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How to Protect Your Mental Health at Work

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According to a recent American Psychiatric Association (APA) poll , 31% of Americans anticipated being more stressed in the 2022 holiday season than they were the year before. And it’s not just the holidays that cause this heightened state of anxiety. Here are a few tips to build good mental health in the workplace.

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

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Mailing holiday cards is a popular tradition. At minimum, there’s the business of purchasing, signing, addressing and mailing our greetings before the holidays arrive. Letting the tradition go: How to stop sending Christmas cards For different reasons, some of us are opting out of the holiday card tradition.

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Want to Participate in Giving Tuesday? This Guide Explains Everything About Donations, Deductions and Volunteering

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As the holidays approach, we set up decorations, plan for holiday gatherings and buy gifts. Many people want to help around the holidays, but those slots are usually filled ahead of time,” explains James Collins, the organization’s chief development officer. Of course, they also take financial donations.

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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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Business leaders, then, must think about whether their workplaces are conducive to employee happiness and health. Taking time away from work is also essential to mental health and wellness, something that VAs have helped with at East End Taste , a Hamptons-based online publication covering food and sustainable travel.

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Will The Future Of Work Require Mandatory Time Off?

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Studies have shown that taking time off can improve employee productivity and help with mental health, according to Psychreg. The benefits of taking mandatory time off include improved mental and physical health, increased job satisfaction, and increased productivity, the publication wrote.

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Virtues of going Virtual: Working whilst on holiday

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Skype allows meetings to take place in multiple locations around the world and the use of tablets means emails can be responded to anytime and anywhere (including the beach!). This will put their mind at ease, plus allows you to plan your holiday around a set timeline and gives you deadlines to work towards. Is your work backed up?

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Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule. Ask for help.

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