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A Sure Fire Way to Be More Productive

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nancy Colier, LCSW, Rev in Psychology Today article: Why We Are Addicted to Checking Email - How to break free from the email high–and get your life back believes it is addictive due to having: “……four features of highly habitual/addictive behaviors: 1. We feel like part of the group. It’s a nice warm feeling.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. That isn’t the way I wanted to end my 25+ years of active working. To transition from work to retirement – and prepare for developing my web site, I opted to take the Kaufman Foundation class “Fast Trac – New Venture”.