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Most people think of cataracts as something afflicting senior citizens. While it is true that by the age of 80 more than half of Americans either have cataracts or have had surgery to remove them, people in their 40s and 50s may begin to develop them. At this point, however, the cataracts are usually small enough to not affect vision. Diabetes, smoking, excessive drinking, and prolonged exposure to sunlight can increase the chances of a person developing cataracts.

According to the National Eye Institute, a cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Symptoms may include:

• Cloudy or blurry vision

• Colors seeming faded

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Achieving professional success can sometimes seem like a never-ending uphill battle. You are constantly striving to do better and get ahead, and it seems like there is always something else you must do to reach the next level. To make things even worse, though, there are often things you may be doing that can harm your career—and you don’t even realize it.

For example, you probably think that doing everything on your own is a good thing, right? Not necessarily. If you are staunchly determined to be a lone wolf, even when it comes across as stubborn and unreasonable, you will be seen as someone who is difficult to work with and doesn’t like to be a team player.  

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While experts routinely stress the importance of networking, many people make excuses to avoid it – especially during the summer. Rather than rationalize that you’ll make a full-scale effort in the fall, go with the flow of the season. You might be surprised at the results.

A great thing about warmer weather is the chance to get outdoors. Is your alma mater hosting a picnic or your neighborhood having a block party? The setting may help you to relax and mingle more than usual (and being able to network without having to wear business attire is certainly appealing).

No invites? Plan your own get-togethers. See if a former co-worker might like to meet for lunch at an outdoor café, or organize a multi-family zoo outing with some mom pals you haven’t seen in months (chances...

Whether your workplace requires you to track your hours and schedule, or you are simply curious as to where all of your time goes, keeping track of your time can be very helpful. It can also often be a real eye-opener—you might be surprised at just how much time you spend on social media sites or watching YouTube videos.

But you might assume that tracking your time will be a big hassle, especially if you juggle a lot of tasks at once or often jump quickly from one project to another.

Fortunately, there’s a time-tracking tool that can help make this process really simple. OfficeTime is an easy-to-use tool that lets you track your hours—along with your tasks, projects and expenses—quickly and easily, without distracting you from your work.

One of the best things...