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How to Promote Yourself (Without Being Sleazy) Maybe it's just a 'hook' but I've got to say it.

How to Promote Yourself (Without Being Sleazy)

I notice that when it comes to business, that the headlines tend to use words that let the reader know that the writers finds the subject of the article is sort of distasteful (because its capitalism) - or that the site expects their readers feel that way - when the stuff they are writing about is super important and interesting. It makes me think its an editor writing the headline who likes to go on about the 99% and such and not the writer of the article.

At the least, other articles on lifehacker seem to be written by people who never need the advice they are writing about - from the person who thought it was rude to put your seat back on an airline (try flying London to Sydney 3-4 times a year at 24 hours a pop) or the person who expected that business cards were relics (try walking into a first meeting without one - anywhere on Earth). Gather These Twenty-Five Documents You Need Before You Die.

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Ez-12. Iphone. Cooking. How to Put Your Home Maintenance on Auto-Pilot and Keep Your Pad from Turning into a Money Pit. +1 for Remember the Milk.

How to Put Your Home Maintenance on Auto-Pilot and Keep Your Pad from Turning into a Money Pit

The recurring and postponing features alone are worth it. Over time, as you add more stuff to the list, maintenance becomes almost automatic (but *I* still have to do it unfortunately.) — I might be anal, but I clean the dryer vent (monthly.) I clean the pipe every 6 months.