Quality of Life

Three ways to reframe your purpose.

Finding meaning in our work takes thoughtfulness and practice, where we intentionally build purpose instead of finding it. John Coleman shares insights from his book "Passion and Purpose", and how to consciously endow your work with meaning. He outlines the four areas we must consciously pursue and create - based on the understanding that purpose isn't magic. With the right approach, almost any job can be meaningful.

Amygdala hijack happens when your brain reacts to psychological stress as if it's physical danger.

We are a product of evolution, and still have the same equipment our ancestors had thousands of years ago - when the survival situation was very different than it is now. In this article, Kimberly Holland explains steps you can take to prevent your pre-historic self from taking over and acting out. She shows that even when faced with difficult situations you can still control your brain's irrational emotional reactions.

Making one thing a priority means putting something else off.

Prioritizing one thing means, by definition, deciding not to prioritize something else. And though we are all accustomed to tracking priorities, little thought is given to sharing the things we did not get to do. In this article Justin Pot tells his experience in Zapier, where the Director of Advertising started a weekly update to catalog not only the things he prioritized - and its impact on work-life balance.

The formula of "success first, happiness second" is broken, and why we struggle to find motivation in life.

Modern science correlates happiness at the workplace with kindness resilience, purpose, and civility. Kindness is one of the factors that promote happiness at work. Being kind at work involves treating others with dignity and respect, extending empathy and compassion, practicing gratitude, and conservatively managing conflicts.
Research shows happiness at work is essential to organizational success, entirely possible to foster, and well worth the investment. Happiness at work is tied to better health and well-being, and more creative and effective problem-solving.

Which is better, work-life balance or work-life integration? Erica Marois interviewed experts to determine which approach is best for your well-being.

The conundrum of how to effectively handle your work life, and be there for your family has always been a challenge! Approaches like "work-life balance" and "work-life integration" have emerged to mitigate this challenge and promote the well-being of the people. But, the debate is, which is more realistic? Erica Marois interviewed experts in this article on which approach is better for well-being in the current era job-family environment.

Offering small learning nudges for self-reflection in order to support a more healthy email and meeting culture for the individual & teams.

A healthy email and meeting are beneficial to you, your team, and your company. This can be done by; challenging yourself or your team on reasons why you need change, deciding which areas you need to focus on, discussing the chosen area, supporting each other, and collecting feedback. Choosing the email wisely, emails should only be the last possible medium of communication, not the easiest common ground. When working on files never send attachments instead share a file and collaborate on it.

Recently discovered biases afflicting our society.

Expanding on TitleMax amazing infographic of the 50 cognitive biases, this article dives into 3 newly identified biases: Automation Bias, The Google Effect, and The IKEA Effect. Marcus Lu gives a short insight into each and how to counter them. The article comes with the amazing infographic by TitleMax, which is a gem on itself.

Helping you navigate the sensory overloaded modern life.

John Cutler's compiled list of the lessons he has learned as a Systems Over Thinker seems to have struck a nerve after gaining positive feedback from readers with some indicating that a couple of the points very much resonate with their lives. The list covers 20 things that John has picked up in his tenure as a Systems Over Thinker like avoiding working overtime, considering what other people care about, and many more.

Be the very best version of you

In this comprehensive infographic, a list of 50 cognitive biases is presented. Covering memory, social, learning, belief, money and politics - these biases come up nearly every day, in petty Facebook arguments, in horoscopes, and on the global stage. Complete with definitions and examples, knowing them will help you make more informed decisions and realize when you’re way off the mark.