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Careers, apartments, restaurants and getting the most out of an expensive postcode.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Four of you, 800 square feet, and one bathroom

Square footage isn't what breaks a family in a city apartment. Sound, storage and the 7 a.m. bathroom line are, and all three have fixes.

The person who says your name when you're not in the room

A mentor gives you advice over coffee. A sponsor spends real capital on you in a meeting you'll never see. You need both, and you get them differently.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Build a rotation of outdoor escapes an hour from your door

An hour out of the city is really about 35 miles, and only if you leave before 7:30. Here's how to make the drive worth it every weekend.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to play office politics without lying to anybody

The decision gets made before the meeting. You can be in that conversation and still sleep fine.

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When living without a car in the city actually works

Run the arithmetic before you sell the truck, because the math changes the day a second kid shows up or your job gets a job site.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to tell a networking event from a wasted evening

Five filters that separate the rooms where something actually happens from the ones where grown men trade business cards by the shrimp.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Raising kids outdoors when you live on the sixth floor

No garden, no car, forty minutes before dinner. What actually gets city kids outside on a wet Tuesday, and what just sits in the hall.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The apartment workshop that doesn't earn you a complaint letter

You can build real things in a rented flat. The trick is knowing which noise travels through concrete and which stops at your door.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

How to eat well in a town you landed in yesterday

The main square is a trap, the concierge has a deal with someone, and the three-star reviews are the only ones worth reading.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Ordering well when the dinner actually matters

How to read a menu, pick a wine and handle the bill when the meal is a job interview, a client or your future in-laws.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Paying the check without making it weird

Who pays, how to split it, what to tip, and how to handle the friend who ordered the oysters and two Old Fashioneds.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to order when the dinner actually matters

Read the menu the night before, ask the server one good question, and never order the whole fish. What to do when the table is a test.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

How to eat well in a town you arrived in this afternoon

Leave the square, read the three-star reviews, and ask one better question. A method for anyone with one night and no local friends.

GuideDean Shaw22 Sept 20265 min

How to eat well in a city you landed in this afternoon

Skip the hotel recommendation, read reviews sideways, and walk ten minutes in the boring direction. A working method for finding the good table anywhere.