Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. Told by his mother, Pamela, and his oldest brother, Joe, it’s also a story of resilience, loving commitment, and a push for change against a system riddled with discrimination and harms.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2024

I work for myself, so I have the ability to venture off to an undisclosed location on behalf of anyone who has a boss breathing down their neck. And by that, I mean monitoring your every move, trying to get you to clock in and out, and generally overstepping as you navigate hybrid or remote work. Who wants that? Nobody, especially when digital work opens a world of opportunity, from traveling to the local coffee shop for your next meeting to vacationing halfway across the world during a typical

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Department 12

AUGUST 17, 2024

In this episode of the Department 12 Podcast, I’m joined by Krystina Moustakis , a learning experience designer and organizational psychologist with a knack for creating impactful training programs that align with business metrics. We dive into the art of consulting, particularly how to effectively communicate with executives and business leaders—a skill that’s often emphasized but rarely taught in depth.

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Work Life

AUGUST 17, 2024

How many hours have been sacrificed at the altar of the almighty mission statement? How many pressing issues have been sidelined while founders polish a sentence until it glistens with inspiration and promise? If you ask Danny Brooks, the answer is simple: “Way too f-cking many.” Brooks—who worked as Starbucks’ VP of innovation culture and as a designer at IDEO before cofounding boutique strategy consultancy Penrose three years ago—knows something about mission statements.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2024

Hal Elrod has been through a lot in his lifetime. In 1999, at age 20, he was hit by a drunk driver and found dead at the scene. He stopped breathing, and for six minutes, his heart didn’t beat. Despite 11 broken bones and permanent brain damage, he was miraculously revived. When he woke up from a coma six days later, he was told that he would never walk again.

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Work Life

AUGUST 17, 2024

As the modern philosopher once said: The more money you come across, the more problems you see. Lifestyle creep , where you increase your spending as your income increases, may not have been the exact problem Biggie was describing, but it can leave you just as financially stressed as when couch cushion change was your emergency fund. The problem with lifestyle creep is that you don’t notice it happening.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2024

It’s 9 p.m. and your phone pings. It’s an urgent message from your boss. You feel your heart rate spike. The dread spreads into the rest of your body, but you have to muscle through it. Karden Rabin , somatic nervous practitioner and co-author of The Secret Language of the Body calls this feeling “functional freeze.” Functional freeze is a psychological and physiological response where the body and mind become stuck in a state of heightened alertness, unable to take action.

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Work Life

AUGUST 17, 2024

JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump ’s running mate , in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class. “ I grew up as a poor kid ,” Vance said on Fox News in August 2024. “I think that’s a story that a lot of normal Americans can empathize with.

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