Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Steal time. Find a quiet place to sit. Eliminate distractions. Try DIY sensory deprivation. Just sit. Try clearing your mind and "watching" your thoughts. Find a meditative activity. Try progressive muscle relaxation

Answer: Life gets loud, stressful, and tense. When you're ready to pull the trigger on some serious leisure, set a block of time and keep it. Doing nothing on a regular basis is very healthy for your mind, body, and emotional life, especially if you find that you're really wearing yourself thin. Every now and then, it's okay. If you're feeling stressed and overwhelmed, you don't need to set aside hours and hours of nothingness, which would be impractical. Do nothing for 15 minutes every now and then, and you can seriously de-stress. Go somewhere you can escape, zone out, and find some peace. If you live in a small apartment, set aside a corner of a larger room with floor pillows, a softly scented candle and maybe a cozy throw. Wherever it is, make sure you can feel comfortable and calm. You don't have to be a monk sitting on top of a mountain in Japan to find peace and quiet. Hit up a quiet corner of the public park, or set out a deck chair in your backyard. Park your car in an empty lot and just sit there. If you're looking at your phone, you're doing something. Turn off your phone, computer, radio, television and any other means of sending or receiving calls or messages. These distractions will only keep you from enjoying the nothing. It can be nice to set an alarm, if necessary, so you can remind yourself when your period of "nothing time" is over. Some people pay good money for the experience of sensory deprivation, which is basically doing nothing in a dark tank set at your body temperature. While you might not be able to get it perfect, you can approximate the experience. Draw a warm bath and wait until it gets as close as possible to your body temperature. Turn off all the lights, put some earmuffs on, and try to float in the tub for a while. Trippy stuff. Zazen, commonly shortened "zen" is a kind of meditation known as "just sitting" meditation. If you ask Zen monks what they're doing during meditation, they would say, "Just sitting." There is no goal to sitting meditation, no end result. Doing nothing is sometimes a lot harder than doing something, and one of the central learnings of Zen is to just "do" whatever it is you're doing. When you're eating lunch, just eat lunch. When you're sitting, just sit. When you're collating data at work, just collate data at work. Meditation is not thinking. Meditation is allowing your thoughts to occur, unaffected. Let your thoughts of work, worries, family go - not by simply letting them go, but by watching them leave from a distance. Doing this not only allows your body to do nothing but your mind as well.  Imagine that you're pulling the camera back away from your thoughts, watching them from a distance. Who's doing this watching? Keep pulling the camera back until you can't. Look for stillness. Don't be discouraged if you find your mind quite active in meditation. Buddhist monks dedicate their entire lives to freeing their minds. For now, shed your worries as much as you can and revel in feeling lighter and less encumbered. While this may not be "nothing," strictly speaking, some people find it easier to avoid distressing thoughts if their mind is focused on a rote activity. Try arranging a Zen garden, or stacking rocks, or engaging in a repetitive activity such as crocheting. Pay attention to only what your hands are doing, and don't allow other thoughts to intrude. . This process can help you achieve deep relaxation while doing nothing. Focus on relaxing each muscle group, from your face to your feet, slowly and with regular, even breaths.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Ask Google to call a specific number. Ask Google to call a business. Adjust the call volume. End the call.

Answer: Say the wake phrase, "OK Google," or "Hey Google," then ask Google to call a specific number. For example, if you wanted to call the number 555-555-5555, you would simply say, "Hey Google, call 555-555-5555." As long as your Google Home has been set up and your Google account linked to it, calling a number is just this simple. In a few moments, you'll be connected. You can make use of Google's business listings to find or call a business by name. For example, you could say "OK Google, call Domino's Pizza," and Google will call the nearest Domino's Pizza location to you. You can also have Google make calls when you don't have a specific place in mind or don't know the name:  "Hey Google, what's the nearest pizza place?" Google Home will tell you the name of the closest business along with some additional information. You can then say, "Hey Google, call them" to initiate the call. On the regular Google Home, you can tap and rotate the top of the Google Home to adjust the volume. As you to rotate you'll see the lights increase or decrease to indicate the volume. Or if you aren't near the speaker, you can say "OK Google, volume 7," or "Ok Google, volume 50 percent." The person will hear you say "OK Google," but will not hear the rest of the command. Any 'OK Google' commands spoken during a call will be muted from the call, except for the initial wake phrase (e.g. "OK Google," or "Hey Google."). On the regular Google Home, you can tap the top of the Google Home to end an ongoing call. For the Home Mini, tap and hold on one side of the Google Home Mini speaker. You can also say, "OK Google, end call," or "Hey Google, hangup," to end the call, but the person on the line will hear you say "OK Google," or Hey Google," though nothing after that. Of course, like all calls, the call will end when the other person hangs up as well.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Earn a minimum of 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) through education. Complete a maximum of 25 PDUs by giving back to the profession. Report PDUs through the PMI website to renew certification.

