Examine what takes up your spare time, when you have it. Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing them. Do you like a cold beer at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to brew beer at home. Turn what you already love into a hobby. What traits do you prize? Do you value wisdom or courage? Do you feel drawn to people who give back? Do you admire artistic expression? Let those traits guide you when choosing a hobby. For instance, maybe you could volunteer at a library as a hobby because you value education, or maybe you could take up painting because you admire people who can express themselves with art. Certain hobbies require certain skill sets. If you don't have a great deal of patience, then maybe hand sewing isn't something you'd enjoy. However, if you love tinkering and building things, maybe you should consider a hobby like working on older cars or building furniture. Play to your strengths. The way you talk about issues can also reveal your passions and those passions can be developed into a hobby. Think about the topics you go on endlessly about. Ask your friends and family what you seem to talk about the most. Now, think about what it is about that subject that you enjoy so much and determine how it can be transformed into a hobby. For instance, maybe you are passionate about local politics, and getting involved at a grassroots level could become your hobby.

Summary: Look at what interests you. Think about what you value most. Examine your skills and personality. Pay attention to what excites your passion.


Fungus can be an extremely difficult level, especially on Brutal, so you'll want to choose the proper genes to help you get through. If you don't have the following genes available, choose anything else that you prefer or which is close.  DNA Gene - Metabolic Hijack or Cytochrome Surge. Metabolic Hijack will automatically pop red and orange bubbles. This is useful as all the red bubbles show up immediately when using the fungus’s spore abilities. Cytochrome Surge will give you more DNA from orange bubbles. Travel Gene - Suppression. This helps the gene cross country borders. Don’t boost planes or ships as the fungus gene is hard to transmit through these methods. Evolution Gene - Patho-Stasis. This gene stops the increase of DNA costs which you will rely heavily on. Mutation Gene - Genetic Mimic or Creationist. Both of these options will make it harder to cure the fungus. Environment Gene - Extremophile. This will allow the fungus to get a bonus in all environments, helping it spread on land. If you don't have this option, pick the boost that will most benefit your starting country. There is a lot of debate as to the best country to start in for the fungus level. China seems to be a popular option as the dense population will allow the fungus to spread faster.   China seems to be the most reliable option due to its large population, ports, and large land mass. Other countries you may want to consider starting in are Madagascar or India. Other guides suggest starting in Norway to make infecting Greenland and Iceland easier. Saudi Arabia and South Africa can also generate a win. You want to pick a country with a high population and ports. If people start to notice symptoms with fungus, a cure will quickly be developed and you will most likely lose.  The key to surviving is to devolve any symptoms that randomly mutate before the symptoms can raise awareness of your fungus.   You will need to devolve symptoms throughout the game. The fungus will automatically develop new symptoms, so keep an eye out to quickly devolve. You may want to consider the Translesion + gene if you are having difficulty with costs to devolve. This gene stops cost increases when devolving. At the beginning of the game, your focus should be on improving the resistances and transmission properties of your fungus. Evolve the following abilities and transmissions in order to help spread your disease:   Water and Air Transmission 1. Bird 1 can also help due to the fungus in bird droppings. But this transmission isn't always necessary. Drug, Heat, and Cold Resistance 1. After you’ve updated these to level 1, focus on your Spore Burst abilities before continuing to level 2. Spore Burst is the fungus' special ability, and can make spreading the fungus to other countries much easier.  Keep evolving Spore Bursts until you get the Spore Hardening ability. Each time you purchase a Spore Burst, a new country will be automatically infected. Save a few Spore Bursts for the end of the game to infect any hard-to-reach countries. Saving a few bursts can help you get Greenland if you haven’t infected it yet.

Summary: Choose your genes. Choose a starting country. Devolve any symptoms that mutate. Increase your transmission abilities and resistances. Start improving your Spore Burst ability.


Double click on the icon or select it from your menu to open the music playing program. " File is located in the upper left corner of iTunes. In some versions, it is represented by a small grey and black square next to a triangle. You can also press "Ctrl" or "Command" and the "N" key simultaneously. While you can change this later, name your playlist something easy to remember, like "Running Music." Once you name it you'll be taken to playlist's page, where you can add, rearrange, and rename your music. There is a button labeled "Add Music" that allows you to make your playlist from your library. Clicking it brings you to your music. To the right of your music is a large box labeled with your playlist. To put songs into it, just click on them and drag them into the playlist box. You can drag multiple songs at once by holding the "ctrl" or "command" keys  when you click on each song. You'll be brought back to your playlist where you can reorder the songs or rename the playlist.  Click and drag songs to reorder them. Right click on the playlist and choose "Rename" if you want a new name. Click "Add Songs" to add anything you forgot. After 2-3 seconds, a list will appear on the left that shows all of your playlists. Drop the songs onto your playlist to add them.

Summary: Open up iTunes. Make a blank playlist by clicking on "File" → "New" → "New Playlist. Name your playlist something memorable. Click on "Add Music" in the upper right corner. Click and drag your songs into the playlist. Click "done" once you've finished the playlist. Add new songs from your library by clicking and dragging them to the side.


When you mix baking soda with warm water, you will create a great exfoliating treatment that is safe and gentle on your skin. All you do is mix equal parts of baking soda and water and rub it on your face using circular motions. Keep massaging for about one minute and then wash it off with warm water. Finish the process with a great face moisturizer to hydrate you skin. Skin can become dry after you cleanse or exfoliate it, so be sure to replace any moisture lost back into your skin. There are certain times when it is impossible not to touch your face, but it is important to limit how much contact actually happens. Every time you put your chin in your palm, pop a pimple, or even rub your tired eyes after a long day, you are damaging your skin. Our hands clog our pores with dirt and oil and all of those rubs and tugs create fine lines, wrinkles, and micro tears on our faces. If you leave your skin exposed and unprotected for too long, it can cause irreversible damage because of the UV rays that come from the sun. The sun causes wrinkles, dark spots, and skin cancer that will slowly develop over time. An easy way to wear sunscreen every day is to buy a face lotion that also has sunscreen in it. Look for lightweight lotions that use natural ingredients. Lotions that contain sunscreen are easy to wear underneath your regular makeup and will give you the protection you need.
Summary: Use baking soda to exfoliate for extra soft skin. Stop touching and tugging at your face. Wear sunscreen every day.