New Idea

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Dealing with a challenging person at work can add to our stress levels, so it’s important we understand a situation in order to identify ways to manage it. Career expert Amanda Rose explains methods on how to approach a difficult co-worker appropriat

Fast Company

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TO EXPLORE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, WHARTON PROFESSOR ADAM GRANT TEAMED UP WITH FACEBOOK HR LEADERS LORI GOLER, JANELLE GALE, AND BRYNN HARRINGTON. “When people are engaged, they bring their full attention, energy, and effort to their jobs,” the Faceboo

Psychologies

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Q My partner and I have both been working from home for a while and, at first, we had fun taking lunchtime strolls and tea breaks together. But now we seem to be in a bit of a rut. Workdays blend into evenings and every day passes in a blur. We don’t

Harper's Bazaar Singapore

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Unexpected developments might unsettle you. But a Jupiter-Pluto alliance should help you look ahead and see ways in which to capitalise on adjustments made by others. Don’t be afraid of being perceived as opportunistic. You’re merely making the most

Chicago Tribune

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Q: With the holidays around the corner, should you discuss politics? A: We negotiate politics across our interpersonal relationships everyday, whether they be familial, romantic, platonic and professional. There are certain family dynamics we’re cogn

Living Etc

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Hosting family and friends over the holidays can be a stressful and emotional experience. One of the primary reasons for this is that although we talk a lot about our ‘true selves’, that is actually an illusion. There is no ‘who we really are’; like

Guideposts

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I’m sorry. Two little words that play a big part in our daily vocabulary. You might apologize while squeezing through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. We toss off these everyday “I’m sorry’s,” but true apologies are a different

Women's Running

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“Running isn’t about being the best. It is about enjoying your body and what it can do,” says Danielle Cotter, a perinatal therapist, mom, and runner based in Bloomington, Indiana. Thinking about why you run (and that “why” might be different now) he

Psychologies

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Q I’ve taken on an exciting project, but I’m scared I will be unsuccessful. I’ll have to persuade people on my boss’s level and from other departments to get on board. In the long run, the idea will make life easier and save money for the firm, now s

Cosmopolitan India

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Do you have a tyrant lady in your life? Boss or friend, it’s time to stand up to her and learn how to deal with that nasty energy with these quick few tips. It’s your first day at a new job. You’re wearing your best pair of heels, your make-up is imm

WHO

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Your power of suggestion is a useful asset now concerning authority, planning and method. Money matters are not such a worry and you may become less compulsive with spending. Relaxation is important as you are trying to do too many things all at once

Country Life

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QI don’t agree with sending children to boarding school and never have done—I think it causes all sorts of emotional issues, but, more importantly, I believe they should be at home with their parents. Why have them otherwise? My wife, however, is det

Women's Health Australia

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You hear it all the time: “If only I had closure!” But what does that even mean? “It’s about crafting a narrative so you can move forward productively after something traumatic,” says Joanne Davila, a professor of psychology. You crave it after a var

Simply Woman & Home

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A shocking 45% of those in the UK let low self-esteem affect their love life, and nearly a third say they’re troubled by fear and rejection. What’s more, 46% of us are scared of exercise due to embarrassment and bad body issues**. It’s time to combat

NPR

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In general, people show a subtle bias toward the self. This is why we love the IKEA furniture we've built, and gravitate toward others with the same name. But there are much larger implications, too.

Cosmopolitan India

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WHY YOU NEED MORE STRONG, SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE Have you heard that saying about how we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with? That if you hang out with creative types, you’ll likely soak in some of that leftbrained t

Psychologies

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THE FIRST PEARL of wisdom my mother forgot to roll my way was that my inner child would live on inside me like a needy miniature doppelganger, and that I would have to continue parenting her when our darling mum vacated this earth. I call her neggie

NPR

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Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

Change Your Life Magazine

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■ Winning all the prizes at school ♥ Sorting out your siblings’ fights ◆ Being a clown and making everyone laugh ● Getting into scrapes ● Families are there to support you ♥ Families work better when everyone gets along ■ Families take a lot of organ

NPR

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On "My Mother and I," The singer, who was adopted, takes a deeply affecting look at the relationships between mothers and their children.

Pick Me Up

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Neil Wilkie is a Relationship Expert, Psychotherapist, author and creator of online couples therapy, The Relationship Paradigm® . (relationshipparadigm.com) Q During lockdown, I’ve put on weight and lost my confidence. I don’t want sex with my boyfri

True Love

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here have been many memes doing the rounds on social media about how tough navigating romantic relationships is in the 21st century. The old pieces of advice — “Make it work for the sake of the kids”, “You’ve already invested so much; stay and fight

The Atlantic

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The bushy-tailed rodents appear to remember where they put different types of food, at least for a few hours.

Art Almanac

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‘All Auras Touch’ is an exhibition by Kate Mitchell on view at Carriageworks this summer. Mitchell is using the main occupations list from the census data to form the framework of the project. The audience is invited to sit for the artist who will ta

Futurity

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A new study highlights the importance of effective communication when public officials issue stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The efforts of compliant individuals should not be taken for granted.” When officials presented Italians s

Futurity

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Letters of recommendation for women are more likely to contain words or phrases that raise doubts about job or education qualifications than are letters written for men, a new paper shows. Researchers define “doubt-raisers” as phrases or statements t

WHO

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When do you bring up money in a relationship? On the first date? When you’re about to move in together? Perhaps your answer is never because it’s a constant source of tension and friction so you both dance around the subject. Or perhaps because one o

New American Paintings

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Los Angeles, CA 213.536.5343 (In Lieu) farinkatja@gmail.com /www.katjafarin.com /@katjafarin I have always been fascinated by figures and their ability to hold emotional weight in paintings. They interact in a solidified state; their emotional energy

Home & Design Trends

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This is one of those perennial questions I tend to sit with for days. And each time, I draw out an answer or a conclusion or inference that suits whatever frame of mind I’m in. To put it simply, the answer is different each time, and I’m okay with th

Futurity

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If someone is passionate about what they do, we see it as more legitimate to exploit them, according to new research. The findings show that people see it as more acceptable to make passionate employees do extra, unpaid, and more demeaning work than