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		<title>Tips for improving your people skills</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/tips_for_improving_your_people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re not naturally gregarious or &#8216;charming&#8217;, people skills can seem like things that other people have, not you. The Lifehack.org blog had an interesting article which talked about the things you can do to get better at building rapport with people.Some of them might seem quite obvious &#8211; smile at people, listen to them, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stick to your budget by reining in social spending</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/stick_to_your_budget_by_reinin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we talked about coping when you&#8217;re the rich one in your social group who gets leaned on to pay &#8211; now the Simple Dollar blog has tackled the problem at the other end of the spectrum &#8211; how do you keep control of your &#8217;social spending&#8217; when your friends have more cash than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prevent online arguments by taking conversations offline</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/know_when_to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Observing a heated argument taking place on Twitter prompted Coding Horror blogger Jeff Atwood to write an article urging people to consider the public nature of internet comms tools like Twitter, as well as the fact that it&#8217;s often quicker and easier to nip an argument in the bud by taking it offline.
Know when to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply the GTD weekly review to your home life</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/dustin_wax_over_at_lifehackorg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/dustin_wax_over_at_lifehackorg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dustin Wax over at Lifehack.org has a thought provoking article on how to apply GTD principles to having a weekly relationship review with your partner.Though I do *not* suggest treating your relationship like a work challenge (no-one wants to feel like a project on someone&#8217;s to do list!) he suggests approaching it as a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to stop acting like a &#8220;financial superhero&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/how_to_put_the_brakes_on_being/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/how_to_put_the_brakes_on_being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social groups often have one person who is considered to be the big spender &#8211; often they&#8217;re the one who earns the most money, and they&#8217;ll often end up with the bill at the end of a night out, or getting approached for loans by their friends. There are a lot of reasons why you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nerd Handbook on How to Hack Geeks</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/the_nerd_handbook_on_how_to_hack_geeks-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An insightful essay on understanding geeks called &#8220;The Nerd Handbook&#8221; isn&#8217;t a life hack for you, it&#8217;s for your family and friends.  If you&#8217;re reading Lifehacker, chances are you&#8217;re a nerd, and technologist and software manager Michael Lopp articulates the workings of your psyche to the tee.  The Nerd Handbook explains to nerds&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial advice for couples who can&#8217;t agree on money</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/financial_advice_for_couples_w/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/financial_advice_for_couples_w/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of financial advice seems to be written with single people in mind &#8211; or at least couples who agree on everything. But your financial situation can be greatly affected by the other people in your life &#8211; and people often have very different ideas on how to solve financial problems. So what can you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be a social success at parties</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/how_to_be_a_social_success_at/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/how_to_be_a_social_success_at/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re mingling with people at a birthday party, or attending a professional networking event, you rely on similar social networking skills. It&#8217;s definitely a learned skill, and you&#8217;ll get better with practise.
The Global Nerdy blog had some nice pointers &#8211; the main one being &#8220;Be
more of a host and less of a guest&#8221; &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Succeed Socially</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/succeed_socially-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/succeed_socially-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamar Weinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shy?  Lonely?  You&#8217;re not alone.  If you feel that social situations put you in an awkward position and you are looking to break out of your shell, the Succeed Socially website features articles on everything to turn from geek to social butterfly: advice on meeting new people, getting along with others, starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Profile People</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/learn_to_profile_people-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamar Weinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Machiavellian psychology suggests that if you profile people around you, you&#8217;ll be less inclined to be involved in personal conflicts.  How do you achieve this?  First, you need to be receptive to the act of reading people and focus your energy on the task.  Once you&#8217;ve reached this awareness, understand what you [...]]]></description>
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