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Morning Lark or Night Owl: 4 Things Each Type Reveals About Your Personality!

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Though, being a morning person or late riser is a matter of personal choice (or a matter of DNA, scientifically speaking!), it can reveal a lot about your personality.

As per research, If you are a morning lark i.e. you rise early in the early morning & go to bed early at night, you are likely to be:

#1 More cooperative;

#2 Persistent & punctual;

#3 Enterprising &

#4 Bad Procrastinator (which is good!).

On the other hand, if you are a night owl i.e. you stay up late at night & rise in the late morning, you are likely to be:

#1 More fearless & strong risk-taker;

#2 At more risk of being a smoker & alcoholic;

#3 More intelligent (which is great) &

#4 Good procrastinator (which is bad!).

Well, that’s the result of research based on sampling! So, it would not be far to judge a person just on the basis of his or her sleeping pattern, right? After all, it’s our overall behavior and habits that makes us good or bad! What you think of these results? Do you fit into these findings?

References: Inc, Photo Thanks: Max Pixel.

4 simple things you can do to stop smoking

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#1 Drink more and more water! When it comes to quit smoking, water is your best friend. Drinking more water can help you beat stress and deal with headache arising in the starting phase of quitting smoking. This way, you’ll stay hydrated as well. #2 just wait & be calm. The urge to smoke lasts only for few minutes. If you can pass that time, your urge will be automatically gone with the passed time. #3 Keep yourself stress free. Stress is one of the most cited argument for smoking. If you feel the need to smoke in stress, keeping stress away can help you quit smoking. With natural things like yoga, walk, sports, gardening, et cetera, you can keep yourself away from stress and smoking. #4 Visualize your smoking-free future. If you imagine yourself as a non-smoker, you will find yourself more healthy, successful and lively. Want that kinda future? Quit smoking then!

References: The Economic Times, Quitter’s Circle.

Why Saying “No” More Often Is A Good Approach?

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Many people say: “Saying yes is a good approach”. Is it really? We don’t think so. Saying “yes” means devotion of more & more time to things you say “yes” for! We all have 24 hours. We can’t increase that number. If you say yes to everything, you’re left with very little time to do things that are most important in your life. What’s the solution? Well, learn to say no! Sometimes, we have to say no to even good things to choose the better things in place of good things (like not attending our friends’ party to complete that project!). If you have the habit of saying yes to everyone & every task you come across, mind your habit. Start saying no. This way you can keep yourself focused on what you do, use your resources, time and skills in the best possible manner. The more time you’ll have for particular things, the better you’ll do them. Remember, if you have a yes for everything, people will “AB-USE” you & you’ll be good at nothing.  In short, be smart & say “NO”, more often! Initially, It’ll be difficult. Later, you’ll thank yourself (& hopefully Minute Crunch too!).

References: Photo Thanks: Maxpixel.net.

7 Reasons Why Failure Is Cool!

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#1 Failure is an important part of learning. You fall many times before you learned to even walk properly. #2 Failure is a sign of creativity. World’s biggest adventures are the outcomes of world’s biggest failures. Famously, Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb. Remember his quote: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” #3 Failure makes you humble & generates empathy for others. Once you have the taste of failure, you’ll be in a better position to understand the pains of others. #4 Failure lets you truly enjoy the success. Those who have not failed in their lifetime, or claimed so, are the most unfortunate people. If you have failed, take pride in it. It shows that you’ve at least tried something meaningful in your life. #5 Failures makes you stronger. Once you’ve faced difficult situations in life, you become stronger to face even more worst situations. #6 Some people got their biggest success just because of their failures. Take APJ Abdul Kalam for example. He failed to fulfill his most cherished dream of becoming a pilot. Later, he turned out to be President of India – much higher position than a pilot (no offence to pilots. Take it positively). You never know! Your worst failure may turn out to be the way to your biggest success. #7 You tell us. Yep! You tell us why we should allow ourselves to fail. After all, your words count here at Minute Crunch!

References: Abdul Kalam’s My Journey: Transforming Dreams Into Actions, Photo Thanks: Flickr.com.

What’s The Safe Level Of Alcohol Consumption?

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To put it in simple terms, only zero alcohol consumption is safe level of alcohol consumption! Global study has found that no glass of wine is healthy, not even that single one, that you consider as “healthy drink”, as it increases the risk of cancer & other health issues that outweigh the benefits you get (like protection against heart disease) with that so-called “healthy glass of wine”. Combined health impacts of even moderate drinking are negative. You better not take a sip of it. So, safe level of alcohol consumption is zero! Drinking is not Smart’s choice, ‘quitting it’ is! So, be smart & #QuitDrinking.

Reference: BBC.co.uk, Photo Thanks: Pexels.com.

This Office Design Trick Can Make You More Healthier & Less Stressed!

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You work for hours in office! Good! Want better? Okay! Just use desks without partitions and walls, get rid of cubicles & private cabins and maintain an open work space. Yes, that’s the trick. Study from University of Arizona found that in an open office, people have high physical activity like walking, have better conversations & relationship with co-workers coupled with low stress levels, compared to people working in closed spaces like cubicles & desks with partitions. Open office design can contribute a lot towards betterment & health of workers. Some people may argue that open spaces are more noisy and can be distracting. Well, that’s for all the employees to maintain a healthy work environment. Don’t you think that office space should be open & more collaborative, given its health benefits? Do let us know your thoughts. Hopefully, It will also help to make a “few billions cut” in “workplace ill health costs” that take down about $225 billion a year from the US economy alone!

References: ABC News, Science Daily, Photo Thanks: Flickr.