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Feeding children can be a struggle. When our kids were toddlers, my neighbor and I would trade kitchen-table war stories at 9 a.m. “I just made three different breakfasts,” she would tell me, “and he wouldn’t eat any of them. http://bit.ly/2YQ3YhJ

Whenever I sit down to complete a large task or a good amount of reading, I end up being exceptional susceptible to distractions. http://bit.ly/2UmKDBO

Your typical waking day has about 1,000 minutes, as blogger Tim Urban writes in Wait But Why. Urban loves to analyze his time by breaking it into chunks, to measure a human life in weeks, or to calculate how many times he’ll see his parents before they die. http://bit.ly/2ZmVdg6

Switching between a number of different tasks during the day can make it hard to focus, and can make completing those tasks harder than they need to be. Instead of shifting your focus back and forth during the day, try and dedicate specific days to specific tasks. http://bit.ly/2UhhRCB

I’ve found myself in a vicious cycle lately. Whenever I have free time to kill, I’ll typically rotate through the same, stale list of websites, sucking up whatever new content comes along to relieve me of my boredom. http://bit.ly/2ZemTUg

“The most successful things I’ve done have one thing in common: I’ve done them at least 100 times,” says writer Josh Spector. He turned this observation into a principle: if you want to start a project, commit to 100 iterations, however you can. http://bit.ly/2xXhk0m

We all know that sitting for long periods of time is bad for our health, but remembering to get up and takes breaks isn’t exactly an easy proposition. http://bit.ly/2CV6nhb

It's September of an election year, and people are drawing lines, taking stands, and proclaiming their political beliefs. Even the lurkers, who brag that they "never post political stuff on Facebook" find their trigger fingers twitching over the "share" button. http://bit.ly/2eRJKmi

Whether you’re writing a research report or you’re in argument with your girlfriend, if what you’re claiming doesn’t have much logic to it, you might just look silly, ignorant, or just plain out-of-the-loop. http://bit.ly/2eR6cfn

The need for WordPress security is growing at an accelerating rate. Reports say that WordPress sites experience 90,978 attacks per minute. Since its release, WordPress has patched more than 2,450 vulnerabilities. http://bit.ly/2uTju0X

Good sex and sexual satisfaction is an important part of maintaining a happy relationship. Unfortunately, it’s also something that many straight couples struggle with. In fact, a study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that heterosexual women had the fewest orgasms. http://bit.ly/2uqJNub

Bright Side found a set of exercises that will completely transform your body in just 4 weeks. You won’t have to spend money on a gym and special equipment — all you need is willpower and 10 minutes a day. http://bit.ly/2tecB5W

Whether you’re a content wrangler for a technology brand, or a NaNoWriMo participant (heck, we know someone who’s both), there are bound to be moments that cause panic, stress, or confusion on the long and winding road to Storyville. http://bit.ly/2vkr80O

Looking back at all the tools and techniques that I've developed over the years as a writer, it occurs to me that most of them are, in one way or another, grappling with two critical mental forces: the power (and weakness) of human memory, and the sometimes overwhelming drive to procrastinate. http://bit.ly/2ulVQXH

Whether you’re a graphic designer, run a website, or are simply looking for a cool Facebook banner image, finding the right image online can be daunting. http://bit.ly/2tMVADV

Our workdays often are governed not by priorities or desires but by what’s screaming loudest and closest in our faces. http://bit.ly/2rGWMDo

If you aren’t already using YouTube to expand your mind and learn new skills, it’s time for you to catch up. There’s so much free knowledge available out there. Why not take advantage of it? http://bit.ly/1AipNUV