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Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine
Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine By Jonah Lehrer, Wired July 28, 2010 Baboons are nasty, brutish, and short. They have a long muzzle and sharp fangs designed to inflict deadly injury. Their bodies are covered in thick, olive-colored fur, except on their buttocks, which are...
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"While a relentlessly intense job like a senior executive position leads to a slightly increased risk of heart disease and death, a job with no control is significantly more dangerous."
How to Defeat Burnout and Stay Motivated
How to Defeat Burnout and Stay Motivated by Jeffrey Tang ZenHabits.net “Do what you love.” We’ve all heard this advice before. It’s great advice, though not many people truly take it to heart. But sometimes doing what you love isn’t enough to keep you going. Inspiration, passion, and...
“People wouldn't think that universal health care has anything to do with the Sunday scaries, but it absolutely does … Creating a slightly different Sunday routine isn't going to change the massive structural problems.”
What people get wrong about America's burnout problem, according to a therapist: ‘There is a tremendous mandate for happiness’
Esther Perel breaks down the biggest misconception about managing burnout in today's culture of work.
“We live in a period in which there is a tremendous mandate for happiness. You have to find meaning, belonging, purpose and self-development at work. It’s over-packed with expectations.”
~ Esther Perel
Toxic Work Culture Is The #1 Factor Driving People To Resign
A risk management expert explains what a toxic work culture looks like—and how leaders can respond with a plan for change.
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"It’s not enough to simply be a nontoxic workplace; that’s neutral. Instead, organizations should strive for a healthy and positive workplace culture with leaders who really listen to their customers, employees and stakeholders."
"If trying harder doesn't work, try softer."
— Lily Tomlin
— Lily Tomlin
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Collective mindfulness is defined as a team's capacity to develop a rich awareness of discriminatory details about internal and external processes and to regulate team behaviors accordingly (Vogus, 2011; Vogus & Sutcliffe, 2012; Weick et al., 1999; Weick & Sutcliffe, 2006).
"Make the real world more or equally as enjoyable as fantasy worlds, and you will conquer your procrastination."
~ r/productivity
~ r/productivity
“We tend to think of creating a hit movie, opening a restaurant, or building a nonprofit, as one start. The reality is, you never stop starting.”
“Instead of building a fortress, start with a cottage.”
“Take the pressure off yourself and let yourself make a tiny start.”
“My first blog post sucked. My next blog post sucked. I have written dozens and dozens of sucky blog posts, and I can only hope that I will continue to do work that sucks until the day I die. Because it’s in the process of doing that bad work that the good work comes out."
“When we create our art, it’s a process of self-actualization. Your true self is constantly in conflict with the expectations of the world around you. Is it okay to do this? Will this make someone mad? Will I embarrass myself? Will I be stripped of my “best behaved” award?”
― David Kadavy, The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
“Instead of building a fortress, start with a cottage.”
“Take the pressure off yourself and let yourself make a tiny start.”
“My first blog post sucked. My next blog post sucked. I have written dozens and dozens of sucky blog posts, and I can only hope that I will continue to do work that sucks until the day I die. Because it’s in the process of doing that bad work that the good work comes out."
“When we create our art, it’s a process of self-actualization. Your true self is constantly in conflict with the expectations of the world around you. Is it okay to do this? Will this make someone mad? Will I embarrass myself? Will I be stripped of my “best behaved” award?”
― David Kadavy, The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
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"Two-thirds of dog owners said they would put in longer hours if they could bring their dog to work."
Brain Hacks for ADHD Minds
Brain Hacks for ADHD Minds at Work by Lilly Constance, ADDitude Feb 8, 2019 How I Began Hacking My ADHD Brain Back when I was a struggling advertising executive, before I knew I had ADHD, I couldn’t stay on task or get projects finished. I didn’t know why, but I knew chances...
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“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.”
~ David Allen
How Does Radical Flexibility Put People First?
Radical flexibility is a new set of principles in which employee expectations about how, when, and where they work are met through flexible work schedules and great communication.
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Radical flexibility is a new set of principles in which employee expectations about where, when, and how they work are met through flexible work schedules, shared purpose, and excellence in communication processes.
Radical flexibility involves your leaders:
- Letting employees decide their own work schedule as long as they meet work goals
- Establishing intentional collaboration opportunities for all employees, whether working all or part of the workweek remotely
- Letting employees decide how they will meet work goals instead of giving specific instructions
- Not micro-managing work efforts and understanding each employee has a personal approach to succeeding in their work efforts.
- Using empathy-based management
- Making decisions based on the new assumptions about employees and work
How to Increase Self-Motivation
Recent research explores the four dimensions of goal pursuit.
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Motivation is usually high initially and toward the end, but not in the middle. The solution? Keep the middles very short (e.g., instead of monthly goals, set weekly goals).
David Baxter PhD
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What does "systems" mean in this context?
Atomic Habits by James Clear: Summary and Notes - Nat Eliason
The most useful book on changing your habits, more than The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I’d recommend this book over most books aimed at helping you get control over your life.
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Goals vs. Systems
- Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.
- Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
- Winners and losers have the same goals.
- Achieving a goal is only a momentary change.
- Goals restrict your happiness.
- Goals are at odds with long-term progress.
- The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
- You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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The myths (and truths) about job searching after age 40
You’ve got more than a decade (maybe two or three, gulp) of work experience under your belt. You’ve developed a valuable skill set, a deep network of VIP contacts, and a solid track record that others in your field would envy. So why are you so afraid of finding a job after 40? Maybe you think...
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Myth: “I won't be happy in a role with less responsibility”
“This is wrong on two counts. Many of us start down a track when we are very young that takes us to a place we never anticipated being. Some of us want to hit the reset button and have the financial resources from our first career to do just that. Second, as our personal circumstances change, due to aging parents or health scares, many over-40 job seekers relish a job with less responsibility—as long as they can still add value.”
—Kim Seeling Smith, founder and CEO of Ignite Global, based in Sydney and Austin
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