We have only been using technology to automate our accounting processes since the late 20th century, but long before that individuals and businesses had other ways of keeping track. During the stone age, when humans first began exchanging tokens (stones) for goods, they kept track of their expenses simply (but tediously) by counting the stones. …

And the reason you should know it?

Because those psychological tricks are well known to the people trying to convince you to buy, sell, watch and consume, so being conscious of them puts more power back in your hands, or mind, seeing as we’re talking about psychology.

Of course, not all of psychology is about manipulation, so read on and see what fascinating things you discover about yourself.

Always dreamed of ditching the high-energy rat race and living off the grid, or at the very least, lessening your load on the grid we share?

This infographic from Vermont Law School is one place to start examining your options, from ideas on saving energy to making your own.

Planning a big night out when everything has to look just so?

Save a few bucks on a professional makeup artist and do it yourself with this infographic that covers everything from the achieving a killer manicure to contouring and highlighting tips for the whole face.

Long, long before the advent of the ever-present PowerPoint presentation, people were using images to portray and interpret the world around the them, and we have no doubt that more than a few Cro-Magnons were complaining about the tribal leader’s reliance on the same bison pictographs for every presentation.

While the importance of millennial habits ever increasing, the demands for businesses to have internet and mobile optimization simultaneously increase. The quality of a property management website is almost as valuable as the company itself. The property managers who aren’t bringing their sites up to today’s standards will and are having trouble competing with the …

In a world obsessed with social media, it isn’t about how much you like a picture, but how much other people like it, so with that truism in mind, use this handy board-game-style infographic from The Bold Italic to predict the popularity of your next pics.

Stressing about which college major will truly pave the way toward future happiness?

While each person is different, you can take more than a few hints from the Wheel O’Happiness, which plots college major and reported job satisfaction rates in one very entertaining graphic.

Hey, you never know, though; you could be part of that lucky 14% of Nutrition majors who loves their work…or one of the 9.1% of Naval Engineers who don’t.

Losing sleep can lead to a whole host of health problems, but stressing about that isn’t helping you get any zzzz’s.

Good thing the solution could be as simple as skipping the tech fix before bed, or using just the right tech to send you to dreamland.

There’s a lot of myths about the birds and the bees. Let’s just start with that phrase. What the heck do birds and bees have to do with sex? Nothing! Maybe that’s why there are so many myths about sex, because we can’t even talk about it without making mistakes. For example, people tend to think that once they couple up they’ll, well, couple up every day. Actually, most couples only do it a couple times a week or even a month.

For those with a green thumb but not a lot of acreage to exercise it, companion planting is the perfect way to maximize space and minimize pest problems through careful planning.

He loves me, she loves me not. Is it real love or just an infatuation?

Find out what kind of love you have (or give) with this intriguing (and perhaps disappointing) infographic by Divya Gaitonde.