«People underestimate the power
of those few minutes before we get out of bed and rush into our day,» says Vyda Bielkus, co-founder of Boston's HealthYoga Life, «In those moments, we can set up some clear intentions and choices.»
Just a quick note: A news.google.com search on the keywords «mcintyre» «yamal» (as
of a few minutes before this post) brought up just a handful of hits, with this RealClimate article at the top of the list.
Not exact matches
But whatever the mechanism, the bottom line is that if your brain is a bit frazzled from fear
of failure or previous setbacks
of any kind, simply taking a
few minutes to think (or write) about past successes
before you tackle any cognitively demanding task is likely to help your brain perform at its peak.
Clear your workspace as you go through tasks, and give yourself a
few minutes at the end
of each day to make sure everything is in its place
before leaving the office.
You're lucky if you get a
few minutes of focused attention
before someone in the boardroom begins to check their email on their phone.
She suggests having conversation - starting questions at the ready, staying current on the headlines
of the day and speaking up at a meeting within the first
few minutes before someone else can capture the spotlight.
Banks relies on his iPhone to stay in the loop on the road and in the office, but he designates just a
few times
of day to respond to messages: first thing when he gets into the office, mid-afternoon and for 30 to 60
minutes before he goes to bed.
It's a handy response to buy you a
few more
minutes of guilt - free snoozing
before doing those dishes, but I have to break it you, it's not actually true.
This group
of traders isn't concerned about the absolute price
of the bonds, because they didn't own them
before, and won't own them again in a
few minutes (slight exaggeration).
It'll be nearly 6
before I manage to drift off again for a
few minutes of sleep.
For starters, you need to be aware
of the fact that most traditional shaving soaps require a bit more preparation time
before you can shave, as the soap puck will need to be soaked in water for a
few minutes to soften it up.
A
few minutes before the news conference, Prime Minister Najib Razak
of Malaysia went further, declaring that the object definitely came from the plane, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people aboard.
Kelly was sitting in the audience until a
few minutes before the event started, when a White House aide asked him to sit on risers on the sides
of the podium.
In an unexpected turn
of events, the Canadian Pacific Railway announced the early retirement
of its CEO Hunter Harrison a
few minutes before the conference call planned for the analysts on January 18.
Talking snakes, talking donkeys, a boat at sea for half a year with a couple million animals, a temple less than 5000sq feet taking 150,000 workers and 7 years to complete, and then sacrificing 14 animals a
minute for 7 days straight, a virgin birth story (like there weren't already a
few of them
before), a zombie invasion that no third party seemed to witness, a dude living in the belly
of a fish for a couple days, a guys last words (
before become back as a zombie) being «My god, my god, why hast thou forsaken me.»
Waking up
before you have to lets you find time to pray, exercise or just spend a
few minutes alone
before the craziness
of the day begins.
It is the
few minutes or even seconds
of the dawn right
before the sun appears.
We had only a
few minutes to add our signatures, and all my friends were signing theirs, so I used the back
of my metal chair to scribble my name across the dotted line
before marching to the front
of the room to pin my promise to God and to my vagina onto a giant corkboard for all to see.
When I go to church the community I get the «fellowship» happens for
few minutes before that start
of a sermon and with chats over a cup
of tea after it.
I was struck by a remark Paul Haggis made, that other religions give you all their most basic beliefs in the first
few minutes, while with Scientology you can be years into it and hundreds
of thousands
of dollars down
before they get around to telling you about Xenu and the volcano people and so on.
The weather was kind to the couple as the rain started a
few moments
before the 45
minute service began but stopped
before the church doors opened at the end
of the service.
The first
few minutes of part seven show you the basic aftermath,
before moving onto other events... although you should view the whole thing, all the parts.
Also, actively seeking out moments
of quiet in my day — just a
minute or two here and there, pausing maybe after you wash your hands in the bathroom,
before starting up you car, etc - and taking a
few deep breaths and thinking about how insignificant your problems truly are in the grand scheme
of things, and how beautiful life is.
Cooked them at 350 ° for 25
minutes on a lined baking sheet and then dropped them into a big pot
of minestrone soup and let them simmer along with the soup a
few minutes before serving.
3) Add in the sugar, vinegar, garlic, and thyme, stir and let cook a
minute until fragrant 4) Add the flour in, stirring and scraping the pot with a wooden spoon 5) Mix in your beer
of choice and let simmer for a
few minutes before adding in the chicken stock.
