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1. Schedule downtime, when you don't have to be productive. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images "Make sure your daily schedule involves breaks where you deliberately don't do anything productive,"  writes  Quora user Yishan Wong. Science backs him up:  Research  suggests that taking breaks — instead of plodding through your work — can restore your focus and energy when they're depleted. 2. Organize your schedule around your energy levels. "Grab an Excel sheet and measure your energy levels for a week or so to find out when your body most focused,"  says  Michal Ugor. Aim to work on tasks that require a lot of concentration during the times when you're typically highly focused. During those periods when you're recharging, Ugor suggests checking your email. This strategy works even if you don't have such a flexible schedule. If you can  predict your energy level  at any given point throughout the day, you can also plan ways

"Wall Street is desperate for revenue as evidenced by the recent prices of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley ,not to mention the many companies that went out of business. When one combines the lack of interest in junk bond financing in M and A deals (bonds with 10% yields not selling), and the prices of acquirers getting punished, this last leg of profitability has severely diminished  . Caveat Emptor." ES Investors Fall Out of Love With Deals The stocks of a number of acquirers have suffered big losses following the announcement of a takeover ENLARGE By LIZ HOFFMAN Updated Sept. 28, 2015 9:50 p.m. ET 7 COMMENTS Corporate executives earlier this year were feeling the love from investors when they announced acquisitions. Now, some buyers are getting burned. On Monday, pipeline operator  Energy Transfer Equity  LP’s shares fell nearly 13%  on news of its $32.6 billion deal to take over rival Williams  Cos., making it the latest acq

"How does this fit in with the Efficient Markets Hypothesis? This whole business seems awfully sketchy.Perhaps a reason why the well connected fund has an edge.When it shows up in the WSJ (front page ) expect the loophole to close quickly. Yet another reason for ETF's "  EJS How Some Investors Get Special Access to Companies In meetings with top executives, facts and body language flow from public companies to handpicked recipients ENLARGE A.G. Lafley, Procter & Gamble Co.'s chairman and chief executive, speaks on just one of the company's earnings calls a year but meets regularly with investors in private. PHOTO:  TIMMY HUYNH/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By   SERENA NG  and   ANTON TROIANOVSKI Sept. 27, 2015 10:24 p.m. ET 39 COMMENTS Procter & Gamble  Co.  Chief Executive A.G. Lafley speaks on just one earnings conference call a year, down from his previous practice of every quarter. The company says that helps him