little bites and chow down.
5. Avocado Caprese Salad
Back in the old days, people used to use things called knives to cut things like avocados and tomatoes. Then they would put them into a bowl with lettuce (fancy or normal) and drizzle some dressing over the top. Sometimes they would even throw some cheese into the mix.
Salad making is a lost art that is far simpler than writing in cursive. It takes no time at all and it rates highly enough on the yum-to-healthy ratio to make you feel good about yourself.
6. Pan-Fried Curried Chickpeas
A can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) + a stove top= a love story. Spiced with curry powder or whatever else you can dream up while managing your growling tummy, these slightly crunchy, nuggets of spice just need 7 minutes in the frying pan and 5 minutes to cool before you can enjoy them.
7. Garlic Lemon and Parmesan Roasted Zucchini
Easier and healthier than french fries, these oven-roasted zucchini are softened, but crisped by the short burst of high heat. Lightly seasoned and sprinkled with parmesan if desired, they’ll hold you over without weighing you down.
8. Two Ingredient Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Guess what the two ingredients are? If you said banana and peanut butter, good for you. If you had to think about it, you’ve probably been misled a lot in your life and I’m sorry. That’s really all it is, folks.
Bananas being a high sugar fruit, you don’t even need to add sweeteners to the ice cream- and the combination of the sugar and the nut butter will make it creamy. How cool is that?
9. Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips
These ones take a bit of time in the oven to dry out, but the actual time you spend in the kitchen is nothing more than turning on the oven to a low heat and slicing the apples. Then you can pretty much pop them in and go watch TV for an hour, or at least sit on the couch and wonder where the remote is. Then flip the apples, and repeat.
Use Truvia or coconut sugar for a lower GI version- or skip the sweetener altogether. I mean, c’mon they’re apples.
10. Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream and Dill Dressing
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Martha Stewart is totally awesome.
This refreshing cucumber salad is light, but satisfying and the perfect zesty summer snack or side dish. You could swap out the sour cream for yogurt if you’re looking for an even healthier option.
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10 Things You Learn Growing Up As the Eldest Sibling
Are you the eldest sibling in your family? Being the eldest sibling comes with both difficult responsibilities and entertaining advantages, from babysitting for free to having a pass to be as bossy as you like.
Check out 10 funny things you learn growing up as the eldest sibling.
1. You were raised with strict rules.
You were the first child your parents raised, so they wanted to make sure they got it right. You were forced to join clubs, you had early curfews and your parents stressed over every cut and bruise you got. Your parents had relaxed by the time your siblings came along, so their youth was much easier.
2. All of your toys were brand new.
There were upsides to being the eldest siblings, such as being the only sibling to get brand new toys. You were given brand new clothes, toys and game systems—and when you grew bored of them, they were passed onto your younger siblings. They said it wasn’t fair, but you think you deserved it as a reward for the strict parenting you went through.
3. You hated having to sit at the kids’ table.
When it came to Thanksgiving or family events you were always seated at the kids table, and you were always the oldest one there. You didn’t feel quite right sitting at the kids’ table—the chairs were way too small for you, but the adult’s table looked boring to you as well.
4. You are experienced in being bossy.
If your siblings did something bad, you were just as likely to get shouted at as they were for not stopping them. So whenever your younger siblings tried to draw on the walls or cut their own hair, you shouted at them. Then you got into trouble for making them cry.
5. Staying out late was more of a problem for you than your siblings.
Due to your parent’s strict rules, you spent your teenage years abiding by a very early curfew. You always made sure you were home in time, whereas your siblings regularly arrived home in the early hours of the morning—and your parents never said anything.
6. You fear losing games to your younger siblings.
After years of being the oldest and the bossiest, you fear losing any games to your younger siblings. From soccer to Jenga, you always have to win.
7. You were a cheap babysitter.
You grew up with a paid babysitter looking after you when your parents went out, but they realized you were a much cheaper alternative for your younger siblings. So you became a babysitter every Friday night, and you wonder why you were paid so little—that is, if you were paid at all.
8. You can never decide if you want to be the cool one or the responsible one.
You like the idea of drinking with your younger siblings, but if they have too many or puff on a cigarette, you immediately start worrying. It’s a tough struggle wanting to look after your siblings while also wanting to be their best friend.
