Your inner critic can motivate you to improve your skills and get stuff done, but usually, negative self-talk ends up working against you. We’ve told you to beat your inner critic by visualizing it, and the School of Life offers another solid suggestion: replace it with a gentler voice, whether that’s a friend, a therapist, or even some motivating text.

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This week was all over the life-hacking map: We learned how much protein we really need in our diet, bolstered our navigational skills with little known road rules, went shopping at the dollar store, discovered how melatonin affects our sleep, and more. May the Sixth be with you as we head into the weekend.

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Mortgage approval rules have gotten stricter since the housing crisis. And Fannie Mae is rolling out a new set of guidelines that will consider how you pay your credit cards. If you carry a balance, it will affect your ability to get a loan.

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When I left the world of writing about cars and bikes and tech in the back of a garage in my boxers, one thing was clear: commuting was happening. And if I was going to endure that soul-sucking drudgery again, I would do it on two wheels. So after 9,000 miles rain-or-shine, here’s what I think I have figured out.

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Ridiculously cheap underwear, the new best coffee maker, and Anker’s new robot vacuum kick off today’s best deals.

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