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Fitbit is releasing updated versions of both trackers, adding new features that make them even better fitness tools.

Fitbit is releasing updated versions of both trackers, adding new features that make them even better fitness tools.

Last Thursday, former volleyball star Gabby Reece worked out with a bunch of tech journalists on a rooftop in downtown San Francisco. I only made it through half of the 20-minute workout, which says something about my personal fitness level or the workout’s difficulty, perhaps both. The event was to show off some of the features of Fitbit’s new devices. One of those features, a new Cardio Fitness Level function, is actually to determine whether I’m as fit as I should be for someone my age. With it, I can confidently say if it was just a hard workout or I’m a bit out of shape. Spoiler alert: The problem is definitely me.

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One writer was surprised by the productivity boost that came from tracking what she’d done, not what she still had to do.

One writer was surprised by the productivity boost that came from tracking what she’d done, not what she still had to do.

I live and die by my to-do list. Jotting down everything that needs to get done is often the very first thing I do when I sit down at my desk in the morning. It helps me to feel focused, organized, and like I have a decent plan of attack for my day.

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If you dislike every choice you’ve got, you’ll look for one to reject rather than one to prefer—subtle difference, big consequences.

If you dislike every choice you’ve got, you’ll look for one to reject rather than one to prefer—subtle difference, big consequences.

You’ve heard by now that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have higher “unfavorables” than “favorables,” in pollster parlance. In other words, more U.S. voters seem to dislike the two presidential candidates than like them. In the latest Quinnipiac poll, for instance, Clinton’s favorable-to-unfavorable scores clock in at 41% to 53%, respectively, and Trump’s at an ever more lopsided 33% to 61%.

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Women’s Equality Day celebrates the 19th Amendment, but we still have a long way to go to achieve a true balance.

Women’s Equality Day celebrates the 19th Amendment, but we still have a long way to go to achieve a true balance.

Ninety-six years ago today, the United States adopted the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. In 1972, August 26 was declared “Women’s Equality Day” in order to mark that anniversary.

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As you narrow down your top candidates, it’s likely to come down to temperament over hard skills.

As you narrow down your top candidates, it’s likely to come down to temperament over hard skills.

The best job applicants have qualifications that are more than skills-deep, but it isn’t always easy uncovering them. As hiring managers identify their top candidates, the challenge becomes finding out the less-obvious qualities that may put one ahead.

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This week’s top stories may help you reprioritize your work and avoid overestimating your abilities like you’re prone to do.

This week’s top stories may help you reprioritize your work and avoid overestimating your abilities like you’re prone to do.

This week we picked up some old-timey productivity methods that still pack a punch, and learned why the brain may be hardwired to make us overconfident.

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