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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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After several months of research, they attended a two-week sailing course in Gibraltar before selling Darsy’s apartment and buying Polar Seal in March 2016. “On Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018. These are five of those lessons. Your speed is the right speed.

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What Happened When I Avoided the News for 30 Days

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Things happen in this world— many of them stressful and polarizing—even if we make an effort to ignore them. If you expose yourself to less media and reduce the degree to which you fill your mind with pollutants—politics, controversy, natural disasters and tragedy, for example—your mental health may improve, as the thinking goes.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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For example, you might have an interesting conversation with someone about a book, and when you see them again a month later, you show up with the book in hand. The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge are actually a stress response. This creates the tendency to get right back up every time you fall down.

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At a Loss for Words? 25 Ways to Master the Art of Small Talk

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A recent study published in Communication Research has found that those who engage in any of seven types of quality conversation experience increased well-being and happiness, alongside a reduction in their stress levels. These tips can help take the stress out of small talk and create a quality conversation: 1. Get your mind right.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. And passive-aggressive people try to have it both ways, giving in to others but then doling out punishment in sneaky ways—“forgetting” to follow through, backstabbing or sabotaging projects, for example. This article appears in the May 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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Hack Your Road Trip with These 6 Productivity Tips

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Kacey is a lifestyle blogger for “ The Drifter Collective. When you prepare for a road trip, a little foresight before and during the trip can result in a great time devoid of stress. When you prepare for a road trip, a little foresight before and during the trip can result in a great time devoid of stress.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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By “automating your wardrobe,” I mean following the fashion examples of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and others whose jobs demand a daily deluge of global-scale decision-making. When I told friends about this assignment, they gave me a look that unmistakably said, “This will not be your most strenuous challenge of 2016.”.

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