1998
Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.
113 min
CLEAR ALL
In the first part of The National’s series Battling Burnout, Canadian author and workplace expert Rahaf Harfoush tells Andrew Chang that pressures in the modern workplace are distorting our identities by often placing success at work at the expense of mental and physical well-being.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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"There’s 24 hours in a day. The only thing that separates the people that win and the people that lose is what we do with those hours."
Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.
Are you driven to distraction at work? Best-selling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world’s leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.
Scientific research shows that engaging in a recreational activity purely for the pleasure of it–whether it’s making art, playing games or sports, doing yoga or going for a walk in the woods–is essential for our mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Adult recess and other apparently ridiculous activities may be one of the best ways to feel, work, and be better.
Play is essential to our health
From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a fascinating and thorough examination of what they call the “laziness lie”—which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough—filled with practical and accessible advice for overcoming society’s pressure to “do more.
Practicing Calm Amidst the Storm. Panel with Karen May, Vice President People Development, Google; Peter Deng, Director of Product, Facebook; Melissa Daimler, Head of Learning and Organizational Development, Twitter; and Arturo Bejar, Director of Engineering, Facebook, at Wisdom 2.0 2013.