{"id":370,"date":"2008-03-01T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2008-03-01T15:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/best-of-february\/"},"modified":"2013-09-24T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T22:36:18","slug":"best-of-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/best-of-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of February"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Well February has come and gone for another year. Here at PickTheBrain we wish to thank you for your continued support. We particularly appreciate those readers who <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.pickthebrain.com\/pickthebrain\/LYVv\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our RSS feed<\/a>, take the time to leave thoughtful comments and\/ or vote for our articles on the social media.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed them, the following articles were the most popular in February:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/5-ways-to-help-your-children-turn-their-dreams-into-reality\/\">5 Ways To Help Your Children Turn Their Dreams Into Reality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/embracing-the-beauty-of-sadness\/\">Embracing the Beauty of Sadness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/writing-tips\/\">10 Effective Productivity Tips for Writers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/solitude\/\">Seeking Solitude: 17 Ways to Find Time for Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/why-intelligent-people-tend-to-be-unhappy\/\">Why Intelligent People Tend to Be Unhappy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/the-1-way-to-shake-up-your-life\/\">The #1 Way To Shake Up Your Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are a few other links I recommend checking out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.positivityblog.com\/index.php\/2008\/02\/22\/epictetus-top-7-timeless-pearls-of-wisdom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Epictetus&#8217; Top 7 Timeless Pearls of Wisdom<\/a> &#8211; The Positivity Blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/29\/learn-more-study-less-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More, Study Less Released<\/a> &#8211; Scott H Young<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/2008\/02\/punk-rock-your-life-the-simple-six-letter-word-that-determines-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">Punk Rock Your Life: The Simple Six-Letter Word That Determines Success<\/a> &#8211; Zen Habits<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwillchangeyourlife.com\/2008\/02\/08\/dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learning to Dream&#8230;. Again<\/a> &#8211; Iwillchangeyourlife<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jonathanfields.com\/blog\/what-makes-you-come-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Makes You Come Alive?<\/a> &#8211; Awake At The Wheel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Competition Winners<\/h2>\n<p>The winners of the 15 copies of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-More-Mondays-Yourself-Revolutionary\/dp\/0385522525\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1203436599&amp;sr=1-1\">No More Mondays<\/a> by Dan Miller (see Monday&#8217;s article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/the-1-way-to-shake-up-your-life\/\">The #1 Way to Shake Up Your Life<\/a>) are: Jack, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.passionbasedlearning.com\/\">Amir<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/terhi-manninen.livejournal.com\/\">Terhi<\/a>, Smith, Joanna, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doyouliveorsimplyexist.com\/\">Shawn Williamson<\/a>, Evan Pederson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thelola\">Lola Broadus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/adamchamness.com\/\">Adam Chamness<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/daily-breadcrumbs.blogspot.com\/\">Julie<\/a>, Erin Marie, <a href=\"http:\/\/tochigi.fromoz.com\/\">David Fromoz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whogivesashirt.ca\">Erin<\/a>, D, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehealthylivinglounge.com\">Carole<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out on a copy of this book, stay tuned as we have another great book to give away this coming Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well February has come and gone for another year. 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