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More 3D Printing Innovation3D printing works by building up an object layer by layer. We already had 3D printed small planes and guitars and gun parts in 2012. With 3D printing becoming more and more a�ordable (expect cheaper 3D printers like the MakerBot) and with an improved ability to test physical things on local markets (thanks to inexpensive viral social media campaigns), the pace of innovation will accelerate. There will be more financially viable, fairly localized physical products as more and more companies begin to utilise 3D printing's capabilities.

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Tips For Beating theSocial Overeating Habit

While I’ve learned to eat much healthier over the last six or seven years, one of my biggest challenges has been overeating on social occasions.

There are holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, but there are many more: my kids’ birthday parties, going out to dinner with my wife Eva, get-togethers with friends, social gatherings of business colleagues, drinking with best friends.

I’ve always tended to overeat, because:I am distracted by conversation and so I eat mindlessly; and unlike at home, where I’ve created a healthy eating environment, I tend to be surrounded at these occasions by boatloads of tempting but unhealthy foods.

distracted by talking to friends and family. So I asked readers (on Google+) to share their tips for beating the social overeating habit. You came up with some great ones.

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I’ve gotten better recently, though, and have been teaching myself healthier habits.

My main habit is simple on the surface: mindful eating.

Mindful eating is simply being aware of your eating, of your body’s actual hunger signals as opposed to your brain saying “eat all that sugar and fried stu�!”, of your urges to eat more when you’re not hungry, of your snacking even when your stomach isn’t asking for more.

Mindful eating is eating slowly, fully tasting the food, appreciating every bite, being conscious of what you’re putting into your body, savoring but not overdoing.

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Don’t go to an event hungry.Eat something healthy and at least somewhat filling before you go. This way you’re less likely to mindlessly snack.

Eat until you’re 80 percent fullThis is a cultural habit that the Okinawans have, and it famously helps them stay healthy well into old age.

Don’t linger near the food tableMake a conscious choice to eat whatever you want to eat, but don’t eat just because other people are eating or because it’s convenient.

Drink lots of water and eat s-l-o-w-l-yEating slowly allows you time to hear the faint but clear ‘enough! enough!’ cries coming from the belly.

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Every January, people rush out and get a gym membership, set a list of goals or resolutions, and get ready to take on a new year of frenetic activity.

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The beginning of the year is a great time for renewal of energy and taking on the things we’ve always wanted to tackle — clutter, fitness, work we’re passionate about, debt, and so on. But it’s also a great time to clear out your life, starting out the year on a blank page that’s ready to be filled.

While everyone’s life is di�erent, I’ll share some of what I do to clear out my life.

- Review the year to think about what I learned, what mistakes I made, what I accomplished.

- Clear my schedule as much as possible. That often means saying no to people.

- Wrap up old projects, end commitments to people, so that my work plate is clearer than normal.

- Toss out old fitness and eating plans, to make room for new experiments.

- Clear my email inbox. If I haven’t answered the email recently, it’s probably not important, so I archive it.

- Act on or answer other emails, so that my inbox is emptied.

-Clear out other inboxes. That might be an inbox on a social network, or a list of things I wanted to do or read, or any kind of list really. File them away under someday, or delete or archive. Anything that’s taking some mental energy because I know I need to get to it, gets cleared.

- Clear my computer files. Usually this means deleting a bunch of files I don’t need, but I also just consolidate files into one folder or put them in an online archive (like in Dropbox).

- Clear paperwork. I rarely have any papers these days — I’ve slowly turned everything digital. But I still get things in the mail sometimes, so if I have any lying around, I dispose of them to clear out any remaining paperwork.

- Clear clutter. If there are areas that have become cluttered, I clear them out. Often it just means taking a box or bag of things that I’ve been meaning to donate to Goodwill.

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- Clear pantry and refrigerator of junk. Old crap that’s been lying around.

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This might take a couple days, working o� and on in little bits. For some, it might take longer. But when you’re done, it’s amazing. Your mind is clear and refreshed.

You feel like you’re ready to take on anything.

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- Review the year to think about what I learned, what mistakes I made, what I accomplished.

- Clear my schedule as much as possible. That often means saying no to people.

- Wrap up old projects, end commitments to people, so that my work plate is clearer than normal.

- Toss out old fitness and eating plans, to make room for new experiments.

- Clear my email inbox. If I haven’t answered the email recently, it’s probably not important, so I archive it.

