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15. Eat dinner as a family every night, with no electronics 
allowed.
“I ensure that dinner time with my family is a protected and 
prioritized ritual. We all sit down together each evening and 
connect face-to-face (electronics are banned from the table). No 
matter what is going on at work, I commit to dinnertime at home, 
and am 100 percent present to catch up with my family. Knowing 
that I have that one hour a day set aside to focus on family allows 
me to be fully present in my work.”
--Kim Tabac, chief people officer at League, a digital health benefits 
experience, which serves hundreds of corporate customers across 
the U.S. and Canada including KPMG, Lush, Unilever, Shopify, 
Mogo, Intelex Technologies and L’Occitane en Provence
16. Leave your phone on the kitchen counter at night.
“In an ever-connected world, my brain needs a break from the 
constant presence and buzz of my phone: a new email to attend 
to, a fire to put out, or an idea to contemplate. To combat it, I 
never bring my phone into my bedroom when I go to sleep, to 
ensure I digitally disconnect every day. Life is more than work, and 
with a family of four, I use the time to connect with my husband, 
process the day and plan for tomorrow, or unwind with The NYT 

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NOT HAVING 
THE PHONE 
REDUCES THE 
TEMPTATION 
TO CONTINUE 
WORKING AND 
GIVES ME THE 
RESPITE I NEED.
crossword puzzle, completely uninterrupted. To be the best I can 
be during the day, it’s important for me to have a restorative break 
each evening. 
Not having the phone reduces the temptation to continue working 
and gives me the respite I need.”
--Laura Goldberg, chief revenue officer for Kabbage, a global 
financial services, technology, and data platform serving small 
businesses, which recently closed an asset-backed securitization of 
$700 million

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THE NASA AS-
TRONAUT ALSO 
TOOK PART 
IN THE FIRST 
ALL-FEMALE 
SPACEWALK. 
BUT HER MOST 
IMPORTANT 
SUCCESSES 
HAD NOTHING 
TO DO SETTING 
RECORDS.
Christina Koch, along with astronauts Luca Parmitano and 
Alexander Skvortsov, parachuted to earth yesterday after 328 days 
in space, setting a new American duration record for a single space 
mission by a woman.
(Scott Kelly holds the American record for men with 342 days in 
space, Peggy Whitson the record for cumulative time with 665 days 
spread across three missions.)
During the mission Christina, along with Jessica Meir, also took