Personal goals can give workers perspective | Use job crafting to find meaning in your work | Women get stuck in entry-level roles
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Personal goals and out-of-work hobbies can make workers' lives happier and lead to a more fulfilling career and lifestyle, according to John Monarch. Workers should pick up creative hobbies to prevent burnout, improve job performance and recover from work faster.
It's up to the individual employee to make their work engaging, write Jane Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski. Through job crafting, workers make personal changes to their roles and tasks to make what they do more meaningful and aligned with their values.
Getting past an entry-level position is the largest obstacle to eventually obtaining a senior leadership position, according to Women in the Workplace 2019. The study found that for every 100 male managers, only 72 women were promoted to that level.
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There is a lot that can be learned about remote work from companies that have been doing it for years, including the need to keep personal connections alive. At Zapier, employees include a personal tidbit or photo from the week in their weekly write-up.
Without failures, workers would never grow as a professional, says Avery Blank. Learning from mistakes is important for a career and can be useful to help professionals realize what is or isn't in their control and to figure out how things are done.
Insomnia, coupled with daylight saving time changes, can affect sleep, but releasing the tension in your body can make for better sleep, says Dr. Meir Kryger of Yale School of Medicine. Techniques to try include yoga, stretching or progressive muscle relaxation, which involves tightening a muscle group for up to 20 seconds and then focusing on the tension release.
Contrary to some opinions, a student's genetic makeup is not a strong indicator of academic outcomes. A recent study of 3,500 student found DNA was no more a factor in a student's success than other variables like their parents' level of education or family's socioeconomic position.
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