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Wondering How to Become a Morning Person? Try These 8 Techniques

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Put down your phone. Try putting your phone to bed at least one hour before your bedtime. Is your alarm on your phone? Once your phone is in your hand, there is a temptation to check social media or email. This article was originally published in April 2016 and has been updated.

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What Happened When I Ditched Technology for 7 Days

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I switch off my phone and stash it out of sight. And I’ve come prepared: Red wine, Sudoku, a 2,000-piece puzzle and a journal to record what I hope will be a week filled with pensive thought and deep revelation—seven days without TV, Internet, Netflix, Pandora, a smartphone or social media. The clock says it’s 12:01 a.m.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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—turning off your phone gives your body and mind a break. Studies have shown that something as simple as a social media break can lower stress levels. This is great when a bear is chasing you, but not so great when you’re responding to a curt email. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated.

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Ten Small Business Trends You Need to Embrace in 2015

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With a quarter of the world expected to be smartphone users by 2016 and tablet sales in 2015 expected to outnumber PC sales, it is going to be crucial to be aware that visitors to your website, customers, clients and users of your services are very likely accessing the Internet from a mobile device. Customer Service Goes SOCIAL.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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They’ll need you to point out specific examples of how they’ve gotten too close to the people on their team, whether that’s the tendency to be in too many meetings, the tone of their voice or the way they socialize with people on the team. Ask to be removed from the cc field on email threads. Copyright 2016 by Jonathan Raymond.

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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But if I decide it requires too much effort to step outside and pick it up, an electronic edition is already in my email. And if the e-edition is too much effort, the same newspaper sends another email called the Daily Headlines Edition. I found myself on the map and logged it in my phone. I explained myself to my phone.

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How To Learn Something New Every Day (And Actually Do Something With It)

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Let’s be honest, how many of the articles you read, videos you watch, phone calls you make, words you say and podcasts you listen to, do you actually take action on? Pro tip : Set a reminder both as a notification on your phone and an email, to make it more likely you’ll catch it in time before your learning session.