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5 reasons to cook on a weeknight (especially after a stressful day!)Ladders Contributor

Here are five reasons why you should go full-blown Barefoot Contessa on a Tuesday. Read More

Work's a beach: How to teach your team to take PTO Ladders Contributor

We’ve come up with our own manager’s manual for getting your team to take some much-needed time off. The key to all of this is to have a system in place where everyone is happy — YOU included! … Read More

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These are the 10 most stressed cities in the U.S.Meredith Lepore

But where you live may be making it even worse. WalletHub compared over 180 cities across 37 key metrics including average weekly work hours to debt load, crime rates, average hours of sleep per night to divorce and suicide rates. Here are the results of their findings. Read More

Advice

Keeping calm under pressure according to a NASA flight director Taylor Tobin via Fairygodboss

NASA flight director Paul Hill explained his strategies for staying calm when his job stakes elevate, and his tactics can easily translate to other industries. Read More

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FOBO is secretly ruining your life – here’s how to escape it Alena Hall

FOBO: the fear of better options. So how do you make the drawbacks of this decision fatigue disappear, you ask? It’s easy. Read More

Health

This is why you may want to take a bath, instead of a shower, after a stressful day Meredith Lepore

Though showers have been proven to help relieve stress and even serve as your own personal think tank at times, those old baths are making a comeback it seems. Yes sometimes soaking in your filth is absolutely necessary it seems. A new study from the Japan Health and Research Center, Tokyo City University and Jichi Medical University found that there are a number of physical as well as mental health benefits from soaking in a tub daily. Read More

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This CEO dropped everything and moved to Bali and it changed his life completely Meredith Lepore

It sounds like the plot of a movie. Super successful CEO has a great job but is feeling burned out and never get to see his family and friends because of his career success. So he decides to drop everything and move to Bali. But this isn’t a movie plot. This is what Ben Feder, the entrepreneur behind Take Two Interactive and the now President of International Partnership for Chinese internet titan firm, Tencent did. Read More

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This is how to overcome social anxiety: 5 powerful tips backed by research Eric Barker

There’s a way to deal with fear and anxiety that neuroscientists, the ancient Stoics and mindfulness experts all agree on. And it’s not that hard. Let’s get to it… … Read More

Health

Feeling stressed about the day when you wake up can hurt your memory, study says Jane Burnett

A recent study in The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences revealed that thinking that you’re going to have a stressful day when you first peel your eyes open in the morning can wreak havoc on your “working memory.” … Read More

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The 12 best people to pick as job references

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I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

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.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

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The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

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7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.