Identify your triggers to manage stress
Stress is often best dealt with by doing a little research in advance of its arrival. Consider these tips.
Category: Personal Development
Microlearning gets you the skills
If there’s a skill you’d like to acquire, chances are there’s an online course for you. Microlearning lets you focus on particular knowledge without having to enroll in a semester-long class.
1-Minute Strategies: November ’17
Ask more questions … Tips for phone and computer security … Try restaurant apps … Invest in a “bowl cozy” … New developments in Amelia Earhart’s story … Husky dogs and fat cats … Do you have change for a shekel? … How the daisy got its name
Boost your job satisfaction
If you want to be truly happy at work, let go of these three things.
What you should never say about yourself
Talking about yourself and your accomplishments can be risky business. You don’t want to sell you or your work short, but coming off as pompous or clichéd can be bad for business, writes Jeff Haden for Inc.com.
Declutter and free your mind
Tiny bits of mental energy are tied up in each of our possessions. We’re subconsciously bombarded by questions: What if I lose this? What will it cost to replace? When can I afford a better one? To feel lighter, try a possession purge and simplify in other areas too.
Success comes from action–now!
There comes a point when you need to stop thinking about pros and cons, upsides and downsides, and just start rolling the dice. Try these assertive strategies.
Build your influence at work
To get noticed not just by your friends or your team, but everyone at work, try these 5 things.
Choose the right continuing ed program
“I’m going back to school!” It feels so good to say, but then come the details. Marcelle Yeager, writing at U.S. News & World Report, reminds us of some basics to keep in mind when pursuing higher learning.
Fun with the Giant Dictionary: October ’17
In which we open to a random part of a 2,500-page old-school dictionary to discover etymological gold.