Changing Tasks Isn’t a Break: How Task Switching Drains Your Energy

Changing Tasks Isn’t a Break: How Task Switching Drains Your Energy

For years, I would finish one task and move straight to the next. I might close a difficult document, remember an invoice that needed paying, answer a message, and then start something around the house. Because the tasks were different,...
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9 Nordic Habits for a Longer, Happier Life (That Have Nothing to Do with Hustle Culture)

9 Nordic Habits for a Longer, Happier Life (That Have Nothing to Do with Hustle Culture)

It is incredibly easy to feel like you are constantly running on a hamster wheel. Between endless to-do lists and the pressure to constantly “optimize” our lives, most of us are operating on the edge of exhaustion. A few years...
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5 Things to Do on Sunday for a Less Stressful Week (No Meal Prep)

5 Things to Do on Sunday for a Less Stressful Week (No Meal Prep)

In my opinion, Sundays should be relaxing –  but it is also the day when you prepare for the next week, and that means both sides need to be combined. From what I saw, most productivity advice makes the end...
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11 Things You Should Never Keep Only on Your Phone – I Learned This After My New Phone Was Erased

11 Things You Should Never Keep Only on Your Phone – I Learned This After My New Phone Was Erased

A couple of years ago, I bought a new phone. One month later, it wouldn’t start. Yes, just like that, one morning the screen was dark, and it wouldn’t open.  I took it to the warranty, they repaired it, and...
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Survey: 48% of Americans Say Their Life Is Missing Fun – How to Bring It Back Without Spending More

Survey: 48% of Americans Say Their Life Is Missing Fun – How to Bring It Back Without Spending More

Fun is often one of the first things we sacrifice as adults. Bills, deadlines, family needs, health problems, housework, work messages, and money worries all stack up until they feel more important (and urgent) than having fun. I know this...
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Make Money Online Reality Check: Read This Before You Believe the $5,000-a-Month Promise

Make Money Online Reality Check: Read This Before You Believe the $5,000-a-Month Promise

I have been earning my living online for more than 21 years. Not from one magical method, not from one viral product, and not from a secret system that suddenly changed everything overnight. Over the years, I have made money...
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I’m Sick and Tired of These Airplane Incidents. Aren’t You?

I’m Sick and Tired of These Airplane Incidents. Aren’t You?

I’ll be honest: I am tired. As someone who writes about travel every day, I usually love diving into new destinations and tips. But lately, every time I open my news feed, I’m met with another story about something completely...
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How to Handle Intrusive Questions Without Being Rude: 5 Smart Responses That Work

How to Handle Intrusive Questions Without Being Rude: 5 Smart Responses That Work

You’re at a dinner party, a family reunion, or having coffee with a colleague when someone suddenly asks: “So, why are you still single?” “How much did you actually pay for this house?” “When are you two finally going to...
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5 Growth Mistakes That Cost Small Business Owners Time, Money, and Momentum (After 21 Years in Business, I Still See Them)

5 Growth Mistakes That Cost Small Business Owners Time, Money, and Momentum (After 21 Years in Business, I Still See Them)

Over the years, I’ve worked with business owners at different stages – some just starting out, some stuck after years of moderate success, some in the middle of a crisis they thought would make them give up. Scaling a business is...
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Subscription Audit Checklist: How to Find and Cancel Subscriptions You Don’t Use

Subscription Audit Checklist: How to Find and Cancel Subscriptions You Don’t Use

You probably have at least one subscription you’re still paying for and don’t actively use. I know I did. Not something obvious like Netflix or Spotify. Something smaller. An app, a tool, a trial you meant to cancel and never...
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