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Showing posts with label life-hacks. Show all posts
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It is not dangerous too drink too much green tea. But the answer may change depending on your definition of "too much".
Excess of anything is naturally unhealthy for you. What you should know is how unhealthy are the constituents present in green tea. Green tea contains antioxidants, vitamins and lipids. All these are very good for your overall health and should not be of much concern.

The only major risk associated seems to be the caffeine. Most beverages contain a lot of caffeine, which makes you addicted to the beverage, and can prove to be harmful in the long run.

According to several scientific research, abnormally high intake of green tea can lead to oxidative stress and liver toxicity purely because of the extreme amount of antioxidants and micronutrients you ingest from the beverage.


In extreme cases, you might see several symptoms, such as headaches, nervousness, sleep issues, heartburns, dizziness and sickness during the day.


Consult with a doctor if you are noticing any of these problems. Ensure that you only take adequate amount of green tea on daily basis.
Make good habits, and they will make you.
Make good habits, and they will make you.
We all love a person with great personality. We all crave for a great personality. We idolize some people, envy some others, and at times wish we were like on of them. But most people can't bring themselves to change their lifestyle once they believe they're set in their ways. If you're one of them, this article is for you. Yes, you can change your lifestyle. It just requires a small effort from your side. In this post I'll be talking about how to inculcate good habits. 

Changing your lifestyle or getting new habits? How does changing your habit reflect upon your lifestyle? Well, the answer is that you cannot go ahead and dramatically change your lifestyle. But you can change your habits with some motivation and self-control. After all, habits are just a small part of your lifestyle, you can say that your habits are defining units which together constitute your personality. So if you can change your habits bit by bit, you can become the person of your dreams!

Set a target

The very first step is determining what it is that you are trying to achieve. Do you want to add a new habit to your lifestyle like getting up early, or are you trying to get rid of a bad habit like smoking? Keep reminding yourself of your new habit.
Write down exactly what you want and also the result that you expect. Clearing up this part helps you to focus more on the objective, and you get less distracted. 

Plan 

You now have your goal but don't know what to do with it. Don't worry, all you need is a plan to help you organize your thoughts about how you want to go ahead with achieving your target. If you find your target unachievable, or impossible, don't give up. Break your goal into smaller goals, and strive to achieve them first. For example, if you want to quit smoking, a good starting point would be cutting down the amount of junk food you consume in a day. From there, you can go on to limiting yourself per week, then per month, and finally, you have enough control over yourself to get what you wanted.

Reward yourself

Changing your habits isn't easy. There will be moments when you 'd get a little lax, and all your plans would crumble down. But don't give up. Instead, reward yourself for every little milestone that you achieve. This will keep you motivated and energized for the track ahead. Cut yourself some slack, don't spend too much energy on this or you'll end up exhausted, and this is one of the main reasons people quit in between.

Take help from a friend

Share your goals with your friends. Get them involved, and if you are determined to get meet your target, tell as many as feasible, and make yourself accountable. So on days where you feel like giving up, you can just imagine what others would think of you, or you can seek help from your closest friends to push you.


Remember the time when you were so bored you shot a wall repeatedly? 

In this article I am going to share with you some really productive things to do when you're bored.  Some of the tasks are not productive in themselves, but they help you save time.

1. Organize your wardrobe

If you have an overflowing wardrobe, or your room looks like a dungeon, it's time to organize. By doing this, clutter will not be an issue for your low productivity. And if you're anything like Monica Geller from Friends, this will help you relax.


2. Throw stuff out

Declutter your environment. Your room or your work place have a great impact on your mood. If your room or office has a lot of stuff, throw them out, or they'll be weighing on your mind at all times.


3. Shop your heart out

Usually when you go shopping with a list in your hand or when you are on a budget, you are actually working, not enjoying. Whenever you feel bored, loose your purse strings a little, head over to your favourite store and gift yourself a treat, which you would have never bought on a budget. It is therapeutic on me, I immediately start feeling better, and more motivated. 


4. Work on your hobbies

Hobbies are a great way to channelize your energy into doing something you love. This way you don't feel bad about wasting your time and also be entertained.

5. Get yourself a new hobby / Learn a new skill

Is there something you wanted to try but kept postponing it because of work? Enroll yourself in a guitar class, learn a computer course online, or head over to a DIY forum.

6. Mindlessly surf online forums

There are a number of forums on the internet for any topic imaginable. Meet like minded people, discuss your favourite movie (Imdb), help a fellow developer (Stack Overflow), or ask / answer any question (Quora, Yahoo Answers). You can start a nice chat in the comments section below too :)

7. Plan your weekends

Have an empty weekend coming up? Don't worry - you're bored, you have all the time to plan an interesting weekend. If there is some boring task that you want finished, break it into smaller subtasks, and plan them out individually. Planning this way keeps you motivated because of two reasons - it helps you organize your tasks ahead of time, and it improves your efficiency. So plan out the entire week, or if you're bored enough, plan out your entire life! ( I do that sometimes).

8. Hit the gym

Shake the lethargy off with the help of a sports activity. When you're bored, you probably don't want to do any mental tasks. It's a good time to energize your body, by spending some time in the gym or an hour in the basketball court.


9. Work on your relationships

Give a call to your long lost friends. Email your uncles and aunts. Have a nice cup of tea with your neighbours. And this is productive because... networking is the key to success. Cheesy line, but it means something. Talking to other people helps you develop your speaking skills, and you can learn how to read them like a book, which is a great skill for any job. 

10. Get some sleep

This is the last thing I do. Sometimes your boredom stems from your tiredness. Get yourself an hour of sleep and when you wake up, you'll be all fresh. Till then, sweet dreams!