Mad in America

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. T he chemical imbalance theory of depression—what was once considered the gold standard reason for why people take antidepressants—was, apparently, “a figure of speech.” This gobsmacking admission from The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland appeared on its website in what seems to be relatively new content to reflect the long-known reality: there is not, nor has there ever been, any scientific

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone thought and reacted like you? Well. maybe not. As challenging as it can be to work with people with different approaches to work, innovation and creativity can only come from a diversity of thought and experience. Still, on a practical level it can make communication and progress difficult if your boss or coworkers have totally different personality traits than you.Frequent Fast Company contributor and professor of psychology at University of Texas, Art Mar

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ONEs Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

As a result of the pandemic, many offices are implementing flexible working and becoming hybrid offices. The hot desk is one of the flexible working methods. Recently, executives at Europe’s largest bank also told to try ‘Hot Desking’, noting it comes as the bank pursues plans to shrink its office space by 40% in a post-pandemic shake-up.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Should you leave important information in a voice mail to a colleague? Should you pick up a phone call from your boss after hours? How do you determine what rises to the occasion of a face-to-face, and what information can be shared in an email? Cameras on or off? Answers to these questions can vary significantly based on industry, age, seniority, workplace culture and personal preference, and the lack of widely accepted norms is creating new workplace challenges.

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Success

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Turo is steadily growing as a household name. The world’s largest car sharing marketplace is available in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and France, allowing people to sign up as hosts and rent out their cars to those who need wheels. Turo’s mission is to “put the world’s 1.5 billion cars to better use.” Turo car sharing as a side hustle Colorado stay-at-home mom, Michelle Perez, had a car that spent most of its time in the driveway.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn’t concentrate for days? These types of emotions are unpleasant to experience and can even feel overwhelming. People often try to avoid them, suppress them, or ignore them. In fact, in psychology experiments, people will pay money to not feel many negative emotions.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Few virtues are more celebrated in America than perseverance and grit. Commencement speakers offer a similar battle cry: “Never give up!” Jesus, what b t. Entrepreneurs aren’t voted into the hall of fame unless they have a story about mortgaging their house to make payroll or cleaning the first apartments rented on the platform.

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