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Today's tip is to host the same party twice.

You'll get twice the fun, with probably a lot less than twice the effort.

Longtime listeners know that I suggest batching similar tasks. It is much more efficient to work

through a punch list of ordering gifts,

making appointments, and paying bills in one setting every week or so, rather than doing these

sometimes tedious tasks whenever you think of them. Likewise, it is more efficient to wrap all

your Christmas gifts at once. You have your tools out, you are in the

zone, and everything goes more quickly. Longtime listeners also know that I am a big fan of defaults

and templates. We have pasta every Monday, for instance. No need to keep reinventing the wheel here.

Which brings me to today's tip.

Host the same party twice.

In theory, at least, many people say they would like to host more.

They like parties.

They want to see their friends.

They want to celebrate.

It just seems like a lot of work.

And that is too bad, because in most

cases, the greatest joy of hosting is in spending time with people we care about. It's not about

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