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A combination of inflation and higher interest rates has compelled more people to stretch their budgets by increasing their credit card usage. In April 2023,...
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How to Find the Right Hobby for You
Remember that sweet, blissful headspace of doing something when you were a kid just because it held your interest and was fun? A lot of...
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Being a Mentor: How to Know if You’ll Enjoy it
We’ve all felt unsure at times in our careers whether we’re on the right path or not. At different points along the journey, coworkers have...
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The Elusive Balanced Life
“You remember lesson about balance? Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?”—Mr. Miyagi Few...
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How to Be A Better Active Listener
Unfortunately, life doesn’t make it easy for us to tune things out and focus on what’s right in front of us. We carry everything we...
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Why Keeping Books a Part of Our Lives is So Important
We read books less than we used to—about 32% less than at the turn of the century, according to a recent Gallup poll.(1) We know...
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Time Management: How to Find More Time for What You Love
“I wish I had more time,” we so often say to ourselves and others, feeling it’s something we can actually possess, despite life telling us...
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Volunteering is a Gift to Others—and Ourselves
Our life experiences, our talents, the people we care about, the causes that impassion us — they form the core of who we are. We...
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Being Healthy is the Ultimate Lifestyle
If someone asked you to quickly write down all the responsibilities you have in life, all the things you have to take care of, where...
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Lifelong Learners Just Might Know Something
We spend our whole lives learning, from our families and communities, in school and college, throughout our careers, when we travel—we are curious creatures. And...