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How to Be an Empathetic Friend

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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Being a good, empathetic friend involves showing empathy to pal in need and understanding their emotions as well as listening to their problems. In other words, empathy is putting yourself in another person's shoes. This is an important skill ... more »

How to Be at Peace

By MIghtyDreamer

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How to be at peace is a personal thing. But these five simple tips always help... more »

How to Be Conventional About Skepticism and Skeptical About Convention

By Michael Motta

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I'll long remember a course I took in skepticism, or better yet, scepticism (the prof was an Anglophile) for at least one aspect - the role played in ancient skepticism by convention or custom. Within ancient skepticism via such philosophers as ... more »

How to Be Nice Even When You Don't Want To

By Sharon Slayton

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Good days, bad days – we all experience both. Sometimes we just don't have the brain bandwidth to monitor our behavior. Chemicals in your brain that help you self regulate are not infinite. If your brain is occupied by other things, you may ... more »

By Lindaperry

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I write this article because it is a topic that is important to all human beings, and sometimes as you travel through life, you notice that some humans do not know how to be nice. So, after this comment and email box, I will finish this article ... more »

How to Be Selfish

By rplacone

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So, the world revolves around you. You know this, your parents know this, why doesn't everybody else know this? Yes, throughout the first 18 or so years of your life you got whatever you wanted, when you wanted it. Money has no value whatsoever ... more »

How to Be Sensitive to Pronouns and Gender Issues When Talking to a Transgendered Person

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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Whether you're straight or gay, you probably have a little trouble understanding transgendered people, and that's only natural. The idea of living as a member of the opposite sex or of changing sexes is foreign to most people. But whether you ... more »

How to be Southern

By cassie0710

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Hi Y'all! So you want to be Southern, huh? Just to set the record straight, Southern is a state of mind. It doesn't matter which side of the Macon Dixon you were born on, whether your Great Great GrandDaddy fought under Lee or Grant, or if ... more »

How to Behave in an Open House

By favefive

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When going house hunting, whether to buy or to rent, there are houses to look at by would be homeowners or renters. There may be homes that are shown by appointment or through an open house. Scouring a neighborhood for open houses is a great way ... more »

How to Behave on an Airplane

By BeingArtsy

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Does anyone remember the Golden Rule? It is an easy way to remember to mind your manners. Behaving in a disorderly fashion is no longer tolerated by airport personnel or flight crews on United States air carriers. Since the government has taken ... more »

How to Blow Benniwhads in your Shubashuda

By MrBB

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I am writing this shortly after midnight on April Fools Day. Proceed throughout this article with that in mind... more »

How to Buy a Gift for a Woman Over 50

By Therese Haberman Haberman

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Whether it is the holidays or just a birthday gift, here are some thoughts to consider for the woman over 50 who already has everything she needs, as she so often tells you... more »

How to Comment on an eHow Article

By MIghtyDreamer

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If you're interested on how to make a comment on an article you would do good to keep these three tips in mind. This article could also be called interchangeably the do's and don'ts of commenting on an article... more »

How to Couch Surf Without Wearing Out Your Welcome

By Kenny Mack

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As long as there have been couches, there have been friends in need who live on them: couch surfers. Everybody either knows one or has been one. If you're couch surfing, chances are your friend will never tell you when it's time for you to go. ... more »

How to Divide Chores With a Roommate

By Phaea

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Living with a roommate can be a challenging endeavor, especially when chores are involved. Resentments can build up if you feel that you are doing more than your fair share of work. Also, two different people may have two different ideas about ... more »

How to Embrace a Bad Mood

By Amanda Ford

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It's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for me. Why? No reason, really, other than your typical existential dread paired with antisocial feelings and a weighty boulder on my shoulder. Translation: I've been in a bad mood. ... more »

How to Handle Rude Individuals

By smdivin

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People have a tendency to be rude in pretty much any given situation; whether it be a co-worker, a service provider, or some random stranger. The article below provides tips on how to handle folks who direct discourteous behavior towards you... more »

How to Have a Better Conversation

By mojoworkin

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Do you find yourself drifting off in the middle of a conversation? Have you ever blurted out things that come into your head when someone is talking to you? Worst of all, do you sit at the edge of your seat(metaphorically)waiting for your turn to ... more »

How to Have a Lost Item Returned To You

By MIghtyDreamer

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If you have lost your wallet and you want to have your valuables such as your cell phone, credit cards, debit cards and state identifications and or driver license returned to you, keep in mind the simple tips in this article... more »

How to Have Good Southern Manners

By Paul McDaniel

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If you're not from the U.S. South, you may wonder why we southerners behave the way we do toward one another in terms of manners. Having proper manners in our everyday actions is a way of life in the South. They stem from our famed southern ... more »

How to Impress a Woman on a First Date

By expertelement

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Many may think that a perfect date is watching a sunset on a boat somewhere in an exotic island, or perhaps having dinner at a fancy restaurant or maybe going to the movies. Those are great dates but in order to have those fantastic dates you ... more »

How to Impress Your Soon To Be Mother-In-Law Girlfriend

By MIghtyDreamer

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How do you get along with your soon to be in-laws? Well, impressing your future mother in law is the first thing you'll need to do. When greeting your future mother in law, your impression on her can be the difference of a smooth transition into ... more »

How to Know the Difference in a Lie and a Little White Lie.

By Mary Ann I

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A lie is, telling lies to hurt someone, lies that can eventually hurt someone, or telling a lie to get yourself out of trouble when you know your guilty will always come back and haunt you, maybe not tomorrow or next week, but eventually. A ... more »

How to Know What Others Say About You Behind Your Back?

By Psalmist4M

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When asked about David in I Samuel 16:18, the word says: One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And ... more »

How to Lose an Argument Without Losing Your Pride

By Amanda Morin

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It's rarely fun to be in an argument, and it's a lot less fun if you lose. You can probably think of a few instances in which you knew you were wrong but kept on arguing anyway. For most of us, the reason is simple--losing an argument means ... more »

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