Mihir Patkar
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Rate Your Wants From One To Ten Before Negotiating With Your Boss
Negotiating a good deal is an art. But you need to know your priorities first, and what actually makes a deal good before you start. So before you begin, rate each negotiable item on a scale of 10 so that you know what matters to you.
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Four Questions To Ask Before You Try To Make Or Break A Habit
Everyone wants to quit their bad habits and start good ones instead, like a half-hour of exercise instead of sleeping in, or drinking water instead of soft drink. But more often than not, you’ll stop halfway into your resolutions. The reason, Gretchen Rubin says, is poor self-assessment before you get started.
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Raymond Chandler’s Productivity Secret: Work, Or Just Get Bored
It’s always fascinating to read how successful people get things done. Celebrated author Raymond Chandler battled with motivational issues like everyone else. But then he set himself two clear choices: write, or do nothing else.
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Use Bottle Caps To Hold Eggs Steady (And Other Uses For Plastic Bottles)
Unless you’re using the whole carton, eggs can be tricky to handle in the kitchen, rolling around on your counter top. Here’s a simple trick to keep one in place until you need it: Put it on an inverted bottle cap.