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

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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. A 2017 survey found that 91% of executives believe that a sense of humor is important for career advancement, and 84% feel that people with a good sense of humor do a better job.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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Admittedly I experienced some form of generosity fatigue around the second week of my challenge. This explains why we help people, even at a cost to ourselves. We perceive there to be some form of personal benefit from the act, either in the short- or long-term. The ripple effect of acts of kindness As Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D.,

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

Small Business Labs

Second, Americans bear the risks of paying those unaffordable costs to an extreme degree, bearing the risks that institutions should, and so those risks are now ruinously high.   This is also the theme of the 2017 book The Dream Hoarders.  He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S. is the New American Aristocracy. The

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Podcast 117: Just do it!

Clutter Coach

What I mean by that statement is similar to what I talked about in my podcast “Make decisions, then take action” in January 2017 (if you want to look it up). She had the receipt clipped to it but hadn’t filled out the little form. She looked at the form and smiled but then suddenly frowned and said ‘oh, no!”

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5 Reasons Businesses Should Take Advantage of Renewable Energy

Eco-Office Gals

Renewable energy is more than a buzzword these days — it’s a fully formed technology that is ready and waiting for companies to take advantage of everything it has to offer. When solar and other renewable technologies started to emerge, they were out of reach for the average consumer or business owner because of their cost.

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How Immersive Art Has Transformed the Ways People Experience Creativity??????????

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Over the past 60 years, and more dramatically in the past 10, this art form has evolved into a means of creating immersive experiences between the viewer and the art, most recently through high-tech, multimedia presentations that surround and encompass the viewer. Dale Chiluly, COV “Finland Glass Boat” Nuutajarvi, Finland.

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How Immersive Art Has Transformed the Ways People Experience Creativity??????????

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Over the past 60 years, and more dramatically in the past 10, this art form has evolved into a means of creating immersive experiences between the viewer and the art, most recently through high-tech, multimedia presentations that surround and encompass the viewer. Dale Chiluly, COV “Finland Glass Boat” Nuutajarvi, Finland.

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