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Friendship at Work Can Be Tricky, But Also Life-Saving
How often have you had the following conversation at work? How are you? Good. You? Fine. It is a script we stick to even if we are dying inside. It’s hard to build real connections with your colleagues if you never get beyond superficial chit-chat. And yet people who have…
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6 Ways the Most Emotionally Intelligent People Handle Anger
Most of us don’t like confrontation, but it’s a fact of life that we can’t run from forever. We have to assert ourselves, our boundaries, and our needs — and others have to do the same with us. There are a million terrible ways of expressing your frustration. Here’s how…
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Why Your Mind is Better than Pills at Conquering Pain
Mind over matter: How true is this statement? More than you think. Stress has a bad reputation, but not all of it is bad. The “good” kind of stress gets you across the street quickly when you see an oncoming vehicle or can motivate you to work toward a deadline….
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Three Science-Based Reasons Vacations Boost Productivity
Americans generally believe that they need to “deserve” their vacations—that they should work hard, even push themselves, before they actually take a break. In researching my book, The Happiness Track, I came across these startling statistics: – Although Americans have fewer vacation days than people in any other country, they…
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The Worst Advice Parents Give Their Kids
Most parents want their kids to be successful in life , so we teach them attitudes we believe will help them achieve their goals. But as I learned while researching my book, many widely-held theories about what it takes to be successful are proving to be counterproductive: They may produce results…
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11 Keys to Mastering Difficult Conversations
As a happiness and workplace well-being researcher, I hear these questions all the time: What’s the best way to master difficult conversations? How can we give feedback with a good outcome? After all, such talks are inevitable, at home and at work. I’ve written a number of articles on the…
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How Animals Heal Us and Teach Us
A famous survey conducted in 2004 showed that our social networks are decreasing dramatically. In fact, the #1 reason people are seeking out therapy is loneliness. The New York Times calls it an “epidemic of loneliness.” And yet loneliness has powerful repercussions, including earlier mortality. The Healing Power of Pets…
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Three Surprising Ways Nature Leads to Success and Joy
Wellness programs are becoming an integral priority for most human resource managers. After all, research shows that a happier workplace is more productive. To this end, workplaces are adding health-related perks from exercise rooms to yoga classes. Leaders participate in mindfulness and compassion trainings and are coached to learn emotional…
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How to Give to Others Without Burning Out
In our over-stressed world, many healthcare providers, social workers, and caregivers are suffering from slow yet painful burnout. Many of the rest of us, working long hours and raising families, seem to be approaching burnout, too. Sometimes we may feel that we’re too exhausted to keep giving to others, even…
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The Loneliness Epidemic and What We Can Do About It
A group of about 20 men — all fathers in their 30s and 40s — gathered at a home in Oakland, California, a month ago to talk fatherhood. Alarmingly, when asked how many of them had “real friends” — confidantes with whom they could talk honestly and vulnerably about life…
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