Shared Links (weekly) April 28, 2024
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So, if there’s science behind the idea that angry/negative people can be bad for your brain, does working on a helpdesk constitute a mental health risk? 😉 I’m kidding, but there is something rather serious to think about. If you can’t learn to not take things personally and let things roll off your back so…
This is not just an issue for the NFL or other sports leagues. This is the reality in EVERY workplace. People ask all the time why no one talks about mental health at work, even when you have programs designed to support your employees. This is why. It’s the way everyone else in the workplace looks at them, talks to them, avoids them, and treats them differently than they did before they said anything.Â
I’m seeing lots of interesting thoughts coming from the Blogs essential to a good career article today. The post over at Scoble’s has further links to investigate. (Be sure to check the comments too) I don’t know what role, if any, this site played in getting my current job. I had it listed on my…
You Must Define Your Own Work Life Balance– It might not be leaving at 5 every day for you, which is why flexibility is so key.
CPTSD In The Workplace: Creating Connection– How do I connect with my team when CPTSD makes it difficult to connect with people?
Biglaw Partner Accuses Firm Of ‘Callous Gaslighting’ In $20 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit– When will it be enough for the legal industry to clean house?
EDRM Announces Platforms Incorporating Email Duplicate Identification Specification: EDRM MIH
Two Separate Courts Reiterate That Online Age Authentication Mandates Are Unconstitutional
6 tips to help you manage your day AND your anxiety when working from home
In the interest of helping.
Check out this post with a tutorial on using Feedly. Or some of these other posts about RSS Readers.
Check out a newsletter service like Substack. – here’s my newsletter as an example.
Check out a Fediverse-based social network like Mastodon. No big companies, no data tracking for ad tech, just people and a small, but growing, number of journalists, sharing stuff. (Here’s my Mastodon profile, feel free to create an account and follow me.)
Steven Vore was kind enough to pass along this Computerworld article to me today titled The Help Desk: Often the First Step in a Successful IT Career Couldn’t agree more with that they had to say. There’s no doubt that you get exposed to all kinds of stuff, and definitely have to figure out how…