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Melanie Pinola
melaniepinola
Contributing Writer

" Before, I would often think in my head "that's a great article" but not bother to tell the author, but now I realize it costs me nothing to honestly compliment someone else or at least click that "like" button. (Also, "silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.") " Read more

Great piece! Having a kid with leukemia has done wonders for eliminating professional jealousy, but the reminder to practice gratitude is always a good one. Read more

I think you're really brave talking about this the way you have. Read more

This is a timely article for me. One of my co-workers is "doing better" than me even though I've been here a bit longer, and I've been struggling with jealousy/envy when I know I'm doing a good job as well. Thanks for posting this! Read more

Thoughtfully written and good job! Read more

Envy and Jealousy are without doubt the two most destructive emotions humans have and they lead directly to hate. Politicians and Journalists of any sort that preach "us" vs. "them" and other forms of class warfare are the biggest threat to free societies. Read more

I love this article, especially spending a few minutes, before you get your day started, counting your blessings. I will definitely avail myself to that suggestion. You did a great job putting everything into perspective, so thanks for that! Read more

Bravo! What a great read for starting the morning! Read more

Aww, makes me sad the statistic that having kids makes 2/3 of couples experience a drop in marital satisfaction. Would hate for this to be someone's deciding factor. Would be curious to know a) how old the couple was when they had the kid(s) and b) how long they'd been together. I had my first at 39 and my husband Read more

I am Filipino, too. And a writer like you. How do I reach you? It'd be great if we can connect via Linkedin. I enjoy reading your pieces. Read more

I'm sorry the first thing I saw was "Speed Jack" and now I can't take this seriously at all. I'll send you the bill for my quadruple bypass in 35 years. Read more

As opposed to trying to pick apart and tell everyone how smart I am, by pointing out the small details that are wrong with every article ever written, I have put some of these suggestions into action over the last couple weeks. My experience so far is a much happier relationship, go figure! Read more

I bought this monitor a while back for the extra screen space. I am super happy with it as I constantly have 3 windows side by side or in all 4 corners. I use winsplit revolution for window management to make it easier to split the screen into weird sections. I will say this screen is crazy bright and I had to go into Read more

I don't think I can edit my previous comment, but I was going to ask for some suggestions on software for such a display. With multiple displays (I replaced a set of 3 with the one 39" Seiki 4k) one can easily put a window in a monitor, hit maximize and voila whole monitor dedicated to that program. On one giant Read more

I've had one for about a month now. Update the firmware on it, and turn the backlight down to 50%. The device is designed to be a TV, you don't want television brightness a foot away from your eyes. Read more

Melanie always comes correct with the Lifehacker tips. Read more