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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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This is what we do: My husband monitors travel sites and email subscription services for super-cheap flights or error fares. Sometimes one of us travels for work and the other tags along. With us, travel is always interesting. Of course, the investment in travel goes well beyond money. I am not a flexible person.

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Designer Michael Costello Aims to Empower Women Through Fashion

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Without the constant notifications from texts, calls and emails, I’m much more productive and creative. The item of clothing I can’t live without is… a black, well-fitting blazer. When I need a creative spark, I… travel. To avoid distractions, I… usually put on some music and put my phone on silent. My whole life is in it.

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Make a Connection with Vacation

Office Dynamics

I tried my best to not be tethered to my phone, emails, texting and more. Emails have backed up or even if you were checking email, you still go back through to make sure you didn’t miss anything or you now have to take action on your emails. Some words of advice, if you are traveling soon for vacation.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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What started as an Etsy store expanded so substantially that celebrities such as Naomi Campbell and Candace Cameron Bure have worn her clothes in magazines , on TV and in their everyday lives. All bodies, races, genders, sexualities and a variety of abilities are present and revolving through our website, ads, emails and social media.”.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). After I interviewed Britney Spears over email—a story that made the cover—I was done. Home was also where the heart was. Broken. * * *.

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49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living

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Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Always keep a set of workout clothes ready. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Use tools that separate your work and personal email. Decouple your personal and work emails. It allows you to customize your own learning path.

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A 5 Step Guide to Productive Travel: How to Keep Going Forward When You’re Going Places

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As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel room in Seattle preparing to head off for a week of travel. It doesn’t matter when travel takes place, it is disruptive. This disruption can wreak havoc on your productivity and can even carry over beyond your travel period if you don’t deal with it accordingly. A hairbrush.

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