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Self-help refers to resources and techniques designed to assist individuals in solving personal problems or improving their well-being. It matters for personal growth, resilience, and empowerment, offering practical guidance for navigating life's challenges.

1. Amway: Pyramid Scheme or Legitimate Business Opportunity?​

Amway is a real business with a bad reputation. If you know anyone involved in the company, or you're thinking of joining yourself, make sure to read this post.

2. Here is How to Fix the P Key on a Keyboard Not Working​

There are two common causes of a malfunctioning keyboard. Mechanical failure and software issues.

3. 3 Tips to Improve Your Mental Health as a Developer​

It's been over a month now since I last wrote an article here for my blog. I've been struggling a lot with low mood, which has meant that I haven't had the motivation or the energy to produce new content. I have been getting help, which I've found really useful, so I thought I'd share some of the things I've learned in the hope that it might help other developers in a similar position.

4. Four Possible Ways to React to Other People's Happiness or Misery​

Schadenfreude, Compassion, Envy and Mudita: explaining how we react to other people's fortunes or misery

5. How to Setup a Better Column-based Habit Tracker in Notion​

Not another Column-based Habit Tracker. Try using Relation Property to Track Habits.

6. 3 Life Lessons From John Grisham’s Writing Habits​

Adopting a stoic mindset, employing consistent habits, learning to enjoy improving in our craft could bring meaningful insights into our efforts.

7. How to Achieve Hard Things following Brandon Sanderson's Advice​

Brandon Sanderson, a bestselling fantasy author, presents a framework to achieve hard things, based on his experience.

8. How To Build Your Self Esteem​

Self-esteem refers to how we view and respect ourselves. Because it is founded on our views and beliefs about ourselves, changing them can be challenging.

9. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 15​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

10. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Introduction​

In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money.

11. Your No Fluff, Research-Based Guide to Happiness From Yale​

Discover the unexpected truth about happiness, debunking myths and revealing strategies for genuine well-being—a comprehensive guide to true contentment.

12. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 11 - Be Systematic​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. The table of Links for this book can be found here.

13. 44 Quotes From Kevin Kelly That Will Change Your Life​

Life lessons from Kevin Kelly: 44 quotes to help master your life.

14. Dan Go: The 3-Minute Neck Drill That Will Change Your Life​

This 3-minute neck drill will change your life

15. How to Reopen Closed Tab Chrome: Restore Chrome Tabs on Phone and PC ​

The easiest and quickest method to restore a Chrome tab is using the keyboard shortcut. Shift+Ctrl+t or Shift+Cmd+T, Go through Recently closed, Try History

16. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 13​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

17. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 14​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

18. Personal Development is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry​

Two problems with self-development, the industry looking to profit from the naive and the ego, fooling itself it's getting enlightened.

19. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 7​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. The table of Links for this book can be found here.

20. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 17​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

21. Don't Have Time for the Things You Love? Here's How to Solve That​

The surefire way to ensure you always have time for the things you love doin.

22. 10 Podcasts that Will Boost Your Growth in Business & Life​

I have two degrees, one in engineering and one in marketing. But I've learned 10x more from listening to podcasts.

23. Ulysses Contracts: Achieve Long-Term Goals Faster​

If you're struggling to reach your long-term goals, try making a Ulysses Contract. Here's why.

24. Forget To-do Lists. What About To-learn Lists? ​

We all have to-do lists. But what about a to-learn list?

A to-learn list is a way to keep track of everything you want to learn.

The beauty of a to-learn lis

25. A Key to Success: Defeat Drifting​

Napoleon Hill was onto something with his insights on purpose, mindset, and mastering habits.

26. 5 Techniques to Combat Morning Anxiety ​

The way you wake up will influence your performance, how you communicate, and how effective you will be in setting boundaries and achieving your targets.

27. A Simple Vacuum Tube Detector Receiver ​

Though the vacuum tube detector has more complicated circuits than a crystal detector, it doesn't require constant adjustment like the crystal detector.

