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Pursuing a hobby makes us actually work smarter, faster, more creatively: Blagsvedt"I learned to play the saxophone in a formal and structured format. But the piano was informal, because we had one in the house and I playe...
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More Indians prefer to semi-retire before hanging up boots: SurveyIt said the prospect of financial responsibilities or being financially dependent weighs on people's minds when contemplating on retirement.
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