Answer: As a certified PMP, you must regularly renew your certification by participating in PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program. The CCR program requires you to earn a total of 60 PDUs every 3 years. Typically, 1 PDU is equivalent to 1 hour of project management training. At least 35 of these PDUs must be centered around continuing education. This requirement is further broken down into 3 categories:  A minimum of 8 PDUs must focus on technical project management skills A minimum of 8 PDUs must focus on leadership skills. A minimum of 8 PDUs must focus on strategic and business management. The additional 11 PDUs can relate to any of the three categories. This includes activities such as teaching project management courses, volunteering, or working as a professional—anything that allows you to use and share your skills and knowledge to build up and contribute to the profession.  You can earn a maximum of 25 PDUs from giving back, but there is no minimum. That means this is an optional way to earn PDUs. You could, if you like, earn all your PDUs through continuing education. Working as a professional only counts towards a maximum of 8 PDUs. Once you’ve completed your 60 PDUs, make sure that you record these hours through your personal dashboard on the PMI website. This is where you can monitor your existing PDUs and claim new ones.  There is no cost to maintain your membership, other than the costs associated with acquiring PDUs. The PDUs are self-reported—although you are asked to provide information about the provider who offered the training or course and the dates you attended, you do not need to provide further evidence of your participation.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Start small and build hip muscles from bed. Extend your range of motion. Stretch your hips while standing up. Use cardio to keep hips strong. Use your legs to stretch hip muscles.

Answer:
You don't need to hit the pavement for a jog to build up your hips. Lie on your back with bent knees and feet flat on the floor. Squeeze your gluteus muscles by tightening your butt. Hold for five seconds and then release. Start with ten repetitions and every week increase by five until you can do thirty. Move your hips upward off the ground to tighten gluteus muscles. Do a similar pose to the above exercise. Lay on your back and move your hips off the ground upward while trying to keep your back on the ground. Hold this position for five seconds before lowering your hips back to the ground. Many hip injuries come from trauma, or an unexpected movement to which your muscles aren't accustomed. The more you increase and extend your muscle range, the stronger your hips will be and less likely to succumb to injury. While laying down, turn to the side, lift your leg up while lifting your upper body (both to 25–30 degrees). Don't bend your body. Follow this with one minute's rest. Repeat this exercise in three sets of ten repetitions. Be mindful of your form. Compensating with your back or abs is a sign your hip muscles aren't quite strong enough for the exercise and repetitions should be decreased. Slowly extend your leg out to the side as far as you can without causing pain. Keep your inner thigh parallel to floor. After doing this ten times, switch sides and work the opposite leg. Do this controlled and with good form. Do not extend too far outward as this could cause an injury. Start slow and gradually extend your range. Runners can often be the first to suffer hip issues, but running can also be incredibly beneficial. Running uses all of your major muscles, particularly the gluteus, hamstrings, and quads. It allows the body to work muscles together in a natural way. Start by running short distances and gradually increase to push your body.  Emphasize good form. This includes good posture and strides that don't cause unnatural leg movements. Try biking for a gentler hip exercise. This allows the hip muscles to naturally rotate and avoids much of the wear and tear of running. Cycling is particularly great for those getting back from an injury or suffering from issues like arthritis. Fold one leg and put the other leg on top of it. Bend forward while twisting your body to face your folded leg kneecap. Repeat it 10 times, and do with the other leg folded. Follow this with 10 seconds rest. Add a weight to intensify the exercises. Ankle weights add resistance and force you to work harder to stabilize your leg using muscles in your hips.