Grade School

10 Life Lessons Learned in Grade School r

Grade school was an impressionable time for everyone. It’s when we became immersed into a mini-society, learning valuable life lessons that have remained through adulthood. If you think about it, many comparisons can be made between life in grade school and life in the real world. Continue reading

motivation

How to Fan a Spark into a Fire r

When people are passionate, we often say they have a “fire in the belly” or that they’re “firing on all cylinders.” Fire is full of energy and heat. It’s what we all want to feel inside—a sense of passion for what we do and what we stand for. Continue reading

Changes

Letter From The Editor: Design Changes!

Hello Everyone, I am very excited to announce that as of next week PickTheBrain will be getting a design polish. Thank you so much for all of your emails and suggestions in regards to the site – we have taken … Continue reading

The Power of Gratitude

You get what you expect. And when you take the time to end each day with an attitude of gratitude it’s automatic that you’ll start to expect more good things to happen the next day. Continue reading

Design & Usability principles

8 Design & Usability Principles You Can Apply to Your Website

Those who maximize each visitor’s presence on their site are doing so by keeping usability front and center in every step of the design. Here are 8 principles to employ with diligence as you build every website. Continue reading

work from home

How to Focus When You Work from Home

More and more of us are working from home nowadays. With fast broadband and mobile phones, we’re no longer tied to an office. Employers are becoming increasingly willing to consider remote working arrangements, Continue reading