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How to Know Whether You're Insensitive
Insensitivity can harm your ability to engage with others and can lead to social isolation and loneliness. As it's difficult to judge yourself objectively, it can be hard to gauge whether or not you're insensitive. However, paying close attention to your...
How to Make a Paper Fingerboard
Fingerboards (also called tech decks) are a fun toy and novelty, but can get pretty expensive. You may not be able to find the perfect fingerboard for your taste. Save some money and get creative by making your own custom fingerboard out of paper.
How to Prevent Foot Blisters
Typical causes of blisters on the feet include friction and pressure from wearing the wrong kind or size of shoes, from damp socks or skin, and from intense activity. If you already have blisters on your foot you will want to treat and heal them. By takin...
How to Do a Fireman's Carry in Wrestling
The Fireman's Carry is a wrestling takedown that uses your opponent's momentum against them. With this move, you'll put an opponent across your back and send them flying through the air before they crash to the mat. You'll first need to set up this takedo...
How to Cope With Sex Education
Talking about sex can be embarrassing, especially for kids, teens, and young adults. But a healthy understanding of sexuality is a very important part of growing up. Fortunately, there are several strategies that can help make this sometimes awkward part...
How to Decide if You Are Attracted to Someone
Being attracted to another person can be a wonderful experience. Attraction stirs your interests and desires in a way that few emotions can. It just feels special! Figuring out if you’re actually attracted to someone isn't always a straightforward process...
How to Calculate the Volume of a Prism
A prism is a solid, multi-sided geometric figure with two identical ends called bases. To find the volume of a prism, first calculate the area of one of the bases, then multiply it by the height of the prism. You can choose either the top or the bottom ba...
How to Nurse a Dog Through Parvo
Parvovirus is a viral infection, which is why it is not easily treatable—in fact, you can only treat the symptoms, not the disease itself.[1] X Research source Putting your dog in the hospital is really the best option. Your vet knows how to...
How to Get Pumped up Right Before a Game
It can be hard to perform well in a game if you don't feel motivated. There are many ways that you can get pumped up before any game, whether it is athletic or not. Before the game starts get in the right state of mind by directing your thoughts to be cal...
How to Assume the Brace Position
It's easy to tune out the in-flight safety demonstration when you're flying on a plane, but the crew is giving you valuable information. If you fly frequently or just want more details on what to do when your plane hits turbulence, you'll probably be told...
How to Look Like a Geisha
Looking like a geisha can take hours of preparation, but the end result is worth it! A traditional geisha look first involves applying the distinctive white face makeup, penciling in eyebrows and applying eyeliner and lipstick. After the makeup, you will...
How to Realign Your Ps3's Blu Ray So That a Disc Can Load and Eject
If your PlayStation 3's (PS3) Blu-ray drive has been reassembled incorrectly or somehow something got misaligned, then this is one way to fix it. There also might be other problems with your Blu-ray player; if the lens that reads the disc is too dirty, t...
How to Treat Flea Bites
If you have dogs or cats in your home or you go hiking in your spare time, you may run into the occasional flea. Fleas ignore some humans while feasting on others, leaving behind inflamed, itchy red bumps, usually around the ankles and feet. Luckily, ther...
How to Start a Famous Singing Group
Starting a singing group can be a very difficult task. There are so many things to consider if you want a chance at stardom. If you find the right people, practice, and get a gig, you could be well on your way to joining the ranks of groups like The Jacks...
How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Go on a Trip Without Them
There are a variety of occasions when you might be invited to go on a trip without your parents. Such an event is a big deal and signals that you’re maturing, becoming more responsible, & on your way to becoming an adult. However, your parents might see i...
How to Get Rid of a Charley Horse Quickly (Plus Prevention Tips)
Whether you’re exercising, going about your day, or laying down to sleep, nothing ruins the moment quite like a Charley horse. They can occur on almost any part of your leg—thigh, calves, or feet—and their unexpected and severe pain is sure to stop you in...