Sat.Dec 09, 2023

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‘Portfolio careers’ are becoming more popular. Is it just rebranding hustle culture?

Work Life

Taylor Elyse Morrison has two and a half careers. One career involves a well-being and self-care app called Inner Workout, which she is preparing to launch soon. Then there is the corporate consulting role, which sees her working with Google and other companies as a facilitator. The last “half” part of her career is a small coaching practice.

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Systemic Insanity

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Julia X, was first published on our affiliate site, Mad in Sweden. W hat is a human being? To understand mental illness, we first need to understand what a person really is. But we do, you might be thinking now. Science has a pretty good grasp of how the body and brain work, right? Psychologists help people who feel bad and doctors prescribe medicine for broken brains with a lack of one or another neurotransmitter.

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Holiday tipping guide: Who should you tip and how much?

Work Life

December is a traditional time to express your year-round gratitude with a generous tip–and it can certainly help workers make ends meet as the year winds down. But holiday tipping can add to an already overloaded financial plate. Understanding the etiquette and expectations around seasonal tipping can help you navigate this unspoken aspect of giving culture and let your service providers know how much you appreciate them.

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Beyond Pills: UK Parliament Must Support Social and Psychological Services Instead

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: The following speech was delivered by James Davies to the UK Parliament on December 5, 2023 as part of the Beyond Pills All Party Parliamentary Group Launch. M ost people in this room will have experienced, at some point in their life, poor or very poor mental health. But if you are one of the fortunate anomalies who hasn’t, well, you’ll certainly know someone who has—a friend, a family member, a close associate.

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How to ensure your performance review doesn’t suck this year

Work Life

And we’re off: It’s the mad dash to the end of the year—that hectic time when we’re all supposed to complete our normal work, somehow wrap up those yearlong projects, all while gracefully embracing holiday cheer and festivities. Whether you oversee a team or not, there’s one thing that’s likely on your end-of-year to-do lists for work: an annual performance review.

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4 warning signs your team is about to hit an obstacle and how to avoid it

Work Life

You’re the commander of a military armored division, leading a column of tanks down a forested track. You’re closing in on the enemy headquarters. You’ve overcome a host of obstacles, including trenches, berms, and bales of razor wire. But then, just as victory appears close at hand, you and your entire company are forced to stop dead in your tracks.