Happiness

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Does money buy happiness? Not necessarily. Well, certainly not if you look at the UN’s World Happiness Report rankings for 2018. The UN considers six different factors—GDP, life expectancy, social support, generosity, freedom, and corruption—across 156 countries when putting together this list. GOBankingRates.com then looked at the rankings and determined the average annual wage and unemployment rate for each country to determine if there was a strong correlation between economic factors and overall happiness. Read More

Office Life

Want to be likable? 7 universal secrets to help you Andrew Ferebee

You cannot be liked by everyone, but these secrets can make you more liked by just about everyone (everyone worth being liked by anyway). Read More

Office Life

Study finds that 'very unattractive' people make more money | Ladders Meredith Lepore

A study from the Journal of Business and Psychology of 20,000 young Americans, interviewed the subjects at home at age 16 and then three more times before they turned 29-years-old. The researchers looked at the correlation between attractiveness and income of the participants based on a five-point scale of physical attractiveness from “very unattractive” to “very attractive.” They found something very interesting when it came to looks and earnings… … Read More

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Stanford professor explains how the workplace is literally killing us Monica Torres

No good employer is going to outright say that they kill you, but new research finds that too many modern workplaces are grim reapers inflicting a fatal amount of stress on our bodies and minds. Read More

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What three habits lead to a happy and successful life?Andrew Ferebee

Life is about simple pleasures and joys and that happiness is attainable at any moment. As I look back at the past 18 months (the happiest and most financially successful of my life), there are three habits that stand head and shoulders above the rest. Read More

Productivity

What I learned from Sheryl Sandberg's class on resilience Monica Torres

I took Sheryl Sandberg’s class on resilience. Here’s what it taught me that can be applied to our careers. Read More

Productivity

4 ways to get your mind and career ready for spring Jane Burnett

So with the first day of the new season arriving on March 20, it’s the perfect time to apply your spring cleaning mentality to both your mind and career. Here are some ways to shake off the winter blues and enter spring with a new sense of passion. Read More

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This is how to find joy: 4 simple secrets to the good life Eric Barker

Four things we can learn about happiness from our elders. Read More

How To

5 tips on how to relax and reduce stress after a day at the office Ladders Contributor

Stress experts often talk about “setting boundaries” between work and home. But in this day and age of mobile phones and other devices that connect us back to work 24/7/365, how is that even possible? … Read More

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