Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson Mad Max: Fury Road Director: George Miller Writers: George Miller, Brendan McCarth Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult Ex Machina Director: Alex Garland Writer: Alex Garland Stars: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac The Assassin (original title: Nie yin niang) Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou Writers: Zhong Acheng, T’ien-wen Chu Stars: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki...

1. Why do I do the work I do? There are millions of ways to make a living. If the steady paycheck is the only reason you remain at your job, and you loathe your work year after year, I highly recommend you consider figuring out what truly lights you up. Check out this free workbook to help you find your passion. 2. Am I focusing my life on what truly matters to me?...

This soft skill, although so important to personal and professional success, has failed to be discussed appropriately and expansively. The results it provides are essential to adapting and thriving critically in life. Here are some things that cause the success of emotionally intelligent people. 1. They can manage healthy relationships. Managing healthy relationships means that you can remain positive and calm regardless of the situation you are in. During setbacks or emotional outbursts from the person you are dealing with, you do not react but are understanding that there is a reason for such negative emotions....

Hydrotherapy has been practiced for centuries. Both the use of hot and cold water can have beneficial effects on the body. Boiling water can be sourced naturally from a hot spring and many places like New Zealand and Iceland have naturally occurring hot pools that people can utilize to take advantage of the mineral rich waters. Similarly, cryotherapy or taking ice baths, can help to alleviate muscle strain and many athletes including runners will submerge themselves in freezing waters to counteract the damage or strain induced by exercise....

Work and Health Everybody has to work. In doing so we are supporting ourselves, our families, our need for purpose and if we are lucky, fulfilment. Yet statistics show that there is a dangerous inability to not only know when to switch off from work, but to understand how we might be affecting our health by working too much and not living a balanced life. Here are some signs you might be working too much:...

Start your journey to a happier you by incorporating these 10 easy habits into your life. 1. Stop Shopping Put down the plastic and step away from the cash register! According to this Science of Happiness infographic, consumerism is the biggest obstacle to happiness around the world. Retail therapy is only a temporary fix to make you happy. You may experience the joy of instant gratification when purchasing something you want, but, as the saying goes, “you can’t buy happiness....

Life is about giving, and giving one of the many things that should be done unconditionally and with no expectation of return. If you give away what you feel you lack, but give it anyway from an open heart, then you’ll receive more stuff to feel good about, which results in more giving. Life is meant to feel good, so I’ve come up with 10 points to help make giving feel good again!...

How to Set Powerful Business Goals I personally think it’s best to assess and establish business goals during the first quarter of the new year in order to stay motivated and commit to your goals. This allows for both you and your employees to have a clear understanding of what the expectations are over the coming year. When deciding on what goals you will have for the year, don’t get bogged down in the minutia of figuring out every last detail of how you plan to get there....

1. Pay off school loans Student loans can affect your life plans and even your partner’s plans for that matter. These loans can never be discharged, even in bankruptcy, and if you delay paying, your tax refunds can be seized, wages garnished and credit ruined. Of all the debt you may have to pay, student loans should take top priority. For young married couples, the problem can be doubled if both have student loans....

Invite only those people who will get something out of the meeting.: This is the most important. During several years I worked in the workforce, I have been called in meetings that I should not be at. I get zero value out of it. Meeting is one of the resource wasting activities in workplace if it is not done it right. If you call 5 people for 1 hour meeting, that is five working hours in total....

Exercise. It’s an important part of any healthy lifestyle. Exercising can be one of the hardest activities to commit to doing regularly. Scheduling a workout is easy, but getting yourself to partake in some form of physical activity (i.e. exercise) is where things get tricky. Many friends, relatives, acquaintances, and people I meet often complain about wanting to exercise regularly, but all seem to have excuses why they are unable to do so....

So we love eating bananas. But is this obsession good for us? The research says yes. Bananas have a lot more going for them than simply an affordable price and sweet flavor. Studies indicate that the magic number is three–by eating three bananas per day, you provide your body with about 1500mg of potassium, and loads of health benefits. So what exactly are the benefits? Here are 10 amazing health benefits of eating bananas every day:...

1. They don’t accept negativity If you keep a positive outlook in life, it will affect your whole life in a way that would impossible to measure. As a popular saying goes “act like you’re already rich” to “see the good side of everything.” So, be ambitious not disappointed. Be proactive, not lethargic. A cheerful, positive attitude rubs off on your supervisors and colleagues and helps grease the wheel to upward movement....

1. The way you get from A to B completely transforms. The car is king in Los Angeles, but upon moving to New York, you’re bound to discover fairly quickly that it’s often not worth even owning a car at all. People tend to get around using the subway, walking, and through hiring the occasional taxi. Conversely, when you move in the other direction, you will soon find that public transport is no longer a staple, and you will have to drive just about anywhere you need to be (with plenty of traffic on the way)....

To walk with pride and confidence, pay attention to these 10 things highly confident people don’t do. 1. They don’t worry about being wrong Confident people are not afraid or worried about being wrong. If they are wrong, they are courteous enough to admit and accept it. They always look for the right thing than being right. They find it as a chance to learn and improve. A truly confident person can admit to anyone that they don’t have all the answers....

It’s perfectly all right to want happiness now, but to get there, we need to let go of some things or stop doing them altogether. While there are many ways to be happy, we tend to overlook the big picture and bury our toes in the warm sand that is temporary happiness. That part of us that settles is where we trade true happiness for greater joy. Below are ten things we sometimes confuse with happiness and ways to free ourselves from them....

Living in a city often means higher salary, more opportunities, more commodity options, more education resources, better medical care, and so on. However, these things are gradually being available in villages nowadays. On the contrary, there are a lot of things only people who used to live in villages would understand. People that have never been to villages couldn’t get the real beauty of village lifestyle. 1. You take fresh air everyday If you haven’t lived in villages, you could not image how fresh the air is....

It is interesting to see there are some psychological and logical thoughts in those tips. Go to the site and read the full article. 10 Tips for Making Time-outs Work – [Parenting Ideas]

I’m not handy. I wish I were, sometimes – I’d love to craft a bookcase, patio bench, or computer hutch with my hands, or even fix a busted electrical outlet. But I can’t – somewhere along the line I missed out on developing that talent, and at this point in my life learning to be more handy is simply too far down on my list of priorities to be very likely....

1. Close apps on home screen Even though you hit the home button and returned to the home screen, your app is still running in the background. Double tap the home button until all your open apps come up. Swipe up to close the app completely. 2. Delete your texts For every time you text your mom and send a funny photo to your BFF, it takes up space in your phone....