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Create a work bucket list

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Take 1000 steps after dinner

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Don't assume the worst

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You don't get what you don't ask for

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Change your meeting default

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Reconsider normal

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Planning twice is twice as nice

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The easy way might be the right way

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Make bite-sized bucket lists

Just pick up the phone

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There is no perfect time

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Plan for work overflow

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When you wake before your alarm

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How to enjoy 6 more weeks of winter

Try a 30-minute closet triage

Would you live today over again?

The work brings the inspiration

Spend less time in the car...and enjoy your car time more

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Check if you'll need to reschedule

Get it done by Thursday

11 ways to put a little whimsy in your winter

Start the wait

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Burst your bubble

Make this your best reading year ever

Last minute can work

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Use the tomorrow test

Ask for the slide show

10 money challenges (that have nothing to do with deprivation)

It's OK to throw it away

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Outsourcing? You'll still be a resource

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