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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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To illustrate this principle at work, she uses a delicious example: If you’re tasked with making a doughnut, spend your cognitive prime time on making it edible. This helps your mind relax and focus on sleep preparation instead of stressing over tomorrow’s to-do list. An edible doughnut “meets mission.”

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How To Spot And Prevent Substance Abuse In Your Workforce

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The survey, which collected responses from 501 tech executives at the director level or above, found that approximately one-third (32%) admitted to using these substances as a means to enhance performance and manage the stress and long hours associated with their roles. They should also provide information on how to seek help if needed.

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The Side Hustler’s Handbook

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The Side Hustler’s Handbook Avoid the Side Hustler’s Paradoxes 8 Side Hustles You Haven’t Heard 1,000 Other People Doing You Can Start Today! The Side Hustler’s Handbook. For example, if you work in technology and build an app on the side, those skill increases will often translate into your main job. That’s a possibility.

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4 Ways to Bond With a Team Virtually When You're a Newbie

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The best course is to be resourceful -- consult company handbooks for procedural information or even Google to help you become more familiar with jargon or other industry terms instead of asking a co-worker. Do your homework. Now is the time to really study what is happening in your industry and your company.

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Stress Management Techniques

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience.

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How to be of More Value to Your Boss

Ian's Messy Desk

For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Your boss will see you are saving her time and see you as a stress-reducer.

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How to Give an Impromptu Speech

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In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. Start to speak : 1) Give a few introductory remarks.

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