Work-Life Balance

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The average respondent only gets about four hours of downtime per weekend before panicking about the upcoming week. Read More

Health

5 wellness trends that will dominate in 2020 Sara Weinreb

While in 2019 we saw a surge of functional mushrooms, chickpea and cauliflower everything, gut health, and at-home workouts, in this new decade we have new trends to look forward to. Here’s what you can count on for wellness in 2020. Read More

Office Life

The “sickest” days of 2019: The days where the most people called in sick Kathy Morris

It turns out across the country, when you’re “sick,” so is everyone else. We analyzed our website traffic to find the days when the most people are playing hooky. Read More

Personal Finance

Study: People really don’t want to go to your birthday party or wedding CW Headley

The growing minority of people that still get married take the event very seriously and expect their friends to do the same. Read More

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The President of American Express Travel answers the ‘What is your work style?’ question Meredith Lepore

At a recent event for American Express Travel celebrating the top 2020 Trending Destinations featuring Amex ambassador Venus Williams, the veteran executive spoke with Ladders News about what makes her tick and specifically her work style. Read More

Health

This is the day of the week people are most likely to workout Meredith Lepore

The ClassPass 2019 trend report found that Tuesday is the most popular day of the week to work out and 5:30 is the most popular time slot for working out. Read More

Advice

6 harmless mind tricks that make people like you Danielle Page

Give these 6 mind tricks a try and you’re bound to notice a difference in how people respond to you. Read More

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A therapist on how to find work-life balance during the very stressful holiday season Rachel Weingarten

Licensed Marriage and Family therapist Dana McNeil shared her top tips for trying to hold onto your sanity and manage work/life balance during the holidays. Read More

How To

Signs you are a workaholic and 4 ways to overcome it Beverly Conyers

When we routinely work through weekends, constantly monitor our smartphones, refuse to delegate responsibility, obsess about our to-do list, fixate on perfection, or insist on making every waking hour “productive,” we avoid confronting those painful, often deep-rooted beliefs about ourselves. Read More

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

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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.