In the last few years, the climate started getting worse in my country. It’s warmer and warmer (39 Celsius in the shadow right now), we had almost no winter (it snowed 2-3 times I think). The warmest year in my country ever already, with the month of August predicted to be even hotter. If living through something like that doesn’t convince you of the climate change and the need to work together towards saving our planet, I don’t know what will.

I researched a bit on ways I can contribute, so I came up with the tips below:

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I’ve been going back and forth with the idea of having posts with my favorite links on this blog, and I’ve decided I should. The purpose is to let my readers know of other posts about personal development or any other subject that is touched on this blog. Obviously there are a lot of great articles out there that can be an inspiration, and I’ll start pointing to those I find.

From the Personal Development Blog, 5 Ways To Become an Inspiration to Others. Gleb Rays talks about his goal to become more fit and how you can be an inspiration to those around you.

As always, anything written by Steve Pavlina is worth reading. Making Time for the Important is no exception. I especially like the 5 year test when it comes to tasks you need doing. He also has a nice story to go with these tips and it’s definitely worth reading.

One of my favorite personal development bloggers, Scott H Young, has an interesting article called 20 Tricks to Boost IQ and Build a Mental Exercise Routine. I’ve been using many of the tricks he writes about and I can definitely recommend them to you.

Alvin Soon has a story from his past in an article called The Difference Between Being Alone And Being Lonely. It’s a difference many can’t make.

This one has a couple of weeks but it has some of my favorite quotes. From Great Circle, You Need to Fail in order to Succeed.

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This advice doesn’t apply just to medicine. It also applies to any other product. In general, known brands are there because they spend huge amounts of money on advertising. You know their brands because you see their commercials on TV, in newspapers, online, or you hear about them on the radio. They do a good job branding themselves and letting people know about their products, but all this costs money. Those advertising costs are included in the prices of the products you buy, so you pay more.

Never fall in the trap of thinking that cheap always means bad quality, or that something expensive is always better and more reliable. Always research online and find their weak points. If it’s about food or something cheaper, then buy it once and test it. If you’re satisfied with the quality, save money and quit buying expensive brands.

If it’s a car for example, I for one know that in a Top Gear survey from the UK, the last 3 cars when it came to owner satisfaction were 3 french cars. In the same survey, Skoda had 3 of the top 10 cars. My dad drives a Skoda because I researched online. He’s really happy with that purchase. I know from my friends that generally Renault has huge costs when it comes to repairing a car, and the quality is weak. I know that older Opel Astra’s break down sometimes during rain because the water reaches the battery. Also that Mercedes for a good period in the 90’s dropped their quality in favor of better prices, and I wouldn’t buy a Mercedes from that period, even with the good brand that it’s applied to it.

Always test the cheaper products and research when it comes to more expensive ones. Find the products with the best price/quality report and you’ll be saving money.

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