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"Technology has freed us up in many ways," says Edward Hallowell, a psychiatrist based in Sudbury, Mass., and New York City and author of "CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap—Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD."
When Guests Check In, Their iPhones Check Out Anne Tergesen 2011
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Overstretched and overbuilt, the region is now experiencing a fiscal double whammy, as its many retirees — some 21 percent of its residents are older than 55 — have seen their retirement savings decimated.
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Overstretched U.S. household balance sheets might benefit from a more ambitious program of mortgage modifications involving principal write-downs.
José Viñals: The Danger Zone: Financial Stability Risks Soar José Viñals 2011
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Overstretched and overbuilt, the region is now experiencing a fiscal double whammy, as its many retirees — some 21 percent of its residents are older than 55 — have seen their retirement savings decimated.
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Overstretched infrastructure means companies have to shoulder the extra expense of building their own roads and power plants.
Indonesia Sees Surge in Foreign Investment Eric Bellman 2012
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"Technology has freed us up in many ways," says Edward Hallowell, a psychiatrist based in Sudbury, Mass., and New York City and author of "CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap—Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD."
When Guests Check In, Their iPhones Check Out Anne Tergesen 2011
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Overstretched charities tried to make ends meet, but the economic downturn brought the whole system to the breaking point.
Morton Abramowitz: Uprooted Iraqis: Worse Off, Not Better 2010
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"We don't have a sudden epidemic of rudeness," says Hallowell, the author of CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap!
How Rude! Bad Office Behaviors We're All Guilty Of Sara Eckel 2010
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In his perfectly named book CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap, Edward M. Hallowell, a psychiatrist, notes that pathological overwork may reflect not simply the real demands on our time, but may mask underlying problems.
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Overstretched charities tried to make ends meet, but the economic downturn brought the whole system to the breaking point.
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