personal improvement
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How to Be an Effective Team Player at WorkIf you really want to be an effective team player, you have to be willing to consider ideas from others without debating, arguing, or nitpicking every point. This means you need the discipline to listen first and speak second. Read on for more useful ideas on how to contribute to your team at work. | 
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How to Exit a Business Conversation and Leave a Good ImpressionSome people worry about how they’re going to keep a conversation going, but the flip side—ending a conversation that threatens to last forever—also can pose a problem. Naomi Karten gives you some useful exit strategies that will help you end a business conversation without being thought of as rude. |
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How the EdTech Movement Is Changing the Future of Education From elementary school to beyond the bachelor’s degree, the education system is embracing modern technology for its convenience, its updating ease, and its ability to customize content depending on a student’s needs. The movement is known as EdTech, and it’s changing the way people teach—and learn. |
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How to Make Eye Contact to Communicate EffectivelyThere’s some speculation that eye contact is on the decline, perhaps due to all the digital distractions in our midst. But it’s not just in social situations where eye contact matters—it's also important during conversations with your customers or team. Here's how to make eye contact effectively. |
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Things to Do Every Day at WorkNot that you don’t already have plenty to do every day, but adding a few extra things to your to-do list at work might actually make your day go more smoothly, feel more enjoyable, or be more productive. Here are some actions, practices, and habits that are worth adding to your workday. |
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Question Everything: How to Improve Your Critical Thinking SkillsCritical thinking is a way of viewing the world so as to be able to reason, ask probing questions, and evaluate arguments and evidence. Naomi Karten gives some tips for improving your critical thinking, including not becoming too attached to your beliefs and not being easily swayed by Internet info. |
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New Software Can Help You with Your Social SkillsIf you think you’re awkward in social situations, some researchers at MIT may be able to help you. They’ve developed new software called MACH—My Automated Conversation coacH—that uses a digital face on a computer screen to let you practice conversing and gives you feedback about your interaction. |
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Use Personal Kanban to Manage Your Job HuntJob hunting is a complex project, and one way to manage it is to use personal kanban to organize your search. Johanna Rothman gives suggestions about how to create your kanban to make it work best for you, where you put your to-do's and call-backs about job offers, and executing iterations. | 
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