The truth is, most bad headaches -- the ones that make getting through the day a chore or make you feel nauseated or sensitive to light -- are the Big M.

CNN: Stop that splitting headache

Giving schoolchildren money as an incentive to read books may make reading a chore rather than a lifelong pleasure.

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That can be a chore, even though both products try to make it easier with predefined templates for each type of data.

WSJ: Gathering Vitals Of Your So-Called Scattered Life

That's why she's working with Georgetown's cancer clinics to roll out a tablet app called Tonic that aims to make the intake of patient information feel less like a chore.

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Tech was supposed to make this easier, more nuanced, not turn it into a chore.

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