- Act on or answer other emails, so that my inbox is emptied.

-Clear out other inboxes. That might be an inbox on a social network, or a list of things I wanted to do or read, or any kind of list really. File them away under someday, or delete or archive. Anything that’s taking some mental energy because I know I need to get to it, gets cleared.

- Clear my computer files. Usually this means deleting a bunch of files I don’t need, but I also just consolidate files into one folder or put them in an online archive (like in Dropbox).

- Clear paperwork. I rarely have any papers these days — I’ve slowly turned everything digital. But I still get things in the mail sometimes, so if I have any lying around, I dispose of them to clear out any remaining paperwork.

- Clear clutter. If there are areas that have become cluttered, I clear them out. Often it just means taking a box or bag of things that I’ve been meaning to donate to Goodwill.

- Clear my errands. I’ll make a list of all the errands I’ve been putting o�, and do them in one afternoon.

- Clear my finances. I’ll take a few minutes to review my checking and savings accounts, Paypal, investments, etc. and make sure everything is in order. If there are little things that need taking care of, I do them so that my mind is cleared.

- Clear pantry and refrigerator of junk. Old crap that’s been lying around.

Junk food if there’s any there (I don’t usually have any anymore, but I used to). Left with just good whole ingredients for healthy foods.

This might take a couple days, working o� and on in little bits. For some, it might take longer. But when you’re done, it’s amazing. Your mind is clear and refreshed.

You feel like you’re ready to take on anything.

To be honest, I do these things regularly throughout the year, and it’s great to keep a clean slate most of the time. But the new year is always a perfect opportunity to clear everything at once.

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How to Be MindfulDuring the HolidaysThe holidays are a busy and stressful time for most people — with work and gift shopping and get-togethers and all kinds of other events and worries, it’s a wonder we stay sane at all.

The secret to survival — and in fact to having a wonderful time during these holidays and any stressful situation — is to stay in the moment, as much as possible. This is something I work on all the time, and it’s easy to forget.

However, it’s also easy to do, if you stay conscious of it. Here’s how:

Take a fruit — an apple, a pear, a peeled banana or kiwi, some berries — and eat them mindfully. Slowly. Take a small bite, and really experience it. Feel the texture in your mouth. Savor the taste. Smell the fruit. Think about how you feel as you eat the fruit. Feel the juices in your mouth. Feel yourself swallow the bite. Eat the entire fruit this way, one bite at a time, really feeling and tasting and smelling and experiencing this fruit.

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Each time you feel yourself getting stressed or overwhelmed, remember the fruit. Say to yourself “apple” or “banana” or “berries” (or whatever fruit you ate), and remember what it was like to be mindful as you ate that fruit. Now do the same thing with whatever you’re doing right now — whether you’re out shopping, or spending time with loved ones, or doing a work task. Focus on one thing, and really be in the moment with that thing or that person.

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During these holidays, think about what’s most important to you. That might be your loved ones, or a loved one, whether that’s a spouse or friends or kids or parents or whatever. It might be your work — what you create and are passionate about. It might be something else. Focus on that during these holidays, and remember that the rest is just noise. It’s not important. Fully experience what’s important to you, and let the rest fade away.

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Have you ever felt that we are rushing through life, that we get so

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I get this feeling all the time.

The antidote is simple: sitting and watching.

Take a minute out of your busy day to sit with me, and talk. Take a moment to imagine being in the middle of tra�c — you’re driving, stressed out by the high amount of tra�c, trying to get somewhere before you’re late, angry at other drivers who are rude or idiotic, completely focused on making your way through this jungle of metal on a ribbon of asphalt. Now you’ve gotten to the end, phew, you made it, wonderful, and you’re only a few minutes late … but did you notice the scenery you passed along the way? Did you talk to any of the other people along your path? Did you enjoy the ride?

No, probably not. You were so caught up in getting there, in the details of navigating, in the stress of driving, that you didn’t have time to notice your surroundings, the people nearby, or the wonderful journey. This is how we are in life.

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We don’t do this, because it’s useless to do something that isn’t productive, that doesn’t improve our lives. But as Alan Watts wrote in The Way of Zen:

“As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.”

It’s interesting, too, what we see when we sit and watch. We will notice others rushing, and worried, and angry, and in them see a mirror of ourselves. We will notice children laughing (or crying) with their parents, and remember what we’re missing when we rush to improve our lives.

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