The spinach: Wash and rinse a big pile
of spinach, 6 - 8 cups or more — it cooks way down / In a large pan let a clove
of finely chopped garlic sizzle in a couple
of tablespoons
of olive oil
before adding all or most
of the still - wet spinach to the pan / It will have a sizzling hissy fit for a moment / Pop on the lid for a
few seconds, turn spinach with tongs, lid back on / Add remaining spinach when there's room in the pan / Let it all steam with the lid on for 3 or 4
minutes / When the spinach is wilted and tender remove from heat, salt lightly and set aside.
A
few minutes of planning the night
before, and you can wake up to a delicious and healthy breakfast, just waiting for you in the fridge!
I thought about throwing a couple handfuls
of small broccoli trees into this soup (a
few minutes before doing the puree), spinach would be great as well.
Use a 9x13 dish to bake and double check the center
before you take it out
of the oven, since it may need a
few more
minutes.
And be sure to let them cool out
of the oven for a
few minutes before trying to move them from the pan.
Most mornings I wake
before dawn, roll out
of bed, give myself a
few minutes of silence or meditation and then I head off to an early morning yoga class.
Bacon would have been perfect if it was slightly crispy so either bake for a
few minutes in the oven
before wrapping loin or broil when you take out
of the crock pot.
Toss well a
few minutes before serving so the potatoes can absorb some
of the vinaigrette.
Marinate the beets for at least 30
minutes, stirring once or twice,
before adding a
few tablespoons
of extra virgin olive oil.
These are fragile when they first come out
of the oven, so leave them on the sheet for a
few minutes before using a thin spatula to move them off.
Let the cake cool for a
few minutes before running a knife along all
of the edges and inverting it.
If you try the recipe again be sure to fluff the flour
before measuring, use a fresh can
of baking powder and check for doneness a
few minutes earlier.
Add the rest
of the tofu (you may need to fry in 2 batches, depending on your pan size) and fry for a
few minutes before turning over and frying on the other sides.
In an attempt to scrub the crazy huge amount
of peeling skin off, I gave him a little bit
of coconut oil and some coarse sea salt and had him scrub hard for a
few minutes,
before washing it off.
Top a piece
of matza with tomato sauce or vegan pesto, add your choice
of thinly sliced veggies, olives and seasonings, and drizzle with olive oil
before baking for a
few minutes in a hot oven.
If it's over baked it tends to crack so check this cake a
few minutes before the end
of the stated baking time.
- While the cake is still warm, combine the remainder
of the reserved apple juice (roughly 1/2 cup) with the 2 tablespoons
of brown sugar in a small sauce pan, and allow it to very gently simmer for a
few minutes until glossy and reduced by almost half; pour this juice reduction over the cake very slowly, allowing it to absorb into the cake, but don't worry if it doesn't completely absorb — it will continue to do so as the cake cools; allow the cake to cool completely
before glazing decoratively with the Sour Cream Drizzle, and garnishing with chopped walnuts, if desired.
As a matter
of fact if I left the batter in the bowl a
few minutes while the griddle was warming, I would have to punch it down
before I could pour it out.
I'll get to that recipe in a
few days or so, but for now, I want to share this lovely aillade
before another
minute passes, which has a distinctive nuttiness
of pistachios with a persuasive hit
of garlic, suspended in a generous pool
of good olive oil.
One
of the easiest desserts you'll ever bake, apples stuffed with chopped candy bars require only a
few minutes to prep
before they go into the oven.
I sat in the waiting room for a
few minutes before looking into my email to see if I was completely wrong on the date, which in fifteen years
of getting massages, has never happened!
this will give the chicken time to cook
before the cheese melts, also render off the bacon fat by cooking it in some water a
few minutes, I use a skillet with an inch
of water and boil the fat off, set it aside to cool so I can handle it, the bacon then cooks evenly with the chicken, cooking time is cut by 10 - 15 min so chicken is moist... just my 2cents.
Before dragging myself out
of bed, I laid there for a
few minutes thinking about what I could make for breakfast.
My only caution: these are super crumbly when they first come out
of the oven, so give them a
few minutes to cool / firm up
before trying to move them.
Before you take the burgers off the barbeque top each one with a large slice
of fresh mozzarella, let it melt for a
few minutes.