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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. The Scheduler Tool: calendar Method: Write just a sentence or two in every calendar day’s box. Regularly reflecting on paper can bring clarity and insight into our own minds and lives.

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9 Heartwarming Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Spread Joy and Give Back

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Census Bureau shows that formal volunteers gave more than 4 billion hours of service from September 2020 to September 2021. Check your local community calendar for any upcoming donation events or start your own with family and friends. You’re not alone. Data from the U.S. You don’t have to donate just food, either.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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It was scheduled to depart in April 2020. Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. And then rebooked again for 2022. What will we do instead?

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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During the pandemic, the combination of increased job-related stress and, well, a pandemic led many nonprofit employees to seek new jobs that provided higher pay and better work-life balance. Everyone has been even more stressed than usual. I have more energy, less stress and my insomnia has disappeared.

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9 Pro Tips for Avoiding Loneliness When You Work From Home

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I try to schedule lunch or coffee with a friend once a week in order to have a little socialization on my calendar. Their advice is shrewd— a 2020 study published in PLOS One found that pets can serve as “potential social buffers for psychological distress and loneliness, regardless of species.” Consider getting a furry friend.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. My book about the move towards four-day workweek, Shorter , was published in the US in early March 2020.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Ginkgo biloba may reduce anxiety and stress, and omega-3s can improve sleep and protect you from disease. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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