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Joshua Becker’s New Book Explores Everyday Distractions Becoming a Lifestyle—And How to Refocus on the ‘Things That Matter’

Success

Celebrity gossip. When a distraction becomes a lifestyle. Indulging in distractions can go from being an occasional pastime to becoming an ingrained part of our lifestyles. When a distraction becomes a lifestyle, we lose control over the lives we are living. Few distractions begin as a lifestyle.

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How To Survive The Work Christmas Party

The Assistant Room

Play it right and you’ll have a ton of gossip and new pals…play it wrong and you’ll be riddled with embarrassment until someone takes the baton of Most Inappropriate Person next year. So, it’s the work Christmas party: the one day a year you can let your hair down and wear flashing bauble earrings in the presence of your boss.

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How Taking Charge of Your Emotions Can Help You Find Success in Business

Success

Particularly in the workplace, where outbursts, arguments or even vulnerability can not only undermine an individual’s credibility, but also serve as grist for today’s gossip mill and live on in company lore for years. “ Being emotional ” often gets a bad rap.

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4 Ways to Say No to Negativity

Success

I don’t know why, but negative gossip , sensational stories—that’s what people are attracted to. When Izzy would come back, I’d have to put a clothespin on my nose to bathe him. How to reduce negative thoughts Humans are that way, too.

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

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This principle guided Aoki through numerous projects, and he founded Dim Mak Records in 1996, which has signed artists such as Bloc Party and The Gossip. He tries to maintain a healthy lifestyle and prioritize his own brain health, so he does the heat exposure therapy researched by Mason. There was never this fear of, ‘I can’t do it.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Someone once told me “if you buy the boat, you buy the lifestyle.” Eliminate debt – Focusing on problems or problem people (and whining about what they do) drains precious energy. You’ll be so much more empowered! So quit it.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Someone once told me “if you buy the boat, you buy the lifestyle.” Eliminate debt – Focusing on problems or problem people (and whining about what they do) drains precious energy. You’ll be so much more empowered! So quit it.

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