Mental Health

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Why feedback makes us anxious (and how to help)Ladan Nikravan Hayes

If feedback gives you anxiety — or at a minimum, butterflies — you’re likely looking for ways to alleviate that dreadful feeling. Read More

How To

How to break the habit of inaction Christopher D. Connors

If you’re ready to take action, be willing to do the work of understand the root cause of your inaction. Get back to the fundamentals. Read More

Productivity

Protecting ourselves from workplace stress Ladders Contributor

The rule for managing stress is to love yourself, first. Make sure that you are spending a small amount of time, each day, doing something that you enjoy. Read More

Uncategorized

New findings add twist to screen time limit debate Ladders Contributor

The research on well-being points to a limit of about two hours a day of leisure screen time, not counting time spent on schoolwork. Read More

Health

The scientific process to heal any emotional trauma Benjamin P. Hardy

It’s important to note that when it comes to healing suppressed pain or emotional trauma, you don’t have to sit on someone’s couch and re-hash the past. Read More

Advice

What you’ll gain by doing nothing (and it’s all good)Maxie McCoy

I extol the advice on the regular to do anything, no matter how small. Anything is better than nothing. Nothing does simply that … nothing. Or does it? … Read More

Job Search

Job search depression: What it entails and how to get through it Linda Le Phan

Whether you’re experiencing just one symptom, or you can identify with every symptom on the list, these tips can help you get through the murky waters. Read More

Health

6 ways to relieve holiday stress and burnout Erin Strybis

As to-do lists swell, many of us nudge self-care to the very end or forgo it. No wonder we often end up feeling frazzled rather than festive each December. Read More

Advice

4 steps to deescalate the drama from mean people Mary Lee Gannon

These are boundary issues. The bottom line is when others don’t have them you must create them for yourself in order to succeed. Read More

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The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

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7 things you should never ask your boss

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