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Wondering How to Become a Morning Person? Try These 8 Techniques

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Consider making your goals more about house chores and hobbies rather than work, like doing laundry, reading that article you bookmarked a month ago and shopping for upcoming birthdays and holidays. Reduced exposure to daylight causes delays in your internal body clock. Become a morning person by rising with the sun.

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How to Handle Haters: Advice from 3 Resilient Entrepreneurs

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My sister was extremely upset that we would not all be eating traditional holiday meals; my in-laws made fun of us and insulted us straight to our faces; friends pushed the issue like they were getting paid to do it; and our parents on both sides were extremely concerned about our kids—to the point of feeding them animal products behind our backs.

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22 Ways to Practice Stillness Within Your Mind, Spirit and Body

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Technology only exacerbates the feeling that no matter how quickly we move, how much we accomplish, it’s never enough. To combat that, Ryan Holiday turned to the ancient Stoics. In his recent book, Stillness Is the Key , he analyzes how stillness—physical, spiritual and mental—can save us from the chaos. Be fully present.

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How to Cut Your Workload in 2017

On The Job

Most of us take time off around the holidays, and it's a good time to reflect about what we do -- and do not -- want to do in the coming new year. Suggest alternatives, such as letting an intern do some of the more mundane tasks or teaching a colleague how to use certain software. Be healthier? Do better in our jobs?

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How to be an ally in the workplace: 13 ways to do it

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This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Many trainings and articles about microaggressions focus on how you can intervene in the moment, which is a crucial part of allyship.

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If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

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That’s why in his book, Ego Is the Enemy , Ryan Holiday explains that a primary obstacle to success is the idea of success. But as Robert Greene explains in his book Mastery , you can learn to love this internal resistance. The concept is simple: Do something and don’t stop until it’s complete, no matter how long it takes.

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How To Create A Training Manual on Your Boss

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Rather than learning how to avoid them, it's important to learn the right tools to manage or mitigate them. Documenting how your executive operates internally, and the best ways to respond, can ultimately elevate your career. Clashes happen. Get Clear About What Matters Is there some haze around your executive’s goals?