By Jeremy Hobson, Allison Hagan — 2019
A key part of happiness is learning how to deal with failure—something the convenience of technology has made people forget
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Creative burnout can happen to all of us, even those who consider themselves naturally creative people.
We recently chatted with painter Jocelyn Teng about how she unwinds, nixing the work/life balance ideal and what’s next for her.
So making songs now that I know aren’t going to be heard by anybody else, it is an interesting thing. Because I think you have to do that now as an artist. I really do. —Donald Glover, Grantland interview
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A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.
Much like the struggle to recognize the economic contributions of childcare for stay-at-home parents, there could be a similar gap in the working world. The definition of emotional labor being used here is that of unpaid, invisible work.
Achieving a balance between your working hours and home life may seem unattainable, but consultants, burnout management coaches and work-life researchers say there are steps you can take to help make the most of your days.
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The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
Meeting the emotional challenges of caring for children with mental health issues. Parenting is hard work, and parenting a child with mental health issues is exponentially harder.