28. In a world full of experts, be a newbie​

There’s no such thing as an expert. The experts are just newbies who never stopped learning. So instead of feeling sorry for yourself, embrace your inner newbie

29. Are You Really Happy?: This Article May Make You Rethink Your Life​

A scene from Disney's movie "Soul" left me pondering deeply about life and happiness.

30. Why We Shouldn’t Confuse Narcissism with Self Love​

t is important not to confuse narcissism with self-love because they are two very different things. Narcissism is a personality disorder characterized by an inf

31. How to Be a Terrible Engineering Manager​

One of the most common mistakes early managers make is to focus on being a "shit shield". Learn why this backfires, and what to do instead.

32. Green Lights at the End of a Dock: The Secret to Happiness by Jay Gatsby and Richard Curtis​

My first experience with time travel was when I was 21 years old.

33. Goal Congruence and The Importance of Aligning With Who You Are​

Goal Congruence: Align With Who You Are

34. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 14​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series . The table of Links for this book can be found here: [https://app.hackernoon.com/drafts/0rPO8JkhRaDY0rLVCaVL] (https://app.hackernoon.com/drafts/0rPO8JkhRaDY0rLVCaVL*)

35. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 19​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

36. What’s Up with Short Wave Regenerative Receiving Sets?​

A short wave receiving set is one that will receive a range of wave lengths of from 150 to 600 meters.

37. Make Your Own Luck by Optimizing For It​

Luck isn't something you get. Luck is something that happens to you.

38. How Not to Ask for Help Online​

Let’s go over a few rules of thumb that I believe will take you from apparent scammer to valued community member.

39. How A Vacuum Tube Can Be Used as A Radio Amplifier ​

A Vacuum tube is more sensitive than a crystal detector because it rectifies the oscillating current in receiving circuits and works as an amplifier all at once

40. Understanding How Mental Models Change Your Life ​

Discover How the Concept of Mental Models will Change your Life.

41. Digital Marketing: Best Social Media Platform for Business​

The platforms where you may discover the majority of your target audience should be the focus of your initial marketing efforts.

42. Dissecting Vacuum Tube Transmitters​

To make a tube set up powerful oscillations then, it is only necessary that an oscillation circuit shall be provided.

43. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Table of Links​

The Table of Links to PT Barnum's The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money on HackerNoon.

44. How to Overcome the Problem of Time​

Whenever you say “I don’t have time,” you are sending a message about how you prioritize and organize your own life. Stop using this phrase.

45. The Science of Getting Rich: Preface​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

46. How I Hacked My Own Body to Beat “Inflamm-aging”​

Just one simple step and I was better. Therefore, I invested in it and started to build up some habits from the book.

47. 10 Entrepreneurial Mindset Notes​

Entrepreneurial mindset: habits and beliefs to adopt and ditch, what business to start with guided exercises

48. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 10​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

49. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 6​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

50. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book: Introduction​

Before delving into the mysteries of receiving and sending messages without wires, we look at the history of the art and its present-day applications.

51. 15 Apps that Can Make You Productive​

Here, 15 amazing apps have been listed for increasing our productivity.

52. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book - Table of Links​

The Radio Amateur's Hand Book, by A. Frederick Collins, is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. The table of Links for this book can be found here.

53. A Hacker's Awakening: Ep.01 - Being Free While Feeling Caged and Yearning for a Victory​

The following are various emails, posts, messages, and tweets I've had on social media and privately (my side, only paraphrasing their side without permission) in the last 24 hours.

54. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 15​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

55. It's Not A Motivation Problem That You Have (It's a Clarity Problem)​

Buckle up, because we're about to dive deep into the murky waters of human psychology, neuroscience, and the billion-dollar motivation industry.

56. Gratitude Practices for the Hacker: Launch the Growth Mindset ​

This is an article about the benefits of gratitude practices for hackers.

57. How to Act Agile in Every Day Life​

Agile can be defined as the ability to move quickly and easily. However, for those in tech they might associate agile with something else entirely. Agile methodology is a popular framework for managing software development projects. More specifically, it is a style of project management where you develop a product in short cycles (or sprints- see above image), providing flexibility for revisions as necessary. It requires constant improvement through these iterations of testing and reflection. A finished product is better than a perfect project.

