Articles filed under Washington Post
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Here's how physics can help your golf gameJul 20, 2015 6:00 am - “Drive for show and putt for dough.” In the world of professional golf, this catchphrase means that a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway has little value if th...
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Researcher suggests 5 small habits that could make you happierJul 20, 2015 6:00 am - To those who think of happiness as a “nice to have” luxury or something that comes after a lifetime of sacrifice, happiness researcher Shawn Achor, head of Goodthink and...
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How a manager found some work-life balanceJul 20, 2015 5:45 am - Megan Rice, 31, works late every night as a health care consultant, managing 65 people. She brings work home. She thinks about work when she's not working, so she's alwa...
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Career Coach: Why you should never check email on Sunday eveningJul 19, 2015 7:41 am - Checking your email on Sunday evening again? Though you may take a break from work email on Friday night and Saturday, many of us are back at it on Sunday to get a jump ...
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Having a bad boss is bad for your healthJul 19, 2015 7:41 am - One head chef had a bad habit of throwing knives around the kitchen, in the direction of people that made him angry. Another woman's boss told her co-worker she couldn't...
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Work Advice: Workers question paying for trade shows and bad coffeeJul 19, 2015 7:40 am - Q: My husband's job requires him to give presentations and network at trade shows. He is required to pay for the table and trade show fees out of pocket and submit them ...
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How Spotify led to a wanted woman's arrestJul 19, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - In early December 2014, Brittany Nunn missed a court date. She was scheduled to fight for custody of one of her daughters, but the tide in the case had been...
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Data caps and penalty fees kill the urge to binge on broadbandJul 19, 2015 7:38 am - Most of us are acutely aware of how much mobile data we consume on our phones and tablets. That's because Americans are largely bound to cellular plans that come with da...
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Report: ACA plans have a third fewer providers than employer-based plansJul 19, 2015 7:36 am - Consumers who signed up for coverage on health insurance exchanges last year have access to one-third fewer doctors and hospitals, on average, than people who have insur...
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Wisconsin rose's success a thorny issue for someJul 19, 2015 7:35 am - Will Radler was still just an amateur rose breeder - a basement hobbyist, really - when he walked out of his home in Milwaukee carrying that fateful baby rose in a soil-...