Category: Mental Health

  • 13 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence

    Wonder what emotional intelligence looks like in everyday life? Here are 13 examples. BY JUSTIN BARISO@JUSTINJBARISO In 1995, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman published a book introducing most of the world to the nascent concept of emotional intelligence. The idea–that an ability to understand and manage emotions greatly increases our chances of success–quickly took off, and it…

  • Some of the worst advice given to Millennials

    Here is some of the worst advice currently being given to Millennials ANDREW FEREBEE AUGUST 18, 2018       This post first appeared on Quora.   Here are the seven pieces of advice that I HATE hearing people give to Millennials. Top of the list: Work harder you lazy punk! What is the worst advice being given…

  • Is This What Success Looks Like?

    It’s Time to Stop Wearing Burnout as a Badge of Courage STEPHANIE JADE WONG Close your eyes and imagine yourself sprinting while holding your breath. Sounds tough, right? But that’s what leadership coach Lenore Champagne Beirne used to do when it came to her work—she’d push herself past her breaking point, thinking it’s what “success” looked like. “I’d…

  • The Type of Burnout We Rarely Talk About

    MARTHA TESEMA “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” That saying—one of the many by the great unknown—has been floating around on the Internet for as long as I’ve been googling “inspiring quotes” (a long, long time). It sums up an ideal situation: find a job that aligns with…

  • How a ‘Pressure List’ Helps Me Keep My Stress in Check

    HALEY GOLDBERG “I just feel like I’m under so much pressure.” I said those words to my mom during one of our recent weekly phone chats, after I’d ranted for a few minutes about how stressful my day/week/month felt. And, in her motherly wise way, her response was, “Well, where’s the pressure coming from?” At that moment, I realized: I…