58. 7 Lifehacks for Beating Back a Bad "Mental Health Day"​

Yes, bad mental health days happen even for hackers, I had one last week. And I'll tell you how I turned it around in about 45 minutes.

59. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 4 - Persevere​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

60. The Science of Getting: Chapter 3​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

61. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 12​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

62. Crystal Detectors and Telephonic Speech ​

With a crystal detector receiving set you can receive either telegraphic dots and dashes or telephonic speech and music.

63. Lessons I Learnt From Becoming a CEO​

As someone who’s been the CEO for years, I think I might be of some help here. Over these years, I saw hundreds of things not working out the way I initially planned but, knowing that I was in the middle of a process kept me going.

64. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 1​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money, by PT Barnum, is part of the HackerNoon Books series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!

65. My Experiences with Overcoming Depression​

Overcoming depression is a long and challenging process. Here’s what else I have learned.

66. When Progress is NOT Progress: How to Take Action and Break Free From the Illusion​

In the realm of self-help content, there's always a bit of a catch, and that often comes in the form of an illusion of progress.

67. Among Several Hundred Thousand Interested in Telephony​

There are two distinct kinds of wireless systems and these are: the wireless telegraph system, and the wireless telephone system.

68. How to Build Your Financial Intelligence Like Men on Forbes’ Billionaire List​

Financial intelligence that’ll put you on Forbes’ billionaire list.

69. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 2​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

70. Quantum Physics Could Be a Better Self-Help Teacher Than Internet Influencers​

The self-help industry has latched onto quantum physics like a remora on a shark, using complex scientific concepts to sell simple motivational ideas.

71. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 9​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

72. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 20​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

73. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 18​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

74. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 17​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series . The table of Links for this book can be found here: [https://app.hackernoon.com/drafts/0rPO8JkhRaDY0rLVCaVL] (https://app.hackernoon.com/drafts/0rPO8JkhRaDY0rLVCaVL*)

75. 10 Ideas to Create a Daily Writing Habit​

This writing discusses ways to reduce barriers to creating a daily writing habit.

76. 17 Things You Should Do Before You Die​

While everyone has their own unique aspirations and dreams, there are some experiences that resonate universally, enriching our lives.

77. All About Anxiety: Is Anxiety A Disability?​

Living with anxiety can be difficult and in some regions anxiety is classified as a disability. However, employers can help employees with anxiety work better.

78. How to Send Wireless Telegraphs with Continuous Waves​

Sending wireless telegraph messages by continuous waves has many features that rank it above sending them by periodic waves.

79. How to Make a Receiving Set for $5.00 or less​

The following set is inexpensive, and with this cheap, little portable receptor you can get the Morse code from stations a hundred miles distant.

80. The Importance of Friendship and How It Connects To Mental Health​

Friendship is a vital aspect of the human experience, offering a unique and invaluable contribution to our mental well-being.

81. I Asked 100 People What They Learned From Lockdown: Here's What They Said​

I asked 100 people on reddit what fundamental lessons they learned as a result of quarantine, hopefully you can get some insight on how other people have been

82. There is a Striking Resemblance Between Sound Waves ​

There is a strikingly close resemblance between sound waves and the way they are set up in the air by a mechanically vibrating body.

83. Making Wireless Telephone Transmitting Sets ​

In time past, the most difficult of all electrical apparatus for the amateur to make, install and work was the wireless telephone.

84. The Operation of Vacuum Tube Receptors​

To understand how a vacuum tube acts as a detector and as an amplifier you must first know what electrons are.

85. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 4​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

86. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 16​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Blog Post series.

87. What Headphones and Loud Speakers Were like in 2002​

Wireless Headphones.--A telephone receiver for a wireless receiving set is made exactly on the same principle as an ordinary Bell telephone receiver.

88. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 10​

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

[89. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Part 3 -​

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The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of [HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series]

90. How to Waste $5000 on Personal Growth​

I met the disciple of the "most hated man in the world." The story is illustrative of how (NOT) to spend money on personal development...

91. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 5​

The Art of Money Getting; Or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum

92. How Shadow Work Can Change Your Life​

If there's one thing we all share as humans, it's the presence of a mysterious and often misunderstood part of ourselves that tends to lurk in the background.

93. Building a 100 Mile C.W. Telegraph Set ​

if you have alternating current service in your home you can install a long-distance continuous wave telegraph transmitter

94. Overcoming Your Inner Critic​

A summary of 3 research-backed ways to silence the voice and build resilience developed by Shirzad Chamine. Mindfulness, labelling, mental training and more

95. The Empathic Importance of Explaining The Magic Behind Your Code in Laymen's Terms​

Have you ever had that conversation with a parent when you try to face-time, and you’re the one face-timing whilst they’re the one giving you a close up of their ear, muttering words of confusion and frustration?

96. The Heroes Journey: Notes Towards a Personal Knowledge Graphs Book​

Writing a book is like a hero's journey. Writing the first Personal Knowledge Graphs book involved more than one hero and a few crises.

97. How DIY Therapy through Apps is Making Mental Health Management accessible in the Pandemic​

Research shows that online therapy for depression is basically as effective as in-person therapy in helping individuals deal with mental health issues.

98. Telegraphs in the 80s​

A wireless telegraph transmitting set can be installed for a very small amount of money provided you are content with one that has a limited range.

99. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 13​

You must use your thought as directed in previous chapters, and begin to do what you can do where you are; and you must do ALL that you can do where you are.

100. Intermediate and Long wave Regenerative Receiving Sets​

All receiving sets that receive over a range of wave lengths of from 150 meters to 3,000 meters are called intermediate wave sets.

101. A Practical Guides for Putting Up Your Aerial Receivers​

An aerial for receiving does not have to be nearly as well made or put up as one for sending.

102. What is Financial Literacy and Why is it Important?​

In today’s increasingly complex world, being financially literate can be the difference between a comfortable happy life and one full of problems and stress.

103. Why Goal Setting is Important and How to Set Goals​

Goal setting is the seemingly simple process of committing yourself to a milestone in future. This is important both in professional and personal fronts.

104. The Problem with The Waterfall Model of Personal Development​

One of the ideas that I find to be flawed is the necessity of taking time to work on yourself before getting into relationships with others.

105. Electricity, What a Concept!​

It is easy to understand how electricity behaves and what it does if you get the right idea of it at the start.

106. Dare To Be Yourself: My (Engineering) Career Path​

How I kept going through different job positions and enjoyed it along the way.

107. The Art of Money-Making - Chapter 10: Do Not Scatter Your Powers​

Engage in one kind of business only, and stick to it faithfully until you succeed, or until your experience shows that you should abandon it.

108. How Technological Breakthroughs Are Powering Psychotherapy​

A few years back, maybe you did not envisage there would be this tremendous transformation that has taken place in psychotherapy; neither did I. Breakthroughs in technology have afforded us the opportunity of accessing online therapy from the comfort of our homes and in real-time.

109. How to Improve Your Brain's Memory​

Can your mind think like a database to store and retrieve memory? It already does, but you need to know how to program it.

110. How Transmitting and Receiving Sets Work​

The easiest way to know how a wireless transmitter sends out electric waves and how a wireless receptor receives them is to consider each one separately.

111. Embracing Self-Love, Defying Fear, and Breaking Through Limitations​

Theory, tips and practical exercises on how to increase self-love, overcome fear and limiting beliefs, move forward and stop feeling stuck

112. How Password Issues Plague Help Desk Calls​

A article on passwords, password security, and how businesses can train employees to handle passwords themselves.

113. Regenerative Amplification and Receiving Sets ​

While a vacuum tube detector has an amplifying action of its own, its action can be further increased by making radio frequency currents react on the detector.

114. 3 Ways to Strengthen Your Will Power and Get Back Control of Your Life​

3 ways to strengthen your will power and get back control of your life

115. Heterodyne or Beat Long wave Telegraph Receiving Set?​

In 2002, there were four different ways used to break up the continuous waves of a wireless telegraph transmitter into groups. Let's discuss them.

116. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 16​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

117. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 12​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series

118. The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money - Chapter 8​

The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P.T Barnum

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