“The takeaway? Use all of your vacation days, Hruska says.” Or to take the takeaway even further, the next time you’re negotiating a higher salary, negotiate more time off instead? It’s good for your heart after all. Not to mention your mental health. Of course, what is only briefly mentioned is how much you are…
Scott lays out a good argument for the apprenticeship system, something I’ve seen quite a few people across many fields making a case for. “Apprenticeships were, for a long time, the dominant way of learning professional skills. A master agrees to show you how to perform a useful skill. In exchange, he got a bunch…
My take away from reading about a recent APA survey, is that there’s good news, and bad news. First, the good news I found in the article: Roughly half of American workers say they are comfortable talking about their mental health in the workplace Younger workers are much more likely to feel they can discuss…
Scott’s post is something I’ve tried to explain to people about some of my own career choices over the years, because sometimes it’s not about climbing the ladder, it’s about something completely outside of work: “For a lot of people, they never step back and really ask themselves what kind of career they want. Instead,…
This is a video from a recent online, virtual World Happiness Agora, focused on ‘The Future of Health’. In this particular segment, Sheila Dutta, PhD, MPH, from the World Bank, talks about how a lack of mental health care is directly impacting business development around the world. It’s an important topic, one that is becoming…
There’s a bunch of interesting stuff in the article about using apps and other tools to make sure you are communicating with remote workers. That is one of the biggest challenges when you are a remote worker, staying connected to what is going on around the company. Newsletters, conference calls, intranets, etc. can make a…