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05Jan

Is it Time to Quit Your Job and Do What You Love?

John C

career, culture, redundancy, self, society, wellbeing

Work

More and more people are moving away from traditional work and embracing what they love. Author John C.Parkin is definitely on board with this movement.
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07Dec

5 Key Benefits of Teamwork and Collaboration

Dennis Relojo-Howell

career, creativity

Work

Dennis Relojo outlines the proven benefits of teamwork and collaboration, within or outside the workplace.
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13Sep

5 Tips if You Are Starting University This Year

Alice McGurran

anxiety, depression, society, student, tips, university, wellbeing

Work

You will have been told repeatedly that university will be the best time of your life. Fingers crossed that's true, but here's five things to know which will hopefully make your first year go smoothly.
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28May

Thinking is a Physical Act

Margaret Heffernan

career, psychology, self, wellbeing

Work

Business expert Margaret Heffernan believes we are working too long to little effect. Shuffle your schedule, get out of the office, borrow a dog ... you'll work more effectively and feel better
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27May

7 Ways to Manage Exam Stress

Welldoing

self, stress, tips, university

Work

Therapist Dawn Hastings shares her seven tips to help keep exam stress at bay, look after yourself and perform your best.
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26May

How the Sharing Economy Can Benefit Therapists

Welldoing

career, counselling, nutrition, therapy

Work

Welldoing has partnered with the 'Airbnb of workspaces', Vrumi, where you can find affordable office spaces to meet your clients.
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06May

What my Dog Taught me about Loving my Job

Kerry Hannon

career, self, wellbeing

Work

Kerry Hannon shares the lessons she has learnt from her golden retriever about making the most of life and work - and urges us all to be more dog!
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12Feb

11 Things to Know About Starting a New Job

The Chartered

career, unemployment, university

Work

Starting a new job is an exciting but testing time when you will face many new challenges. While you may be justifiably proud of yourself for having completed the application process successfully and secured the position you wanted, this is not a time to rest on your laurels. Thinking about how you will approach the first few days and weeks in your new job and planning ahead for any potential issues you will face will help you to: reduce your stress levels become productive more quickly be accepted by new colleagues more quickly prepare for the cultural...
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06Feb

Doctors Dissected: What are Doctors really Thinking?

Camilla Nicholls

books

Work

As I sat down to write about the relationship I have with ‘my GP’ I realised I couldn’t. Last summer I had cause to visit a general practitioner several times, I am asthmatic and although my condition is manageable day-to-day sometimes I need additional care. I saw three different doctors in the space of six weeks. One was a locum covering for holidays the other two were regulars at the surgery.  All were professional, helpful, concerned. But they, like their approaches, were all different and that was just over one short season. Even if we live in the...
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05Feb

How to Embrace Mindfulness at Work

Louise Chunn

mindfulness

Work

Is it possible to synchronise the world of work – all cut-throat competition, profit margins, productivity and cold, hard cash – and the higher principles of mindfulness? You might imagine that combining the two might make for an almighty clash. In fact, mindfulness is one of the hottest ideas in business right now. At the recent World Economic Forum a panel featuring Jon Kabat-Zinn (who virtually invented the modern idea of mindfulness), Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post  and a board member of Goldman Sachs was a sell-out. Not only did it...
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