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Thursday

7 tiny hacks that can improve your to-do list
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7 tiny hacks that can improve your to-do list

Is your to-do list helping you reach your goals? Or is it holding you back? Productivity experts explain how to level up your list so it prioritizes what matters.

7 tiny hacks that can improve your to-do list

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Monday

To stay on track with New Year's resolutions, try this smart goal strategy
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To stay on track with New Year's resolutions, try this smart goal strategy

As we dive into another new year of resolutions, managing time is the key to success. And learning to organize our time around our goals may mean saying 'no' to activities that don't align.

To stay on track with New Year's resolutions, try this smart goal strategy

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Thursday

These strategies can help working parents build support and reclaim some time
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These strategies can help working parents build support and reclaim some time

Calling all working parents and caregivers! We see you, and we know you don't have much time. Career coach Daisy Dowling shares time management tips to help working parents find sanity and joy.

These strategies can help working parents build support and reclaim some time

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Saturday

You can't control time, but you can change your relationship with the clock

The more actively we can accept and embrace our limited time on Earth, posits author Oliver Burkeman, the easier it becomes to spend our time on what matters most to us. Minnie Phan for NPR hide caption

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You can't control time, but you can change your relationship with the clock

You've got only 4,000 weeks to live, give or take. While that may come as a brutal dose of reality, it's also an opportunity to think about how you're spending that time.

You can't control time, but you can change your relationship with the clock

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Tuesday