Tag Archives: mental hygiene

Nifty little animated lesson: The Psychology of Blame

Posted on March 24, 2015 by nc
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Independent Creativity: Making Yourself Successful

Posted on December 24, 2014 by nc

The wonderful Molly Crabapple explains what she has learned, in fifteen paragraphs. Here are a half dozen: Companies are not loyal to you. Please never believe a company has your back. They are amoral by design and will discard you at a … Continue reading →

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Goosebumps

Posted on January 19, 2014 by nc

This new ad, titled “Missing Work,” was created by Bell Canada for its “Let’s Talk Mental Health” initiative. It captures a moment – a short routine, really – very common among the chronically depressed. It is staggeringly understated and beautiful. … Continue reading →

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Making your own career rules

Posted on July 31, 2013 by nc

Radhika Nagpal, a computer science professor at Harvard, has written a wonderful piece called “The Awesomest 7 Year Post-Doc or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Tenure Track Faculty Life.” It’s about maintaining good emotional hygiene in the academic environment. … Continue reading →

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Make Room for Working

Posted on April 28, 2013 by nc

“Of the three goals to which all aspire – success in love, in society, and in profession – only two are plausible simultaneously: you can’t have a smooth love life, a rich social life, and still get your work done. … Continue reading →

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Getting in a communication state of mind: 3 tips

Posted on March 28, 2013 by tierneywisniewski

Over the past few days, I’ve come across three great articles about mentally setting the stage for successful communications. Heidi Grant Halvorson’s “The 2 Epiphanies That Made Me a Better Negotiator” points out that viewing negotiation as a challenge rather … Continue reading →

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