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Hustle Culture Is Over. Slow Productivity Is the Way to Meaningful Work

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And while we think it’s our bosses or deadlines, or even our bottom line driving the stress to produce, he tells readers it’s someone else pressuring us—ourselves. Slowing down the timelines on which I tackle big projects, such as writing books or major articles, has massively reduced the stress in my life.

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Email Management: 5 Top Tips for Managing Your Emails

Office Organization Success

I’m in email overload.” ” When I asked my subscribers recently what their biggest office headache is, email is right up there with the rest of them! Comments such as: “Emails – yikes!” However, it can also hinder us, and this is particularly true in the case of emails. “Help!

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If Sending Christmas Cards Feels Like a Chore, Here’s How to Politely Opt Out

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But amid a busy season, the activity can create more stress than joy. I won’t be getting out my calligraphy pen, but I have much to meditate upon and a lot of blessings to count,” she wrote in an article for TODAY. Mailing holiday cards is a popular tradition. Your message doesn’t need to be lengthy to be meaningful, Spencer adds.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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He shares them with us in this article, originally published on LinkedIn Pulse. The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge are actually a stress response. In fact, researchers at Emory University have shown that holding onto stress contributes to high blood pressure and heart disease.

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How to Get Your Work Done, With Less Stress

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These distractions also cause stress, which makes work even more unbearable. The key to getting work done is to decrease your stress, which can develop from a variety of situations — from issues in your personal life to your workload at the office. No matter where it comes from, though, stress hurts your productivity.

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Episode 360: A World Without Email with Cal Newport

Productivityist

Cal Newport is back on the show to uncover his magnum opus on why we work the way we work today, and why we need to change our relationship with email. Ingredients come pre-measured, perfectly portioned, and mostly prepped, so you can spend less time stressing and more time enjoying delicious, home-cooked meals. Talking Points.

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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

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It would be fair to say then that this idea—that thoughts have power—is the foundation for today’s multibillion-dollar personal development industry , and the reason you’re reading this SUCCESS article right now. David Bayer’s article grabbed me; he’d clearly done serious thinking about mindset. Positive mindsets reduce stress.

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