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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S. economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs.

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There’s a Reason Your Free Time Is So Draining

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According to the 2021 “ American Time Use Survey ” by the U.S. According to the study, the perception of leisure as wasteful not only decreased enjoyment of the activity, but “[was] also associated with poorer mental health outcomes, including lower reported happiness, and greater reported depression, anxiety and stress.”

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

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Nearly half of Americans have three friends or fewer, according to a May 2021 study from the Survey Center on American Life. According to the Mayo Clinic , friendships may “increase your sense of belonging and purpose, boost your happiness and reduce your stress,” among other factors. Years later, they still talk regularly.

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

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million people above the age of 18 were living with a mental illness, according to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. As of 2017 , more than 90,000 police-reported U.S. I can’t reduce stress because of my boss. How to keep your brain healthy. classified as severely obese. It’s a national crisis. It’s Saturday.

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13 Undeniable Ways to Get Sh*t Done

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According to a 2019 study published in Sleep Medicine , when night owls began to consistently shift their “sleep/wake timings” by two hours, they showed “significant improvements to self-reported depression and stress, as well as improved cognitive… performance measures,” among other benefits. The week already feels stressful.

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Seeking Freelance Flexibility With Full-Time Stability

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The study the article refers to is Deloitte's 2017 Millennial Survey. Deloitte surveyed 8,000 Millennials from 30 countries and found: "In spite of perceived across-the-board advantages of working as freelancers or consultants, nearly two-thirds of millennials said they prefer full-time employment.

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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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Having strong friendships is important for everybody at all times but especially so for someone enduring a massively stressful situation like he is—frankly, like we all have in the past few years. A 2021 study by the “American Perspectives Survey” found that “15% of men have no close friendships at all, a fivefold increase since 1990.”

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