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Working moms: Crazy busy or just crazy?

Before having a baby, I assumed that all the working moms I knew who did things like make baby food from scratch or eschew infant formula for...
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Addicted to your Blackberry? Cultivate a blackout habit instead

They don’t call them Crackberries for nothing.A recent poll from the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that those of us who...
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Personal Passions Will See You Through Career Ups and Downs

I’m a big believer in loving, or at least liking your job. We spend way too much time at work to not be enthusiastic about how we earn out...
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Want to get more done at work? Take a walk

There are two ways my afternoons can go. I can take a 45-minute break to go for a brisk walk or do yoga and get a ton of stuff done afterward. Or I...
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Take the long view on work-life balance

Sarah Palin’s attempt to remain the all-American Hockey Mom while spending two months riding the presidential campaign bus—and perhaps...
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Crunched for time? Try writing a Not-To-Do list

I came down with a cold last week and I don’t have time to get sick. For one thing, I don’t have an hour to kill at the doctor’s...
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To Get More Work From Your Team, Take Time To Play

I love watching my tiny daughter interact with other grown-ups. They are entirely new people with new fingers and noses and expressions to wonder...
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