No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous
Henry Adams
Monthly Archives: April, 2013
There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher – Victor Hugo
There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher
Victor Hugo
“The Peter Principle” and Other Reasons To Think Twice Before Accepting a New Promotion
It’s the offer you thought you’d been waiting for. You’ve put in long hours, juggled various client projects and now the firm has offered to reward your efforts with a promotion. You’re about to become the newest manager or creative director. You’ll have higher pay, a bigger office, and more responsibility. Your life in the new role looks sweet. But maybe you should look again.
How To Diagnose What’s Making You Chronically Late
Do you find yourself apologizing constantly because you’re chronically late? Do your friends not even bother to show up until at least 15 minutes after they told you to arrive, knowing they’ll still need to wait for you?
Have you missed out on opportunities, had work rejected, or had to pay a great deal of money in ticket change fees because you just couldn’t arrive on time? Do you keep saying you want to break this bad habit but never really seem to change?
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Grace Saunders.
Top 10 Instant Stress Busters
Beating chronic stress is a long-term effort, and we’ve shared a lot of ways to deal with it—but what if you’re overcome with stress right now and just want to calm down? Here are ten ways you can bust through stress and get on with your day.
10. Catch It Right Away
Your body stresses out at some of the most mundane things, and it can spiral out of control quickly. One of the best ways to fight stress is to stop that “stress reflex” right when it starts. Work-life consultant and author Joe Robinson notes that “the stress spiral is weakest at the very beginning of the cycle, so that’s when you want to contest it.” If your overflowed inbox is getting you stressed out, start thinking early on whether that’s something really worth getting worked up over, and start using the following techniques as soon as you can.
