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November 2007
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Whether you're contemplating a 20-minute phone call or a 20-year career, few moments are more anticipated, rehearsed, agonized over, and cherished than the "end." How to know when it's time to check out, and choreograph an exit you'll never regret.
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Some families pass talent and skill down the generations like monarchs pass a crown. Their reign of success is forged in a crucible of closeness and competition—and in the freedom to break away.
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A hundred years after Freud, one man may have figured out why we dream. You'll never think the same way about nightmares again.
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Hold the sunscreen—at least for a few minutes. Evidence is emerging that some unfiltered sun exposure repels ills, from heart disease to cancer to multiple sclerosis, not to mention depression—enough to add seven years to your life. Are you ready for a more nuanced view of sunshine?
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It's all too easy to lock the door and bask in the privacy our ancestors could only dream of, says Nando Pelusi, Ph.D. But our search for solitude can subvert an even stronger need—to connect with others.
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Eccentric's Corner: Surreality
Photographer Jill Greenberg on creating realities, not capturing them.
by Carlin Flora
Keen Cuisine: The Human Kindness of Milk
How to lose fat and gain muscle—drink milk.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Quirky Minds: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Delusions that make people feel dead—or surrounded by imposters.
by Peter Sergo
Field Guide to the Casanova: The Lady-killer Files
They sweep women off their feet only to drop them fast.
by Adelle Waldman
Advice: My Wife Vacations With Her Ex
Hara Estroff Marano advises on infidelities, insecurities, and presumptuous exes.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Bookshelf: Head Trips and Evil Genes
Why some people are ruthless monsters and other reviews.
by Jennifer Garfinkel,Greg Isaacson,Peter Sergo
Hanging With the In-crowd
Every company will spawn a self-selected elite group of insiders.
by Judith Sills
In Brief: Self-Esteem and Hot Avatars
The McDonald's breakfast, technical jargon, and Second Life.
by PT Staff
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