Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
5 hours agoThe dark side of the side hustle - Silicon Canals
Side hustles can lead to personal and emotional costs that are often overlooked, impacting relationships and health.
#work-as-life
#work-as-life
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#burnout
UX design
fromMedium
11 hours agoDesigners: We are perpetuating our own burnout problem
Design and research roles experience the highest burnout rates in tech, driven by external pressures and internal frameworks that may not support well-being.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
16 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
16 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoI spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals
When the person you're pretending to be gets too heavy to carry, you realize that the mask you've worn for so long has become your actual face.
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
16 hours agoI'm 66 and I spent four decades chasing the version of happiness I saw in other people's living rooms - and the day I stopped, I noticed I'd been happy in my own kitchen all along - Silicon Canals
I was stealing other people's definitions of happiness and trying to make them fit my life. I'd walk past neighbors' houses at night, see their living rooms lit up through the windows, and think that's what I was missing.
Writing
#productivity
Productivity
fromFast Company
1 day agoMany productivity programs solve the wrong problem. This is what leaders should do instead
Organizations face work design problems rather than productivity issues, leading to temporary solutions that fail to address underlying conflicts in problem-solving approaches.
Productivity
fromFast Company
1 day agoMany productivity programs solve the wrong problem. This is what leaders should do instead
Organizations face work design problems rather than productivity issues, leading to temporary solutions that fail to address underlying conflicts in problem-solving approaches.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoI'm 34 and I just realized I've been performing competence at work for seven years because somewhere along the way I confused being impressive with being safe, and the exhaustion I thought was burnout was actually the weight of never once letting anyone see me learn something for the first time. - Silicon Canals
Performing competence can lead to self-erasure and social rewards, masking genuine capability with a polished exterior.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
2 days agoAI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap
Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
UX design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 days ago8 Best Desk Gadgets Every Digital Nomad Quietly Keeps in Their Bag & Finally Deserves a Permanent Home - Yanko Design
Digital nomads curate essential tools that transition from travel to a permanent workspace, enhancing both functionality and personal connection.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI retired at 64 with a generous pension and a calendar full of plans - and by month three I was staring at my phone realizing I had nobody to call just to talk, not because I needed something - Silicon Canals
Retirement can lead to unexpected loneliness and a realization of the lack of genuine friendships built outside of work.
#work-life-balance
Remote teams
fromThe Queen Zone
2 weeks ago12 Reasons Employees Are Putting Work-Life Balance First
Work-life balance is a priority for U.S. employees, with 85% experiencing burnout and a demand for change in workplace dynamics.
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoMy Wife Doesn't "Get" My Work Schedule. It's Making My Life Hell.
An independent contractor's unpredictable work schedule conflicts with his newly retired wife's expectations for shared time and advance planning, requiring communication and boundary-setting strategies.
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoMy Wife Doesn't "Get" My Work Schedule. It's Making My Life Hell.
An independent contractor's unpredictable work schedule conflicts with his newly retired wife's expectations for shared time and advance planning, requiring communication and boundary-setting strategies.
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks agoI played hooky from work - and it taught me a lesson about community
We're also spending less time with friends. For years, Americans averaged about 6.5 hours a week with friends. Between 2014 and 2019, that number plunged by 37%, to just 4 hours. The year 2014 coincides with a rise in smartphone users.
Relationships
Remote teams
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks agoWhat Hybrid Work Exposes That Office Life Used to Hide
Hybrid work exposes structural gaps in decision rights, escalation paths, and operating norms that previously operated informally through proximity, requiring explicit documentation to maintain execution momentum.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month 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
fromMoneyLion
2 months agoBoring but Remote Jobs You Can Do Any Hour of the Day
If you're looking for a remote job that doesn't require a lot of special skills and education, you might be in luck. Financial influencer Learn with Lukas broke down remote jobs that aren't glamorous but pay real money. These positions require no experience or degrees, making them accessible to almost anyone willing to do straightforward work from home. Here are five boring remote jobs you can do 24/7.
Careers
fromThe Drum
2 months agoWhat flexible working means for your business
Flexible working is a hot topic that's rapidly making its way into the SME (small-medium-sized enterprise) market, especially after covid and all its repercussions on businesses Due to covid-19, many small to medium businesses have had to disband their in-house team, and those that were left working found themselves at home. This was especially prevalent in industries like social media advertising agencies, customer services relations, online-focused eCommerce brands and B2B businesses.
Remote teams
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