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16 Secrets of Personal Trainers

How are those New Year's resolutions going?

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How to Start an Email, According to a Data Scientist

Being too formal can do more harm than good.

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Bad at Taking Breaks? Let Your Computer Remind You

You need to look away from your computer occasionally both for the sake of your eyesight and your productivity.

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7 Smart Tips for Writing a Proper—and Professional—Thank You Note

Think a post-job interview thank you note has gone the way of calling cards and phone books? Think again.

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The Time Australian Researchers Studied Why There Are Never Any Spoons in Your Office Kitchen

"The loss of workplace teaspoons was rapid, showing that their availability, and hence office culture in general, is constantly threatened."

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Want to Buy a House? This Is How Many Hours You Need to Work to Afford One in Your State

Too many.

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New Memory Foam Neck Pillow Takes the Pain Out of Travel

It also has a few nifty features, like a pocket for your phone.

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A Third of All Employees Will Probably Embarrass Themselves at the Office Holiday Party

Will it be you?

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Laughter in the Workplace Can Boost Productivity—and Make You Seem More Competent

It's also good for your health, in more ways than one.

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A Simple Trick for Staying Focused While Working From Home

There's an easy way to separate your work life from your home life, even if they both take place in your living room.

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Attention Remote Workers: Tulsa Will Pay You $10,000 to Move There

Plus, discounted rent, a membership at a coworking space, and other perks.

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Searching for a New Gig? The Cities With the Highest Job Growth in Each State, Mapped

Time to head for Lake Charles, Louisiana?

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Companies Are Using Bonus Cash and Vacation Days to Encourage Employees Not to Smoke

Incentives help.

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Does My Employer Have to Give Me Paid Time Off to Vote?

It depends where you live.

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13 Secrets of Tombstone Engravers

Dealing with death all day isn't as depressing as you might think.

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Looking to Manage Your Time Better? Try the 'Eat That Frog' Technique

It's an analogy. We promise.

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Your Office is Infested With Germs—and In Places You Might Not Expect

You may want to wash your hands now.

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10 Secrets of User Experience Designers

They hate those pop-up tutorials in apps, too.

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Britain Is Forming a Modern Version of the 'Monuments Men'—and It's Recruiting

This is your chance to be the next George Clooney—or at least the next Lieutenant Frank Stokes.

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A Look at the Highest (And Lowest) Paying Jobs in Each State

You do not want to be a projectionist in Iowa.

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Dream Job Alert: Get Paid $25 an Hour Just to Watch Sports

Sign us up.

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Japanese Company Rents Out "Uncles" to Do Your Chores, Give Advice, Or Listen to You Vent

Each "ossan" only costs $9 an hour.

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Looking to Negotiate Your Salary After Receiving a Job Offer? Here's What You Should Say

You don't have to accept the first offer that comes your way.

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These 15 American Cities Have the Most Open Jobs Paying at Least $100,000

Not every city on the list comes with an equally high cost of living.