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The Holidays Can Be Overwhelming—Remember These 3 Things to Stay Positive

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I’ll be honest, though; with the financial future of so many people hanging in the balance, and an inevitable structure change looming at Primerica, that holiday season came with some added stress I hadn’t endured during past holiday seasons. Even though your job stresses you out, be grateful you have a job. Have mercy on yourself.

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29 Growth Mindset Quotes to Inspire You in 2023

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In her 2006 book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success , Stanford University Professor of Psychology Carol S. Or text from the Book of Romans in the Bible: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Modern research has breathed fresh life into understanding what truly motivates us.

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This Simple Exercise Can Help You Identify Your Mental Blocks

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Much of the stress in our lives arises from this lack of awareness. Copyright © 2006 Srikumar Rao. We have different mental models for different situations—for work, for love, for our families. We have dozens of them that we use, and some of them may actually be in direct conflict with others and we may not even know it.

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Science Fiction To Reality: How Anti-aging Drugs Will Upend The Future Of Work

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This remarkable drug also safeguards against processes that lead to disease, such as oxidative stress. Studies show that metformin can delay stem-cell aging, promote autophagy and prevent telomere shortening — all of which help combat the effects of aging. The other revolutionary part?

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What Is a Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset?

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Through her 2006 book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success , Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Perhaps the most surprising positive outcome of a growth mindset is an overall reduction in stress. What is a growth mindset? popularized the theory of a growth mindset.

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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And fantasy, I’ve learned, is important, especially when your default setting is a fiscally stressful reality and “hobbies” that include devouring articles on finance, budgeting, inflation and retirement. I’ve tried to sock away the recommended six months’ worth of emergency savings, so far without success.

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What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Teaches About Wisdom, Work and Relationships

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The year was 2006, and one of the most influential movies of the decade was about to come out. You see her on screen repeating “I love my job, I love my job” after a particularly stressful moment, as if she’s trying to remind herself that thousands of people would kill to have her job. Jobs can’t love you back.

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