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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself. I apologized.

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11 Steps to Build an Evening Routine—and Why You Should

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Habit-building and routine-forming are extremely personal actions. Habit-forming is a popular research topic, more so than routines. Habits require a cue, and after time, form a piece of a routine. Together they form a routine. There are certain habits that you’ve picked up, good and bad, that make up your daily routine.

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Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk on Designing a Space—and Life—That Makes You Happy

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At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. That turned into a job with one of the retailers who carried those linens, Portico, where he worked his way up to buyer and then to head of e-commerce in 2005. He was homeless for a while, living out of his car.

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Travel Alone at Any Age: Why Solo Traveling for Women 50+ Is Trending and How to Get on Board

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As it turns out, solo travel comes in many forms. It makes you approachable, and you can strike up conversations and make connections with people from all over the world, leading to friendships that can last a lifetime.” I read reviews for hotels, find the best shows, scope out the best restaurants and make reservations.”

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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They just showed up when the judges had decision fatigue and therefore making the lowest-maintenance calls. I was intrigued to see whether eliminating the tiny decisions would truly free up space for the big ones. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”. Will I be too hot?

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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So if you take a spill, don’t try to stand up. Stand up, man.”. Just stand up.”. I stood up, looked around, and sank under the laughs from the group. From there the trail hops back and forth over Slickrock Creek, which forms part of the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. No worries.”. But you said…”.

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What It’s Like to Float in a Sensory-Deprivation Tank

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I hadn’t expected an epiphany when I signed up for my first floating experience. The water’s high salinity means that no life form, including microbes and other pathogens, can survive. Before you can reserve your session, you have to agree to a release form. If I expanded my consciousness in the void, so much the better.

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