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The Crisis Text Line Is an Anonymous, 24-hour Counseling...

7 June 2016

When opening up to someone in person about mental health issues is tough, one alternative is to use Crisis Text Line, a 24-hour counseling service based around texting. It provides texters with a safe, anonymized, and confidential medium to talk things out with trained volunteer counselors.

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This Discounted Outlet Switch Adds Siri Control to...

7 June 2016

The iDevices Switch is a smartphone-connected outlet switch and energy tracker in the same spirit as the WeMo Insight ($50) or TP-Link Smart Switch ($30), but with one key difference: It works with Siri! Today’s $35 deal is the best price Amazon’s ever listed.

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Finding Work-Life Balance with the Four Burners Theory

7 June 2016

One way to think about work-life balance issues is with a concept known as The Four Burners Theory. Here’s how it was first explained to me: Imagine that your life is represented by a stove with four burners on it. Each burner symbolizes one major quadrant of your life.

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Beware the “Productivity Spending” Trap

7 June 2016

It feels good to get stuff done , but sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking we’re accomplishing tasks that aren’t actually very important —like buying stuff we don’t really need.

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