Quotes on Work, Education, Productivity

[Daniel E.]

This Is the Only Meeting Your Team Needs Before the Holidays | By Gustavo Razzetti

www.fearlessculture.design

"Distance helps decant what matters from painful but unimportant issues." ~ Gustavo Razzetti

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
 — Phil Jackson

“Train like you are the worst player, play like you are the best player.”
― Amit Kalantri

“People need to feel safe to be who they are — to speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn’t right.” ― Eunice Parisi-Carew

 

[Daniel E.]

The battle against burnout - Counseling Today

Many counselors accept burnout as a hazard of the job, but by focusing on prevention and making self-care a priority, the outcome doesn’t have to be inevitable — either for counselors or for their clients.

ct.counseling.org

"As important as creativity, getting outdoors, spending time with loved ones and other go-to self-care methods may be, it is the intentionality behind them that is key."

"Finding balance is a lifelong pursuit."

 

[Daniel E.]

A Day in the Work Life With ADHD

Even with treatment, maintaining a steady work schedule and managing my personal life is a daily struggle against my ADHD brain that refuses to focus.

www.verywellmind.com

I’ve been trying to find the balance: making room for my work and goals while still acknowledging that I’m human and that medication is not a silver bullet. Bad days still happen and when they do, even with medication, I’m not able to be as productive as I hoped. I try to see those bad days, not as “bad,” but as a sign that I need to rest. I haven’t fully convinced myself of that yet, but I’m working on it.

 

[Daniel E.]

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

— Sydney J. Harris

 

[Daniel E.]

“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”

— Lily Tomlin

 

[Daniel E.]

Humility and self-doubt are hallmarks of a good therapist | Aeon Ideas

The therapist who has humility and self-doubt paves the way for better psychotherapy and helps clients more effectively

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An expert is first and foremost one who continues to learn – and this seems to apply as much to psychotherapists as it does to other professions.

"All true helping begins with a humbling." ~ Søren Kierkegaard

 

[Daniel E.]

“The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.”

― Barbara Ehrenreich

 

[Daniel E.]

"My guess is that the indignities imposed on so many low-wage workers — the drug tests, the constant surveillance, being 'reamed out' by managers — are part of what keeps wages low. If you're made to feel unworthy enough, you may come to think that what you're paid is what you are actually worth."

“We can hardly pride ourselves on being the world’s preeminent democracy, after all, if the large numbers of citizens spend half their waking hours in what amounts, in plain terms, to a dictatorship.”

― Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

 

[David Baxter PhD]

^^^ A good example is the inside workers at the Canada Post Office, who do their jobs with supervisors patrolling a cat walk above their stations just waiting for them to do something "suspicious" so they can drag workers off to an inner office to interrogate them about whatever they think they did. It's like a prison mentality, or a work camp. Distrust is high on both sides, station workers and supervisors. A terrible working environment.

 

[Daniel E.]

Workplace harassment complaints surge at CRA, Canada Post: internal data - National | Globalnews.ca

The CRA said the figures "are not necessarily an indication of more discrimination and harassment," but rather the result of greater public awareness.

globalnews.ca

Harassment, rather than relating exclusively to verbal abuse or violence, is “about not having enough time to do what you’re supposed to do, being asked to do contradictory tasks, having no control of the workload, having very, very high demands.”

 

[Daniel E.]

Why Entrepreneurs Could Be at a Higher Risk for Suicide

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, here is a psychologists' breakdown of why entrepreneurs may be more at risk of suicide.

www.entrepreneur.com

A startling 72% of entrepreneurs report having mental health concerns. There is no reliable data on suicide rates or suicidal ideation among entrepreneurs, although some have suggested that founders are two times more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

 

[Daniel E.]

"It is best to resume your responsibilities gradually. Do this by starting back to work part-time or with a reduced workload. Your health care provider may recommend specific job accommodations that could be helpful in this transition, such as more frequent breaks, time off to attend medical appointments and a reduction in non-essential job duties."

~ Obsessive-compulsive disorder: An information guide

 

[Daniel E.]

"Career suicide is not so bad when you consider the alternative is suicide by career."

~ Elizabeth Sloane, Miss Sloane

 

[Daniel E.]

Customer Appreciation Ideas: 17 Ways to Thank Customers - Help Scout

Learn what customer appreciation is, why it's important, and discover 17 memorable and inexpensive ways to appreciate your customers.

www.helpscout.com

This might seem like strange advice at first, but when it comes to building reciprocity with customers and a reputation for exceptional customer service for your business, the key element is surprise.

In a Reddit thread about customer service, a user shared how their restaurant often takes the time to ask customers a little bit about themselves before serving them. They then prepare a custom dessert plate based off of the customer’s interests or anything notable about them.

When a customer recently came in wearing a Navy SEALs hat, this plate was made:



The customer was so happy about it that he wrote the restaurant a letter.

 

[Daniel E.]

Fear in the workplace: The bullying boss

Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss June 22, 2004 by Benedict Carey, NY Times Every working adult has known one - a boss who loves making subordinates squirm, whose moods radiate through the office, sending workers scurrying for cover, whose very voice causes stomach muscles to clench and...

forum.psychlinks.ca

When the nostrils quiver and the lip tightens, Dr. Hornstein said, all is not lost. Ignore the insulting tone of a boss's attack, he said, and respond only to the substance of the complaint. If it is a deadline problem, address that. For an attack on a particular skill, discuss ways to improve.

"Stick with the substance, not the process,'' he said, "and often it won't escalate."

 

[Daniel E.]

I proudly wake up at 8:59 a.m., a minute before I start my remote work job. There are thousands like me and we don’t care what you think – US Today News

I'm up and, albeit horizontally, on Slack in 30 seconds, opening emails and orienting myself for my workday, which formally starts at 9am. A lull in t

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"We have to be willing to move beyond certain stereotypes of what a good employee looks like and look more towards the science.”

~ Chris Barnes, PhD

 

[Daniel E.]

"I believe that life is hard. That we all are going to walk through things that are hard and challenging, and yet advertising wants us to believe that it's all easy."

~ Jamie Lee Curtis

 

[Daniel E.]

https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/introverted-pessimistic-perfectionist/

“Lawyers spend a lot of time by themselves—reading, writing, thinking—compared to other jobs where the majority of the work is interacting.”

 

[Daniel E.]

 

[Daniel E.]

Sexy, Rich People: You Should Feel Bad for Them

Sexy Rich People: You Should Feel Bad for Them By Leah Zerbe Rodale.com Health Study: Earning more money seemed to make recent graduates anxious and depressed, while those who had strong relationships were happiest. Close your eyes and imagine that in the course of your life, you'll go on...

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"The important thing is being who you truly are. That you really accept yourself for who you are, and live your life accordingly in a full and meaningful way."

~ Edward Deci, PhD