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Stay Calm: How to Become More Emotionally Resilient
Business isn’t personal, right? In a perfect world, we’d be able to separate our emotions from our work. But we can’t compartmentalize our feelings for after-hours like a computer.
By Kathleen McAuliffe

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11 min read
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7 Scientific Ways to Make Better Decisions
From ordering coffee and choosing a suit to evaluating job offers and pursuing business opportunities, we’re assaulted with decisions nearly every second of the day.
By Kathleen McAuliffe

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11 min read
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Effective Networking: 6 Apps to Meet New People and Build Professional Connections
Success isn’t just about what you know. Who you know plays an outsized role, too. Relationships spark our creativity, help us land jobs, teach us things we'd never learn on our own, and, frankly, make life more interesting. Easier said than done, though.
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6 min read
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How to Make Tasks Matter and Find Meaning in Your Work
When your alarm clock starts buzzing, and your inbox is already packed with pressing requests, what pulls you out of bed and into your 8x10 cubicle? Paying the bills is a powerful motivator, but ultimately, it comes down to personal meaning.
By Kathleen McAuliffe

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10 min read

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The Art of Delegating: What and How to Delegate to Your Directs

Surprise! Pushing your unwanted projects onto someone else actually increases productivity for everyone. For the overworked manager juggling their business development duties with supervisory activities, delegating sounds like a gift from beyond.

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Procrastinate with a Purpose: Science-Backed Ways to Recharge Your Creativity

Bad news: We’re biologically hardwired to procrastinate. Research shows we possess a limited amount of willpower that drains throughout the day, regardless of what we do.

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12 min read

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Perks for Productivity: The 8 Best Company Benefits for Productivity and Happiness

Imagine how much you’d accomplish in one day if not for annoying tasks like buying food.

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7 Ways to Kill Stress and Jumpstart Your Creativity

Conventional wisdom says that our boldest, most groundbreaking ideas come in crunch time.

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