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Doing these activities during work breaks if you want to be more creative Liana Pavane

For many, the problem isn’t as much about putting the phone down as it is the question: what will I do with my time now that I have it? … Read More

Health

This one 11-minute exercise can combat the effects of sitting all day Kaitlyn McInnis

And with the general consensus suggesting that ‘sitting is the new smoking,’ all this sitting around certainly doesn’t do us any favors. Read More

Health

Doing this helpful practice before a job interview may lead to disaster Kyle Schnitzer

While previous research has suggested that mindfulness can help people control present stressors, researchers said that participants were handling stressors through cardiovascular responses, which means they weren’t actually practicing mindfulness. Read More

Job Search

These are the 7 tips you need for recruiters to make you their first call Sarah Dillon

When you’re looking for a new job, your role is to make the recruiter notice you. Use these 7 tips to get them to make you their first call. Read More

Productivity

Does birth order dictate career choices? This study has the answer John Anderer

Researchers at UH say birth order has minimal to no impact whatsoever on a person’s career, creativity, and overall life outcomes. Read More

Advice

50 things that improved my life in 2020, the year of chaos Todd Brison

Optimism is a choice. Hope is an action. Love is a verb. Positivity is a mindset. None of these things happen by default. Read More

The Future of Work

If you can say ‘Yes’ to any of these 5 questions, your 2020 was successful Annamarie Houlis via Fairygodboss

Self-development is one surefire way to do better and be better in all aspects of our lives — from our relationships to our careers. Read More

Job Search

Looking for a regal career move? The Queen of England is hiring Sarah Dillon

Are you looking to make a regal career move? Great news for you, then! The Queen of England is hiring for this role, now. Read More

Health

This is the worst thing you can do in a car when it comes to spreading COVID-19 faster CW Headley

In order to thoroughly gauge automobile risks, the authors used a simulated car that held two people inside—with the second passenger sitting in the back seat on the opposite side from the driver. Read More

Advice

7 business networking apps you should be using while quarantining Jasmine Browley

Are you looking to network while in quarantine? No worries — there’s an app for that. Several, in fact. These are the 7 best ones to use. Read More

Health

This is the exact time period when coronavirus carriers are the most contagious CW Headley

It has been theorized that carriers shed the most viral debris—and are thus the most contagious, before the onset of symptoms. Unfortunately, there are many factors that determine an infected individual’s risk to the public. Read More

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