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Feeling Good Is a Relative State of Mind

Job Advice Blog

Who needs it, yet international news–while it, too, has depressing elements such as news of natural disasters and famines–for me it also provides a measure of comparison. Perhaps that’s an unfair comparison, but it was the truth. I cannot forget a particular time of my own that I was in transition.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Social media users have created a voyeuristic environment where we can easily get caught up in “comparisonitis.” You get stressed when you’re not working and find downtime difficult or completely wasteful. Some familiar sources of comparison are Facebook, Instagram, and biographies of “successful” people.

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Ways to Improve the Morale at the Office

Office Dynamics

According to research journal “Obesity,” a treadmill desk can not only improve employees’ health, but boost their productivity in comparison to their sedentary counterparts. Gym memberships can also give employees a reason to stay fit, reduce their stress and offer team building incentives with group fitness classes.

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How to Work for A Difficult Boss

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. As I mentioned, I'm interviewing for a very high profile position next week for a Chairman of a major international company. And congrats on landing the interview! 3) Have stress reduction and coping mechanisms in place.

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You Can Avoid Multitasking When You Focus on These 3 Things

Productivityist

Dozens of projects have taught us that this sequence: before code, design; before design, content; before content, perhaps a photo shoot or set of interview questions to generate team bios; or, perhaps the office manager has high-red headshots somewhere but she’s on sabbatical in rural Thailand. You see where I’m going with this.

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Imperfection is a good thing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Entrepreneur Interview: Chris McClain of Chris McClain Productions Reply Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) April 21, 2010 at 2:04 am Geez Tei, even unicorns aren’t safe around you… Hope you enjoyed that steak my dear… LOL We like to be around people who are like us. I stress over stupid stuff. All the time.

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The Death Of The Deadline As We Know It

Brilliantly Better

I deliberately pushed the comparison a little bit. Of course, deadlines are always looming and the very thought of the word conjures up stress and chaos. You just somehow achieve what needs to be done with less stress. Inject Some Life Into That Deadline And make it a liveline. I love your perception.

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