human nature
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Think You Wouldn’t Fall For Scammers Like Anna Delvey and the Tinder Swindler? Think Again
Maybe she had so much money she just lost track of it. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding. That’s how Anna Sorokin’s marks explained away the supposed German heiress’s strange requests to sleep on their couch for the night, or to put plane tickets on their credit cards, which she would then forget to pay…
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The Five Types of Personal Boundaries (and How to Set Them)
It’s easy to think of “personal boundaries” as a subjective set of preferences. But while that’s true in a limited sense, a more meaningful examination of our own boundaries help give us an idea of how to implement them more effectively in our lives — especially when they’re being compromised.
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How to Never Miss a Deadline, With Journalist Christopher Cox
Are you constantly adjusting your project timelines? Do you wait until the last minute to get started on something with a hard deadline? Well, stress no more because this week we’re bringing you a solution that will help you meet those deadlines every time.
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SMART Goals Are Overrated
If you want to set a goal, it should be a “S.M.A.R.T.,” the standard advice goes (even ours!). Specific, Measurable, something, something, Time-bound. There’s disagreement on what some of the letters stand for, which is our first hint that maybe they’re not that important. It turns out the SMART goal framework doesn’t encompass all the…