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7 Tips to Managing Holiday and Work Stress

Office Dynamics

If you are like me, you are getting caught up in the holiday season plus a long list of To-Do items at work and home. I imagine you are starting to feel a little stressed and you are racing against the clock—December 25. During the holiday season, you should take at least one hour per week for yourself (if not more). Joan Burge.

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How Happy Are You?

Success

I’d spent most of the holiday scrubbing the cabinets of a rental home, fixing a crack in the ceiling and painting the living room. My father, the star of our family, died at the start of 2019. Before 2019 was out, I’d turn 40, Laura and I would each accept unexpected job offers and a publisher would sign me up for a book deal.

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

Success

A 2019 study of a Swiss population found that people who napped once or twice weekly had fewer cardiovascular issues. Zhang says that will only make me more alert as stress hormones take over my body, negating the power of rest. You can use the time to listen to meditation apps or do anything to de-stress.”. Probably not.

Learning 294
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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. UK recruitment firm, MRL Consulting Group took a different approach, by closing its offices every Friday for a six-month trial in 2019. Global trials. As one of his members of staff commented: “It’s about choice.

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

Success

Often, the holidays serendipitously morph into a time we reflect on the past year, to take stock of what and who we’re proud of and give thanks for how far we’ve come. Throughout the day, this self-improvement gift will track body changes in relation to sleep, stress, hormone cycles, activity, meditation and more.

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4 Ways to Boost Your Gmail Productivity for Good

Productivityist

The pace isn’t slowing down, either; the projected amount for the year 2019 is over 246 billion messages daily. In my case, I try to make Sundays and certain holidays (like Christmas) email-free. In addition, stress levels of those same participants were often lower. In fact, taking an email fast will probably do you good.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

Celebrated annually on September 25, it is the first-ever global holiday day dedicated to activating ideas, goals and dreams. As a certified life coach, Howard serves clients throughout the US with anxiety, stress, family conflict, trauma, anxiety, drug abuse, anger management and more, and established her Soul Detox program in 2017.

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