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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Phone: A Case For Writing Things Out

Paper, with your handwriting on it, makes the best idea space, to-do list, and performance anxiety reliever. Here's why.READ»

Duke's Cathy Davidson Is Fixing The Future Of Distraction

Cathy Davidson thinks the time has come to reassess our approach ... to everything.READ»

Permission to Make Mistakes Usually Means Fewer of Them

How can we motivate employees to approach new responsibilities with confidence and energy? The answer is simple, though perhaps a little surprising: Give them permission to screw-up.READ»

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Let Go… How?

Work, families, responsibilities, relationships, fun and recreation. Changes, losing jobs, homes and loved ones. Health challenges, financial ups and downs. The stuff of life. Life is full of more “stuff” these days and less “life”. Do you feel like you’re going at mock 5 with your hair on fire? Are you feeling heavily burdened by changes and challenges? Perhaps things are going well and you’re just very busy. Have you been pushing hard to make thingREAD»

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Don't Go There!

There is so much fear and negativity flying around these days. Fear about the yo-yo-ing stock market, the housing/credit situation, the potential of a recession, the possibility of lay offs, etc. The fear is everywhere. You can’t turn on the television, read the paper or internet without hearing doom and gloom. If you have any contact with the outside world, you are bombarded with fear. Even if you’re not participating in such conversations, it’s difficult to escape it. From the way it sounds, no one anywhere has any money any more and the world is going to end. It overwhelms the senses and it’s everywhere! It can make the most positive person negative.READ»

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Managing Change

We seem to be undergoing huge change in our lives and much of it seems to be sudden. Losing jobs and/or homes, changes in our finances, relocating to new residences, long term relationships ending, loved ones passing on. If these things aren’t happening to you, chances are that it’s happening to people you know.READ»

U.S. and U.K.'s Individuality Is Depressing, but Social Nets May Help

Western society's habits, according to a new survey, are resulting in overly individualistic behavior that makes us depressed. But before that news makes you sad, a different piece of research says the social networking boom may be ...READ»