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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

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Your phone, the apps you use and every website you visit are designed to capture and hold your attention. Consider the real reason you check your phone more than 150 times a day on average: It’s a principle called random rewards, and it also explains why people keep pulling a slot machine lever over and over. It’s the world we live in.

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Time to put down the devices if you really want things to look up

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That’s a lot of screen time, but data I wasn’t necessarily surprised by having often travelled on the train into university in 2017 – 2020. I was always shocked at how many people were looking down at their phones on the commute rather than looking up and taking in their environment. And nobody was communicating with one another.

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

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Soaring labor and materials costs are eroding China’s edge , opening the door for other emerging economies to challenge China’s manufacturing preeminence. Already a leader in software services and a major exporter of textiles and chemicals, the world’s second most-populous country boasts exceptionally low labor costs.

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6 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions to Maximize Your Return

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government’s Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit , homeowners can claim tax credits that offset the cost of conducting a home energy audit or investing in energy-efficiency upgrades like adding insulation, heat pumps and heat pump water heaters,” says DR Richardson, co-founder of Elephant Energy. Through the U.S.

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The Art of the Side Hustle

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We’ve seen the cost of housing, education and healthcare skyrocket over the past 30 years while wages have been flat,” he says. I’m interested in stories of people who wake up in the morning, check their phone and see that they’ve made $200 while they were sleeping,” he says.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In the predawn hours of a Saturday morning in January 2017, an arsonist set fire to the Victoria Islamic Center, a mosque in Victoria, Texas. In March 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Modern Love column, “ You May Want to Marry My Husband ,” appeared in print and online in The New York Times. Neighborly Love. Jamie Friedlander.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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Call one of your children on the phone. I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. This article was published in January 2017 and has been updated. Plan your next day’s schedule and prioritized to-do list before you leave work. Do five things every day that forward your No. Take a nap.

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