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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. The Social Media Addict Tool: social media Method: Create a private or public account and create little entries about your day. Through the journaling process, I learned to trust myself. Photo by ©Wendy K.

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The 10 Best Books for Working Moms to Read

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With strategies including “When You’re Lost, Let Values Be Your Guide,” “Rethink Your Rest” and “Tend to Your Happiness Needs,” alongside stories from Schonbrun’s own research, Work, Parent, Thrive helps you achieve success— and reduce stress —in both domains of your life. Author Becky Vieira shuns the idea of idealistic motherhood.

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The Art of Strategic Nothingness

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Total silence can’t be my new lifestyle, of course. Studies have shown that mindfulness and meditation practices increase gray matter in the hippocampus (increasing memory and focus) and decrease gray matter in the amygdala (decreasing stress and anxiety). When it got stressful, I’d pick it up again. I’m a writer.

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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

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Last month I picked up a copy of SUCCESS magazine because I knew I’d be in it and, you know, I’m vain. Positive mindsets reduce stress. Additionally, the program “increased [the participants’] ability to deal with stress and anxiety through raising their awareness of their abilities, innate talents and strengths.”

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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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If you’re browsing social media or checking emails, that’s not mental recovery—that’s like trying to rest your muscles by doing pushups in between bench presses. This helps your mind relax and focus on sleep preparation instead of stressing over tomorrow’s to-do list. And the cap for deep work each day is about four hours.

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How to Build a Foundation of Self-Love with Celebrity Makeup Artist Mally Roncal

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Coupled with 24/7 access to filtered highlight reels on social media, the urge to compare yourself to others can be all but consuming. She stresses they are all small ways to intentionally build simple pleasures into her day. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Great resources for assistants on Twitter

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Earlier this week I wrote a piece on Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for assistants so I thought I would carry on with that theme and try to convince you all to join Twitter! Twitter really is a great place for learning as well as being social. Lucybrazier: Owner of Executive Secretary Magazine and the VA magazine.

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