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Embrace Work-Life Imbalance – Harvard Business Review

Work/Life balance is very trendy topic at the moment. “Most of the studies on the harmful effects of excessive work rely on subjective evaluations of work “overload.” They fail to disentangle respondents’ beliefs and emotions about work. If something bores you, it will surely seem tedious. When you hate your job, you will register any amount of work as excessive — it’s like forcing someone to eat a big plate of food they dislike, then asking if Read more…

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How to Be Assertive | The Art of Manliness

You order an expensive steak at a restaurant, but when the waiter brings it to you it’s way over-cooked. When he asks, “How is everything?” you respond, “Fine,” while you glumly saw your charred hunk of meat.  You want to take a jiu-jitsu class, but you don’t think your wife will be too happy with you spending an hour or two every week away from your family, so don’t you even mention the idea to her. If Read more…

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An Enjoyable Experiment: Wasting $1000 | Mr. Money Mustache

I always enjoy MMM’s posts, but since I’ve tried this same tactic before and found similar results, I really wanted to share it. An Enjoyable Experiment: Wasting $1000 | Mr. Money Mustache. “Happiness comes from having “enough” of what you need  – food, shelter, personal relationships, learning, free time, growth, fun. But you don’t get more happiness when you push any of these parameters beyond “enough”. That pushing effort is best invested in broadening to Read more…

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