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Admitting to Myself that I’m Burnt Out
The past couple of months… have been difficult. My productivity is a shot in the dark these days. I’ve constantly been hitting brick walls throughout the day where my energy is drained and I find it hard to focus for long periods of time. The worst thing is I’ve been…
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The Cardinal Sin Around Rest Days and Rituals
Many of us look eagerly towards the weekend as a time to replenish, catch up with our loved ones, engage with our hobbies, and sometimes simply just to laze around the couch. There is no shame in the 9-5 world of taking this time off, in fact, this is where…
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Learning How to “Unpack” Your Identity from Work
From the time we can walk on our two feet, we’re bombarded with the question of: What do you want to be when you grow up? Some wanted to be firefighters, other princesses, and many go as far as achieving what they sought to do from that innocent phase. This…
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Streamlining Your Attention for Better Results in Life & Work
Having a lot of grand goals and ambitions can be a wonderful thing, yet it can also become the deadliest trap. As information becomes more accessible, the things that tug at our attention are increasing. I recently skimmed a headline on my news feed. The photo: one person in their…
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When You Should Change Jobs
The average person will change jobs 12 times in their lifetimes. The question is, when should you change jobs? And is there a specified amount of time you should stay at one? The initial couple of jobs people take on, I see it as a test run. Often, you’re still…
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The Pros and Cons of Remote Working
For many of us, remote working is either the dream or has already become a reality. Growth in remote working in the past 5 years have been in the ball range of 44%. In the last 12 years, this number skyrocketed to 159%. Although remote work produces a slew of…
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How Work Guilt May be Impacting You Adversely
I remember sitting on the hotel bed in one of the beautiful Spanish cities, hands on my head admitting to my travel companion that I was rattled by this feeling of guilt. It was an internal battle between wanting to be a good friend and companion, and a good worker…
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Finding Work-Life Balance in your 20s
For many of us entering or navigating our early twenties, there’s a lingering pressure to “get our lives started” as well as the notion that we only “have our twenties” once. I struggled with this a lot even before turning twenty. I languished over the fact I hadn’t accomplished very…
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