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https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/4-strategies-remembering-everything-learn-193615561.html If you're going to learn anything, you need  two kinds of prior knowledge :  • knowledge about the subject at hand, like math, history, or programming • knowledge about how learning actually works The bad news: Our education system kinda skips one of them, which is terrifying, given that your ability to learn is such a huge predictor of success in life, from achieving in academics to getting ahead at work. It all requires  mastering skill after skill .  "Parents and educators are pretty good at imparting the first kind of knowledge,"  shares psych writer Annie Murphy Paul . "We're comfortable talking about concrete information: names, dates, numbers, facts. But the guidance we offer on the act of learning itself — the 'metacognitive' aspects of learning — is more hit-or-miss, and it shows." To wit, new education research shows that low-achieving s...

http://www.lifehacker.co.in/jugaad/Seven-body-language-tricks-to-make-anyone-instantly-like-you/articleshow/38487089.cms Business Insider Jul 16, 2014, 05.00 PM IST There is no question that body language is important. And, according to Leil Lowndes in her book How To Talk To Anyone, you can capture — and hold — anyone's attention without even saying a word. Here's how: The Flooding Smile "Don't flash an immediate smile when you greet someone," says Lowndes. If you do, it appears as if anyone in your line of sight would receive that same smile. Instead, pause and look at the other person's face for a second, and then let a "big, warm, responsive smile flood over your face and overflow into your eyes". Even though the delay is less than a second, it will convince people your smile is personalised for them. Sticky Eyes "Pretend your eyes are glued to your conversation partner's with sticky warm taffy," Lowndes advises. ...

http://www.lifehacker.co.in/articleshow/38862984.cms?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=traffic Nandini Sharma Jul 22, 2014, 03.46 PM IST We all know that drinking water in the morning has advantages, and that is the reason why it is always recommended, whether you want to lose weight, wake up fast, or look good in the morning. Today, we explain the science behind the advantages of drinking water in the morning. 1. Drinking water balances the lymphatic system of your body. This prompts the lymph to reach your heart in a continuous motion. The lymph glands also help strengthen the immune system, which ultimately helps your body fight infections. 2. Drinking water first thing in the morning, it purges toxins from the blood, which results in glowing and better-looking skin. 3. Drinking water in the morning increases your metabolism by almost 25%, which ultimately leads to weight loss. 4. Drinking water helps in rehydration, which would help you ge...

http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/asia/india-blocks-olive-oil-over-mango-dispute/40778 India has blocked arrivals of European foods including olive oil after the European Union banned imports of some mangoes from India, Italian politician Mara Bizzotto claims. Mara Bizzotto India is applying “a tough trade protection measure and is boycotting certain European food products,” the Member of the European Parliament said in a written question to the European Commission dated July 24. “In Mumbai alone, to give but one example, 35 containers full of Italian and Spanish olive oil and hundreds of bottles of wine have, for two whole months, been crammed into warehouses that are not suitable for preserving the products, which by now will have almost certainly perished,” she said. “This restrictive interpretation of customs regulations by the Indian authorities, to the detriment of European products, was adopted after the EU halted and then banned imports of the Alphonso ...