The Latest Tips and Tricks To Get Ahead At Work And In Your Career
Don’t just go through the motions. Use our expert advice on getting out of a career rut and turning work into something you’re passionate about.
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You Should Include a Personal Detail in Your Next Out-of-Office Email
At some point, out-of-office emails lost their meaning. All too often, when someone receives an automated response, they may read and understand the first part — that the person they’re trying to reach isn’t at work — but choose to ignore the second, and arguably more important part, about when they can expect to hear…
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You Need to Extend the ‘Undo Send’ Timer on Your Email
“Undo Send” is a godsend. Everyone knows you only catch the most egregious typos and remember the most important attachments immediately after you hit send on an email, so having a button that cancels your outgoing message before it hits someone else’s inbox is essential. But if you’re using your email app as-is, you might be…
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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Bought a Hydroponic Gardening Tower
Hydroponics used to be a nerdy hobby for homesteaders and home pot growers. What was once required a complicated setup that resulted in absurd-looking home laboratories has now been commoditized into sleek, modern towers of plastic for your home. But are commercially produced hydroponic gardening towers actually a good way to grow your own food?
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Earn College Credits Before Stepping Foot on Campus
Once you’re enrolled in college, you can take classes whenever you want, including spring and winter breaks and during the summer. But you can also get a jump start on your college credits before you’ve even started your first traditional semester. There are some options for you in high school to earn college credit through…