Mad in America
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
From Daniel Mackler : “I became a psychotherapist and I became really deeply involved in the mental health field. I started reading scientific literature of psychology, of psychiatry, the psychology of mental illness (so-called mental illness), of diagnosis, of the use of medications. however what I realized. was so much of it was not science at all, it was b t, it was full of holes.
Success
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Picture the scene: You walk into the office, dressed to impress with victorious entrance music playing (mine would be “Bad Girls” by M.I.A.), as you swoop in to save the day for your colleagues. If this is a scenario that regularly plays out in your head, you might have main character syndrome. What is main character syndrome? Main character syndrome is not an official diagnosis, but it has been popularized on TikTok as a behavior that causes people to think of themselves as the protagonist of t
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Mad in America
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
W hat does it mean when certain symptoms keep repeatedly emerging? What does it mean when a certain traumatic experience plays over and over again in someone’s life and causes problems and suffering? There is a lot of talk of trauma these days. However, what is often less addressed is the process that accompanies it, the social context within which it happens and resources.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
I’ve worked at Fast Company for more than a decade. My colleague Lydia Dishman, one of the other authors of Work Smarter, has been here for more than 15 years. In a career landscape where many switch jobs every few years, clearly we’ve found something about our jobs that has made us stay. For many of us, finding a “good job” can be a lifelong pursuit.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
As a music teacher, Charissa Duncanson was accustomed to traveling around the country, sharing lessons and ideas about music education with her peers. But after having a baby in 2021, she fretted about how she would stick to a pumping schedule while on the road. Duncanson came to rely on Mamava lactation pods, which are scattered across airports and private workspaces in every state.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
How do you demonstrate solidarity with farmers suffering from the impact of climate change and a global economy? If the headlines are any indication, you hurl hot soup at the Mona Lisa. Could there be there a morsel of method in the activists’ menu of madness? To find out, let’s contemplate why anyone might reasonably consider Mona Lisa an agent for social evolution.
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