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The Silent Crisis Of Workplace Loneliness: A Three-Part Series Exploring How Loneliness Is Shaping The Future Of Work

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Workplace loneliness predates the pandemic but is on the ascent and its significant negative impact on work culture has become increasingly apparent. Despite abundant scientific evidence highlighting the detrimental impact of loneliness on health, research on loneliness in the workplace remains scant. In the U.K.,

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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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Yet, humor in the workplace is not all that common these days. Benefits of humor in the workplace Humor not only lightens the mood, but it can bring numerous benefits—to those who both initiate and receive comical exchanges. Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S.

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How To Stop Procrastinating: Seven Practical Strategies For Remote Workers

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No matter what the distraction may be, it’s a harmful habit — not just as a detriment to productivity and career growth, but it’s also bad for your health. Left unaddressed, procrastination can escalate stress levels, contribute to health issues, and hinder performance.

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How to Separate Your Work from Your Identity

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But American culture is especially obsessed with the relationship between our jobs and our sense of self-worth. Often, studies show that work experiences influence one’s self-esteem and vice-versa. Enter the importance of disassociating “success” at your job from your own personal sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.

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Most people now at risk of poor mental health as a result of social exclusion

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More than half of people in the UK have experienced social exclusion in the past year, leading to poor mental health and wellbeing, according to a new report from BUPA in partnership with ParalympicsGB. Notably, people living with a disability (72 percent) are more likely to experience exclusion.

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Knowledge workers have a particularly unhealthy relationship with work

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Three quarters of UK knowledge workers say they have an unhealthy relationship with work and two thirds of those say that work has had a negative effect on their health and wellbeing. Physical: Mental and emotional health can make it harder to maintain physical well-being. When they’re not happy at all, that number rises to 91 percent.

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7 Daily Habits to Build Your Resilience

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The practice of ecotherapy has scientifically-backed benefits for our physical and mental health. Your workplace may offer an outdoor area. Embrace new challenges to build self-esteem. It rejuvenates us and helps us bounce back. In other words, it builds our physical and emotional resilience.