Sat.Dec 02, 2023

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

Success

Deesha Philyaw did not teach me how to write, but she did teach me how to turn writing into a career. I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. She is a kind human being who has always cheered on her friends and contemporaries, so seeing her win—and win big—over the past three years has been a thrill.

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The latest corporate benefit: Parental leave from your first day at work

Work Life

When William Goff was looking for a new role earlier this year, there was one offer that stood out among the rest: a position with social learning platform Tigerhall. Goff, who had just welcomed his first baby, was able to take paid parental leave before he had even started his new job as head of customer success, thanks to Tigerhall’s new benefits policy, which began in 2022.

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A Mindbody Approach to Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal

Mad in America

From gustav f./ unlearnwithdrawal.substack.com : “‘Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome’ is often approached as a mysterious physical disorder of the central nervous system. Alternatively, a mindbody approach interprets lingering withdrawal experiences as a learned brain state fueled by powerful emotions. Understanding this approach, and how it’s possible to unlearn withdrawal, is what the following video is about.

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This underrated leadership habit is crucial to success

Work Life

“Gee, I really wish my boss and colleagues would just ignore all the good work I’ve been doing,” said no one ever. We know people like to be recognized for a job well done. And most times, a simple thank-you will suffice. In fact, we humans depend on it. “Gratitude is the high-octane fuel without which we’d be in relational ruin. organizations, families, societies would crumble,” says Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of California

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Decolonizing Psychiatry in Pakistan: A Reckoning with our Colonial Past and a Call for Reconstruction

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article, written by psychiatrist Yousaf Raza, was first published on our affiliate site, Mad in South Asia. “S he was half-conscious when she was brought to me,” our psychiatry professor said, “and this is what she had been prescribed.” He showed us an image of a local psychiatrist’s prescription. The prescription included a total of eight medications, two of which were injections, for a 16-year-old girl who had presented with a two-day history of vague physical symptom

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You don’t need to know everything to make good decisions. This is how to think about ‘rational ignorance’

Work Life

What is a black hole? Why do opposite magnetic forces attract? How can two combustible elements like hydrogen and oxygen combine to make water? These are intriguing questions. You can google them to find short answers suitable for laypeople and intellectual voyeurs. But if you want to fully understand them, you’ll need to attend graduate level chemistry and physics courses, which may require years of study and a small fortune in tuition.

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