How To
How to Define a Problem
You may encounter problems often in your personal life, in your professional life, and in your community. Any sort of problem can be daunting, but taking time to define a problem may help make it easier to find solutions. Start by gathering information ab...
How to Deal With an Obsessive Mental Preoccupation
Is there something you can't stop thinking about? Has it gotten under your skin? Obsessive thoughts can be very troublesome and frustrating and can be recurrent for a number of years. There are, however, a number of ways to deal with and manage an obsessi...
How to Get Yourself Into the Christmas Spirit
When you grow older, family pressures, work commitments, loneliness, or other things can make you to lose the wondrous spirit of Christmas. When money is tight and time is as well, you can end up feeling disappointed, sad, or just dreading Christmas altog...
How to Make Your Own Drum Practice Pad
There’s no need to buy an expensive drum kit if you want to learn to play the drums. A beginner can learn from a basic drum practice pad. Drum pads are quiet, and help you focus on technique instead of just making a ton of noise. The best drummers use pra...
How to Write in Amharic
Amharic is the national language of Ethiopia, where the majority of the language's 25 million speakers live. Amharic is written using a version of the Ge'ez script. This script is syllabic, with each of the characters symbolizing a consonant and vowel sou...
How to Take Care of Fiddler Crabs
Fiddler crabs are crustaceans common in sandy, marshy, and muddy places of the United States. Fiddler crabs can be colorful and the males have a large claw, which is called a carapace and can resemble a fiddle. Female fiddler crabs have smaller claws. Alt...
How to Solve a Series Circuit
A series circuit is the simplest type of circuit: a single loop with no branching paths. The electrical charge leaves the positive terminal of the power supply, passes through each resistor or other components in turn, then returns to the negative termina...
How to Tell if a Proper Fraction Is Simplified
Math problems will often ask you to reduce proper fractions (a fraction with a larger denominator than numerator) to their simplest form. Sometimes you may waste time trying to simplify fractions that cannot be further reduced. Using certain shortcuts, yo...
How to Act Like You're Possessed by a Demon
Whether you want to pretend to be possessed as part of a Halloween costume or you simply want to pull a disturbing prank on your friends and family, you can learn to act the part fairly easily by following a few behavior and personality guidelines. Pair y...
How to Stop a Dog's Ear from Bleeding
If you've ever had a dog cut the tip of its ear, you know how difficult it can be to stop the ear from bleeding. Even with pressure and towels to slow down the bleeding, once you remove the towel from his ear and he feels the tingling sense, he will shake...
How to Deal With Your Friend's Boyfriend Hitting on You
Your friend is dating a guy who flirts with you, hits on you, or says inappropriate things to you. You feel uncomfortable around him, but don't know if you should confront him and don’t want to hurt your friend. If you can confront the behavior with both...
How to Play the Sousaphone
A sousaphone is no doubt one of the most important instruments in marching band. As the marching version of the tuba, it's really the backbone of the sound of the band. However, sousaphones are different than tubas, and before you put it on, you'll need t...
How to Age Wood
Aged wood is a beautiful way to add character to your home or garden. Don’t have time for that rustic patina to develop naturally? Then try one of these methods to create the appearance of aged wood without waiting.
How to Get Rid of a Cough in 5 Minutes: Remedies to Calm & Prevent Coughing
Are you tired of constantly coughing and ready to put an end to it as quickly as possible? Coughs can be caused by anything from illness (like a cold or flu) to allergies, airborne irritants, and dry air, but thankfully, plenty of remedies can stop a coug...
How to Perform a French Inhale & Other Smoke Tricks
You might have seen Snoop Dogg or ASAP Rocky pull off an impressive French inhale or two in a music video. The French Inhale, also known as the Irish Waterfall, is a basic smoking trick where a dense cloud of smoke leaves your mouth and rises up into your...
How to Flirt with Girls like an Alpha
Being an “alpha male,” means being a dominant, self-confident, and strong man. It means knowing, and getting, what you want. Alpha men seem to always get what they want, and that is why they’re often admired and emulated. If you respect the alpha male men...