In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, achieving work-life balance is more crucial than ever. Balancing professional responsibilities with personal …
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Comfortable is the New Lazy in the Workplace
When you start a new job, you’re probably a little on edge and wary of making sure you’re on point all the time. You can never make a second first impression! …
Handle Your $#!*: How to Control Your Emotions in the Workplace
When a loved one passes away, most employers and colleagues understand it’s going to be a tough time for you. They may be a bit gentler with you, and may …
5 Things Nobody Tells You at Your First ‘Real’ Job
The realest thing many people told me; though, at the time, I thought they were joking was “stay in school for as long as you can.” I can’t tell you how many …
Work vs. Your Personal Life: How to Keep Everyone Happy
“Don’t go anywhere near Jim’s office today, he’s on a rampage.” You’ve no doubt heard that, or something similar. The phrase comes up when someone is …
Just How Busy Are You, Really?
Or are you just addicted to the feeling of being busy? In a world where technology makes it simple to work outside of the office, it seems like …
11 Things About Your Job That You Won't Say Out Loud
Having a perfect daily work routine is crucial for some people. Others are just lucky to make it to work on time. Either way, you’re probably guilty of having …
How to Make Returning From Vacation Suck Less
Vacations are great, coming back from them isn’t. Here’s how you can plan ahead to make your return to work not that terrible. Whether you’re out for a …
6 Tips to Help You Master the Art of Adulting
“Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of …
Don’t Miss Out on Summer Just Because You’re in the Office
The first day of summer isn’t until June 20th this year, but the weather is warm (and getting warmer for midwest and southern states), the days seem longer, and …
The One Thing Your Company Can do to Improve Your Life
May 11th is “Don’t Rush to Work Day”! At least here in Austin. The mayor wants you to take your time getting to work. Two months ago, on March 11, Austin was …
10 Things You Absolutely Need to Do Before Graduation
Your final semester came in like a wrecking ball and soon you will have to face reality, but for now you should concentrate on making your last semester of …
Enjoy your Working Summer: 5 Tips to Stay Motivated
SXSW has come and gone here in Austin and spring is in full-swing. The sunshine is beaming through our office windows and all we can dream about is working on …
Personal or Professional: Where to Draw the Line?
All offices have cliques. In every office there is a manager who wants to be the employee's friend (or vice versa). And in every office there must be a line …
33 Songs for a Killer Productivity Playlist
Study after study highlights the benefits of listening to music while you work (or study for finals). Music releases dopamine from the brain and—for a lot of …
The Bizarre Habits of Highly Successful People
And we don’t recommend trying some of them at home. We can’t say if people are successful because of their odd habits, or in spite of them, but they …
Multitasking is Killing You—9 Apps to Help You Fight Back
Most of us spend our workdays (and nights) bombarded with information—email, social media, coworkers, bosses. Our to-do lists get longer, we get more stressed …
Just Say NO: Shortcuts for Work-Life Balance
#Work-life balance has been a hot topic (for decades now), since most of us are juggling multiple roles at home #and work. It impacts our job performance (and …