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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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A 2018 article published in the Labor Law Journal looked at the legal implications of working after-hours, discussing how smartphones give employees easy access to their work emails at all hours of the day. The breakdown of work-life balance.

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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A more recent study (2021) published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that afternoon naps improve cognition. I set daily alarms on my phone so I wouldn’t forget to sleep, or worse, make the mistake of oversleeping. I can feel the blue light from my phone threatening my sleep most nights.

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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A 2018 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology even created a General Charisma Inventory with points that varied from leadership skills to general approachability. When our internal voice starts criticizing us , lashing out, it can feel like we’re under attack,” Cabane writes. Confidence to spare.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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Mike went back into the car and sat in a catatonic state while I ran up my international phone bill—and was finally able to get someone on the line. This article originally appeared in the March 2018 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Do some research and book a trip. Just don’t forget to bring home a magnet.

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

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For example, Flocc London digital consultancy ELSE holds their internal meetings on hard chairs to encourage people to be brief, while at Copenhagen-based IIH Nordic, they use countdown timers to keep meetings short. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

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Gerber, 38, now a serial entrepreneur and author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter , published in 2018, has become an evangelist for entrepreneurship, particularly for resourceful young go-getters who may not be cut out for life as cubicle dwellers.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes e-mail is not the best way to communicate and it needs to be followed up by a phone call or face-to-face short meeting. If you have been asked to do something and don’t fully understand what is expected of you, don’t be afraid to ask questions. 411 Look Up 411.ca Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."