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How Being Kind at Work (to Others and Yourself) Can Combat Burnout
3Work burnout can take many forms: a general lack of enthusiasm for your work, cynicism about your co-workers, or the general fatigue associated with showing up every day to a job that has overworked you to the point of exhaustion. Depending on how bad the situation is, solutions can range from leaving the company altogether…
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How to Tell If You Have Pandemic-Related PTSD
The past few years have been incredibly stressful for all of us. From worries about health and safety, to dealing with the death or illness of friends and family, navigating financial hardships due to job loss, or having to constantly adjust for school closures and disruptions in childcare, life has been a nonstop rollercoaster of…
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Why You Feel Cranky on Your Rest Days (and What to Do About It)
Rest days are a commonly used tool to manage your workload in an exercise routine. While they’re not technically necessary, they can be a good idea, giving your body extra time to recover between workouts. Even when I’m doing an intense workout program, I make sure to give myself, at minimum, one full rest day.…
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12 Impressive Pen Tricks to Learn for When You’re Nervous or Bored
When I was in high school, the kid who sat in front of me in English class was a master pen spinner, and it was mesmerising. He would sit there casually exhibiting some serious Don Draper energy and absent-mindedly do amazing things with his pen, while I — a person of low dexterity — watched…