Remote teams
fromInc
1 hour agoWhy Constant Communication Is Backfiring on Your Team
Hyper-responsiveness in communication undermines team performance by sacrificing depth for speed, leading to stress and reduced creativity.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
9 hours agoPsychology explains people who forgive easily aren't weak or naive - they've simply done the math on what resentment actually costs the person carrying it and decided the debt isn't worth collecting, because forgiveness isn't about the other person deserving peace, it's about refusing to let someone who already hurt you once continue to take up space in a body they no longer have any right to occupy - Silicon Canals
Forgiveness is essential for personal well-being and mental health, freeing individuals from the burden of resentment.
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Women in technology
fromForbes
2 days agoWorking From Home Isn't Killing Women's Careers. But Corporate Culture Still Might Be.
Remote work is essential for many women, but proximity to the office often leads to better advancement opportunities.
Remote teams
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago3 Ways Remote Work Exposes People-Pleasing Habits
Remote work can intensify people-pleasing behaviors, leading to increased anxiety and pressure to remain constantly available.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI realized this year that every relationship I've stayed too long in was one where I had to be quieter to make it work - Silicon Canals
Compromising in relationships can lead to diminishing one's authentic self, resulting in a quieter, less expressive version of oneself.
fromFast Company
3 days agoWhy workplaces need a gendered health approach
For decades, work was designed around a fiction, that of the 'neutral' worker, an abstract individual assumed to be fully available, consistent, rational, and unaffected by bodily constraints. But this neutrality was never real.
Women
Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI'm 66 and I worked six days a week for thirty-four years, missed recitals, missed dinners, missed the kind of ordinary weekday mornings I can never get back. My son works remotely, logs off at five, and coaches his daughter's soccer team. I'm not angry at him. I'm grieving for myself. - Silicon Canals
Parenthood involves complex emotions, including pride and loss, as sacrifices made for children can lead to feelings of regret and deficit.
#burnout
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people most frequently mistaken for lazy aren't the ones who never worked hard - they're the ones who worked so hard for so long without acknowledgment or recovery that their system shut down the way any system shuts down when it's been running past its limit and nobody thought to check the gauge - Silicon Canals
Laziness is often a misconception; many labeled as lazy are actually experiencing burnout from chronic overwork and stress.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoThe workers most likely to burn out aren't always the ones doing the most - they're the ones who can't tell the difference between urgent and important - Silicon Canals
Workers overwhelmed by urgency rather than importance are more likely to experience burnout.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week agoWhy So Many People Burn Out at Work
Burnout results from high demands, limited resources, and unmet psychological needs, not just workload alone.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people most frequently mistaken for lazy aren't the ones who never worked hard - they're the ones who worked so hard for so long without acknowledgment or recovery that their system shut down the way any system shuts down when it's been running past its limit and nobody thought to check the gauge - Silicon Canals
Laziness is often a misconception; many labeled as lazy are actually experiencing burnout from chronic overwork and stress.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoThe workers most likely to burn out aren't always the ones doing the most - they're the ones who can't tell the difference between urgent and important - Silicon Canals
Workers overwhelmed by urgency rather than importance are more likely to experience burnout.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
8 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that belongs to people who are the default contact for every family emergency. It isn't the emergencies themselves. It's the low-grade readiness that never switches off, the phone always near, the nervous system perpetually on call for a shift that never formally ends - Silicon Canals
Being an emergency contact involves a constant state of anticipation and stress that affects overall well-being, not just during crises.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoNot everyone who keeps working after the workday ends is ambitious. Some people simply discovered that the transition from productivity to stillness requires passing through a stretch of feeling they've been avoiding for years, and the extra hour of work is cheaper than the ten minutes of silence. - Silicon Canals
Many work late to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions, not just to be productive.
Mindfulness
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days agoHow to keep your career going in the midst of grief - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Grief can disrupt work, but maintaining structure and realistic expectations helps navigate both loss and professional responsibilities.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says the people with the most genuine discipline in their lives don't look anything like the productivity culture tells you to look - they're not waking at 5am or tracking every minute, they've built a quieter kind of discipline that most people miss because it doesn't perform itself - Silicon Canals
Discipline is often misrepresented; true discipline is quieter and more effective than the rigid routines promoted by productivity culture.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoBurnout Isn't a Badge - It's a Sign You're Neglecting Yourself
After 40, stress physiology changes. Recovery slows. Hormonal responses linger longer. Sleep disruption compounds more quickly. Cognitive fatigue accumulates across weeks instead of days. Entrepreneurs, in particular, face chronic cognitive load: constant decision-making, emotional responsibility for teams, financial pressure (from investors, shareholders, and stakeholders), unpredictable stress cycles that follow you home to your family.
Miscellaneous
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoSmart Leaders Are Ditching Hustle Culture For This New Strategy
People aren't just curious about longevity - they're hungry for pragmatic, science-based, applicable ways to integrate it into daily life and business strategy. That response wasn't just gratifying; it revealed something deeper about how leaders across industries recognize longevity as essential to their operations and competitive positioning.
Wellness
fromEntrepreneur
2 months agoWhat If Work-Life Balance Was Never Real in the First Place?
Getting that perfect work-life balance is important for people. They believe it will reduce stress. The truth is: it won't. Stress has nothing to do with this. There is an illusion that these two worlds, business and personal, are separate. But they aren't. You can't separate work from life. Know why? Every single business is a personal life. You don't stop being human the moment you step into your office.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoThe Silent Cost of Workplace Loneliness
It's a compact that most organizations claim to honor. Yet despite investments in collaboration tools, team-building retreats, and carefully designed office spaces, something fundamental isn't working. According to Gallup's 2024 State of the Global Workplace report, one in five employees worldwide report feeling lonely at work often -a rate that hasn't budged despite all the interventions.
Mental health
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