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50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2011

As another difficult year for the country draws to a close, we leave you with one of the most popular U.S. News & World Report features: 50 smart ideas about how to make your next year great.

Your Health

• A New Twist on the Atkins Diet
• Take the Obama Challenge
• Watch Your Waist Size
• Do a Video Game Workout
• Catch Up on Lost Sleep
• Read a Menu's Fine Print
• Sip Water Before Meals
• Try Tai Chi
• Run a Kitchen Safety Check
• Learn the Skinny on Fats
• Take Health Reform Into Account

Your Money

• Buy Stocks That Pay Dividends
• Reconsider House-Hunting
• Become a Modern Homesteader
• Appeal Your Property Taxes
• Get an Employee Discount
• Network for Your Tuition
• Cut a Deal With the Doctor
• Stay Online on the Road
• Size Up Your Estate
• Consider Converting to a Roth

Your Career

• Learn to Make Your Own Luck
• Try Talking for a Change
• Find a Job Abroad
• Polish Up Your Résumé
• Take a True Lunch Break
• Network Via Social Media
• Sharpen and Add to Your Job Skills
• Train Your Brain to Excel Under Pressure
• Be Wary About Workplace Romance

Your Mind

• Unleash Your Creative Genius
• Reintroduce Yourself to the Constitution
• Visit a Civil War Battlefield
• Read a Book That Will Spark a Great Debate
• Catch Some Waves
• Smile to Lift Your Mood
• Work on Focusing
• Give Laughter Yoga a Try
• Toast Tennessee Williams

Your World

• Car Shopping? Double Your Mileage
• Cut Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money
• Plant a Plot in Someone Else's Yard
• Police Your Community
• Find Your Volunteer Niche
• Seek Out Kindred Spirits on the Internet
• Load a Few of Our Favorite Apps
• Back Up Your Computer
• Keep Your Mind on the Road
• 'Couch Surf' Around the World
• Vacation (and Work) on a Farm

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