How To
How to Stay Awake All Night at a Sleepover
Just because the word sleep is in the name doesn't mean a sleepover has to involve actually sleeping. Sometimes it's much more fun to challenge yourself to stay awake all night with your friends. With some confidence and determination, you and your friend...
How to Be Positive
When we think of the word “positive,” most of us probably think “happy.” However, happiness isn’t the only type of positivity. There are many ways to be more positive in your life, even when you’re experiencing sadness, anger, or challenges.[1] X Trust...
How to Tell a Friend You Have Started Your Period
Getting your period for the first time is a major milestone. It can be exciting, scary, or a bit of both. No matter how you feel about it, you will probably want to talk to someone about what you’re experiencing. In addition to talking to family members,...
How to Register for Selective Service
The Selective Service is an agency of the U.S. government that has a pool of all eligible males in the U.S. who could possibly be drafted for the military. You must register for the Selective Service if you are a male U.S. citizen, documented immigrant, o...
How to Get the Perfect Valentine's Gift for Your Boyfriend
Buying presents can be hard. Buying presents for your boyfriend can be even harder. Men can be incredibly tricky to shop for, especially for Valentine's Day. Luckily, wikiHow is here to help. Whether you work with a classic gift such as chocolate-dipped s...
Your Guide to Getting a 4.0: How to Improve Your GPA Fast
Imagine: it's your graduation day, and with your super high GPA, you know that you crushed it in school. Getting great grades is an amazing goal, but how exactly can you get there? Your GPA (or grade point average) describes your entire, cumulative colleg...
How to Improve Your Relationships
Happy relationships can make you happier, less stressed, and more fulfilled—all in all, they're a really big part of what makes your life so beautiful. So how can you keep improving connections with your favorite people (including your partner)? We're wal...
How to Find Things to Do in a Boring Class
Sometimes in school, class can be boring and seem to drag on forever. Luckily, even in the most boring classes, you can find something fun and amusing to do with your time. Whether you want to make a game, write a story, decorate your notes, or try to pay...
How to Be Honest with Yourself
Have you ever had that niggling feeling in the back of your mind, telling you that you're not being truthful with yourself? Maybe your deceiving yourself into believing your career or relationship is great, when it's not. Or maybe you beat yourself up ove...
How to Develop a Strong Immune System
Researchers aren't sure whether there's a definite connection between lifestyle choices and the health of your immune system. Studies are still examining the possible effects of nutrition, exercise, and mental health on your body's defenses against germs....
How to Be Responsible
Wanting to be more responsible is admirable. Being responsible can seem hard at first, but if you keep at it, it will become second nature to you! To be responsible, you should keep your promises and honor commitments that you’ve made. You need to organiz...
How to Avoid Sleeping and Yawning During the Day
You're sitting in class, listening to a lecture and you can't stop yawning into your book. Or you're working the day shift but you find yourself napping when your boss isn't paying attention. Yawning and sleeping during the day is a common issue, and the...
How to Draw a Compass Rose
The compass rose has a long and colorful history dating back to ancient Greece. It's a valuable tool for cartographers and navigators around the world, and there are many beautiful renderings of this simple, effective device. Below, we will show you how d...
How to Save Music from Websites
This wikiHow teaches you how to download music from virtually any website. If your music is hosted as a video on YouTube, Facebook, or a similar streaming site, you can use a free app called 4K Video Downloader to rip the audio from the video; you can als...
How to Ask Out a Girl at School
If you have a crush on a girl at school and you want to ask her out, there are a ton of ways you can do that. Whether you want to ask her out in person, shoot her a message, or try a cute ask like using her phone or a journal, all you need is a bit of co...
How to Organize Your Photos
When it comes to photographs, it’s extremely easy to lose track of where you put the images you’ve accumulated over the years. Whether you have dozens of different folders spread out across multiple computers and drives or you haven’t gotten around to con...