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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. I bucked her attempts to put me in stylish clothes and instead opted for baggy T-shirts. Mortified, I tried to hide behind a clothing rack.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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To learn about the curious malady known as “decision fatigue,” I was given a very simple assignment: Wear the same outfit and automate as many daily decisions as possible for two weeks, then write about whether it gave me more mental clarity. This was interesting to learn, and terrible for my science. That was it. Easy breezy.

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Can Dopamine Dressing Make You Better At Your Job?

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The chemical plays a role in several key functions, like mood, learning and attention, and it’s also connected to reinforcement behaviors. A 2012 study published by the University of Hertfordshire Press links “how clothing and mood don’t just influence others, it reflects and influences the wearer’s mood, too.”

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10 Products to Improve Your Business Travel Experience

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all learned to work, live and play in a new normal wherein virtual connections have become more prevalent. Here are 10 accessories and clothing items that may help your business travel be less stressful. However, a 2022 study from Tourism Economics for the U.S. Travel Association and J.D.

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Will Google Generative AI Search End the SEO Industry?

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In November, Google added more elements to their generative AI search including a gift recommendation element and virtual try-on options for clothing. IBM’s research blog defines generative AI as “deep-learning models that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on.”

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Managing the Mess: Creating Organizational Systems after an ADHD Diagnosis

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In an effort to learn how to tame the mess in her home, Davis researched organizational systems. Through a slow process of trial and error, a lot of self-reflection and an eventual ADHD diagnosis coincidentally inspired by her TikTok following, Davis began to figure out systems that worked for her.

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15 Ways To Treat Yourself: How Rewards Can Help You Succeed

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Encouraging resilience : Learning to trust yourself can be difficult, especially if you have tried and failed in the past to achieve a long-term goal. Understanding why you should reward yourself for your accomplishments can be different from actually giving yourself healthy rewards during a long process. Try something new.

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