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Self-service checkouts are a practical and fast solution for modern shopping. Unfortunately, we often spend much more on them than on a traditional checkout.

Self-service checkouts are hard on your wallet. We spend up to 40 percent more

I remember a few years ago, self-service checkouts used to scare me. I was afraid I’d mess something up when I paid on them. But once I learned how to…

A Šárka Cvrkalová
Some people harbour more ambition than they may realise. And the month they were born in may be to blame.

You’ve got it in you: find out if your birth month is associated with big ambitions

I have a lot of ambitious people among my friends. And when I compare what month they were born in with what the research says, it fits: people born in…

A Šárka Cvrkalová

How to protect your dog and cat? Spring is here, ticks too

Caring for pets is not just about feeding, cuddling and exercising them regularly. Just like with humans, preventive health is important. Of course, this includes prevention against external risks such…

A L. Novak
Concentration is important for virtually every activity. But in today's distracted world, it is sometimes difficult to concentrate.

Brain power under scrutiny: Which everyday factor is gradually destroying our concentration

It is very difficult to concentrate on an activity. It always has been. But in recent years, when we are distracted by literally everything around us, it is even more…

A Šárka Cvrkalová

Small change, big difference: how the right order on the belt saves time and nerves

For most of us, shopping in supermarkets is as commonplace as going to the toilet. We usually don’t even think about the shopping process. However, we should think about how…

A L. Novak

The psychology of decision making: why we almost always make bad decisions under pressure

I recently saw an explicit video on social media with dramatic footage of an accident at a level crossing. A truck entered the crossing, when the red lights flashed, the…

A L. Novak
A Wi-Fi router has clear rules about where in the home it should be placed. If you break them, it's very likely that your signal will be weak and of poor quality.

The router doesn’t belong in the closet: the three most common mistakes that slow down Wi-Fi at home

My best friend works in information technology. Thanks to him, I have a pretty good understanding of how to behave or not behave with certain technologies. I take his advice…

A Šárka Cvrkalová
Falling in love is sometimes easy. But to stop believing in love after you've had a difficult breakup is, too. And if you've even been through a divorce, it's not easy to trust again. But it is. How?

How to start trusting each other again after divorce and when to start building a new relationship?

Starting to find love again after a divorce is not easy. When I first vowed at the altar that we would be together forever until death do us part, it…

A Šárka Cvrkalová

Things that set kids growing up without smartphones apart

I grew up in a time when the world was virtually devoid of mobile phones. As I grew up, the first push-button and eventually touchscreen phones started to appear. However,…

A L. Novak

End of automatic time off for blood donation in Poland and new rules from May will remove benefits for unsuccessful donors

Donating blood is a very noble thing. Personally, I’ve never donated blood. At first I was afraid of needles and due to low blood pressure I fainted every time I…

A L. Novak

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