Skipping lunch to get more work done is counterproductive, as research finds we need a mid-day break to improve concentration, writes Jessica Hicks. Creating a daily to-do list isn't helpful if we place too much pressure on ourselves to complete it and don't prioritize tasks.

As the year's halfway mark approaches, people should evaluate their progress toward goals set in January or whether their priorities have shifted, writes psychologist and career expert Natalia Peart. It's a good time to set one, new goal for improvement, such as keeping up with industry trends with summer reading.

Professionals make a lasting, positive impression if they craft an elevator pitch focused on skills, accomplishments and character, says Debbie Wosskow, co-founder of AllBright, a women's networking club. Use your digital footprint to build a brand that presents your true self, value and a professional image.

A friend, an editor at Hearst, eats a turkey sandwich on toasted multi-grain bread with avocado every day, which is easy and healthy. And it looks like half of respondents have a similar routine to keep things simple. New poll question on Monday.

Yes	51.91%
No	41.64%
No, but I might try it	6.45%

A report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System found that half of all employees received a raise or promotion in 2018. The report also found that unpredictable work schedules and financial fragility remain substantial sources of stress for employees.

The interview process is an opportunity to demonstrate soft skills and emotional intelligence. "Your future employer wants to know if the same person sitting across the table, calm and collected during an interview, can hold it together on the job in a crisis," writes Ray Bixler, CEO of SkillSurvey.

Vermont will give workers outside the state up to $7,500 to relocate starting January 2020, as employers struggle to fill positions, writes Adele Peters. The program mirrors efforts in other states such as Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to lure employees with cash, land and partial student-loan reimbursement.

Instead of letting stress become debilitating, use it to empower you and clarify your values and goals, writes LaRae Quy. "If your values are ones that produce meaning in your life, then the stress is nothing but a challenge from which you will learn," Quy writes.

The Spanish Valfriu cheese factory put 5.78 pounds of Cabrales blue cheese up for auction in August 2018, and restaurant Llagar de Colloto paid approximately $16,150 for the artisanal cheese. Guinness World Records has now awarded the blue cheese sale as the most expensive cheese purchased at auction, a title that was not previously recognized before Valfriu contacted Guinness.