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☆ Productivity, Power, Style and Balance: 16 Ways to Upgrade Your Work Life in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Wsj Off Duty Editors | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THERE’S WORK. There’s life. And then there’s that all-too-familiar Venn diagram overlap: your work life. So we got busy and rounded up a bunch of clever work-life upgrades with you in mind. Chic ways to humanize a drab “hot desk.” Plus: pain-free work shoes, strategies to balance labor and leisure and “focus foods” that let you snack your way to the top.

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☆ ‘The Best Advice a Boss Ever Gave Me’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Wsj Off Duty Editors | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Talkin’ ’Bout Our Generations: How They Shape Our Style, Our Vacations and Why We’re Us
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Wsj Off Duty Editors | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WHY PUT together a special editorial package all about generations? It’s simple: In 2023, no one can shut up about the ever-shifting dynamics between young and old—especially when it comes to trends. Flip phones? Those mature enough to remember the devices’ first coming can’t quite fathom why Gen Z has embraced them. Ditto: those plastic “claws” used to fashion cockatoo-like hairstyles first seen in the ’80s.

Persons: Z

☆ The 5 Least Sexy Looks for Men—From Skinny Jeans to Wispy Scarves
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Wsj Off Duty Editors | Illustrations Paul Tuller | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

RECENTLY, while pondering how men could dress sexily—a rarely discussed topic—in 2023, we took a moment to ask ourselves which looks wannabe charmers should definitely avoid. Suggestions flew back and forth in a flurry: “Terry-cloth one-piece rompers?” ventured one editor, only to be reminded that Sean Connery as James Bond managed to make a similar look appear quite hot. As someone pointed out, this, too, can smolder—see Louis Vuitton’s deeply cool, pixelated take on the pattern for Spring 2024. “Floor-length leather coats a la ‘The Matrix’?” Now we were getting somewhere. “Gladiator sandals?” Well, yes, but not exactly a go-to look for middle-management types, or frankly anyone.

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☆ The Big Guide to Little Luxuries
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Wsj Off Duty Editors | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

LATELY, life’s rich pageant has seemed increasingly unaffordable and a lot of us are cutting back. Mix your own whiskey sours and you can plop in far more maraschino cherries than an elite bartender would. Downgrade that $1,750 Rome flight to an express-train weekend and avoid 14 hours of airport hell. No number of “living in the moment” walks through parks or triumphant clutter battles in the manner of Marie Kondo make up for the fact that everything’s a little plain. A little miserly.

Enlist an InsiderIf hiring a travel planner seems like some costly, rich-person indulgence, have we got a “$5 a month” deal for you. For that price, you can subscribe to Messy Nessy Chic’s Keyholder Concierge, a source of personalized counsel. The advice is witty and worldly (think: a modern-day Auntie Mame). Pile a Few TilesEver dream of bedecking a backsplash or surrounding a hearth with artisanal tiles? Inserted amid plainer tiles, a horizontal row of winsome slabs can still wow.

WE’RE ALWAYS HERE to help you find gifts that elicit “you really know me!” enthusiasm, even from the normally taciturn. This year, we aimed higher, aspiring to choose items with such eternal appeal, and of such high quality, that they might become heirlooms—used and loved by both your giftees and subsequent generations. Below, find our carefully considered recommendations—most under $300—for everyone in your life who loves gear, food, travel, fashion and design. This holiday, you might need to check your giftees’ lists twice, but you’ll only need to buy any of these once.

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