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Today's tip is that you shouldn't leave without scheduling the next time.

If you need or want to do something again in the future, it is best to get the next date on the books.

At the time, it is easiest to do so.

So I really enjoy getting monthly massages, no surprise there.

A few years ago, I sprang for the monthly package at Massage Envy, which involves getting

one massage a month for a discounted rate.

It's simple enough to call and book, but I often would get busy

and wouldn't. Eventually, I realized that I shouldn't walk out from one massage without booking my next

massage. That increases the chances that I stick with a once a month cadence. Same with haircuts. Inevitably, I wind up

letting longer go between cuts than I want because I haven't booked the next cut. With a dentist, too,

booking the next visit at your last one increases the odds that you show up every six months.

My daughter sees a specialist at a hospital a few

hours from our house, and we tend to go once or twice a year. I have found that I can avoid a lot

of phone tree waiting. If I just book the next visit, anytime I am there. Now, of course, the

problem in the last two examples is that it is hard to know

what is going to go on in your life six to 12 months from now. But having a placeholder will at least

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