9. You’re used to taking the blame.
You were supposed to “set a good example” for your siblings, so if they did something wrong, you both got in trouble instead of just them. Even if your sibling was 6 and you were 7.
10. You’re very proud of your siblings.
Despite the added responsibilities, you loved helping raise and shape your younger siblings. You are proud of everything they have achieved, and know you will always be there for your younger siblings.
What did you think of this list? Share this list with any eldest siblings you know who you know could relate!
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Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.
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8 Life Hacks for Millennials Who Want to Achieve Success
We live in a time in which anyone with a good idea and the drive to bring it to life can find success. However, it’s not as easy as putting your idea out there and waiting for the money to start rolling in. There’s a lot of tough work involved, especially when starting your own business. While it can be intimidating getting your business off the ground, keeping the following maxims in mind can help get your entrepreneurial excursion off on the right foot.
1. Wade in, don’t dive.
This is not to say you shouldn’t put your all into your business venture, but you definitely do not want to overwhelm yourself to the point of giving up before you even get moving. Learn as much as you can, but do so systematically. There’s a lot to know about running your own business, but you should gain a strong foundational knowledge of entrepreneurship before you tackle the more advanced techniques and ideas. Set intentional daily, weekly, and monthly goals for your education, and keep track of what you’ve learned on a daily basis.
2. Be frugal.
We’ve all heard the saying “You gotta spend money to make money,” but that shouldn’t persuade you to go broke chasing your dream. You definitely need to invest in your business venture to get it off the ground, but don’t assume you will be an automatic success and spend all your extra cash on frivolous items. A year or two living in a studio apartment might be rough while getting going, but it will make for a good start to your biography when you’re 40 and own a home in the Hamptons.
3. Invest in yourself.
Like I said, you are definitely going to have to shell out some cash to get moving toward success. But spend that money wisely. Spend it on your education and your future. You don’t even necessarily need to have a four-year degree to gain the knowledge to be a successful businessman. Check out online courses and workshops. Many are available for free, or at the fraction of the cost of tuition at a large university. Even though you might start out your career in the red, you shouldn’t put a price on your education.
4. Meditate.
Many successful businessmen have discussed the benefits of meditation at length. Meditating calms the mind, body, and spirit, and allows you to spend time in deep reflection. Use this time to clear your head of all the nagging issues which plagued you throughout the day. After you have spent time calming your nerves and mind, come back to the pressing issues that were causing you trouble before with a fresh head and new perspective. It’s a much better strategy than plodding through and burning yourself out.
5. Stay healthy.
Speaking of avoiding burnout, you can’t be productive if you’re bedridden. It’s good to be ambitious, but it’s not good to neglect your body’s needs in favor of your business. Take time to do some exercise on a daily basis. Don’t skip out on meals, no matter how much work you have to do. And get enough sleep. Your body will thank you for going to bed at a normal hour by waking you up earlier than you expected. Listen to what your body tells you, and don’t put it off. You could end up doing much more damage to your venture than will be done if you just call it quits early for a day.
6. Network.
You definitely can’t go it alone in today’s business world. You have to make connections in order to help your business, and your own self, grow. Of course, it’s incredibly easy to hop on LinkedIn or Twitter and connect with hundreds, if not thousands, of other likeminded individuals. But the most worthwhile connections you’ll make will be the ones you’ve made in person. These are the people you can really learn something from, and who will take your business venture seriously. Put yourself out there and find people who you can truly connect with.
7. Be innovative.
If you don’t want to create another middle-of-the-road company whose mantra is “reach the status quo,” you’re going to need to be an innovative thinker. Analyze common problems faced by people of all walks of life, and attack the issue from a variety of perspectives. Try to come up with new, inventive solutions that use resources differently and more effectively. Accept that entrepreneurship involves a series of trials and errors, and it will take time and effort for you to make your first breakthrough. When you do get there, it will certainly be worth it.
8. Keep pushing.
Like I said, it’s highly unlikely your first major breakthrough as an entrepreneur will come immediately. But that doesn’t mean you should stop trying. Use the information you gleaned through your failed experiments and trials to make more informed decisions during subsequent attempts. As long as your knowledge and understanding continue to grow, your failures aren’t truly failures at all. It’s when you stop trying altogether that you’ve truly wasted your talents.
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