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Should You Quit Your Job to be a Stay-at-Home Mom?

By Claire Gagne — 2018

A career time out to stay home with your kids might be tempting, but there’s a lot to consider before you give notice.

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The Frustration with Productivity Culture

Why we’re so tired of optimizing our work lives, and what we should do about it.

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Cal Newport
2021
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How to Survive Being Laid Off

Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.

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Anupa Mistry
2019
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Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud

If quitters think they can punch back at their old bosses without fear of alienating potential future employers, they might be right. The supply-demand curve of the labor market is working in their favor, and employers are growing less choosy.

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Emma Goldberg
2021
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People Are Quitting Their Jobs in Record Numbers—Here’s Why It Might Not Make You Any Happier

Will quitting your job really make you happier? Experts say maybe not as much as you think, especially in the long run and if don’t plan properly.

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Jade Scipioni
2021
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Engineer by Training, Craftsperson at Heart

One way to find balance is to separate work from your outside life entirely, and leave science in the lab. But I see it differently: I have found joy and balance by joining my research and hobbies.

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Duanduan Han
2018
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How to Care Less About Work

As we peer around the corner of the pandemic, let’s talk about what we want to do—and not do—with the rest of our lives.

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Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen
2021
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‘Should I Quit My Day Job to Write a Book?’

Recently, after years of being afraid to confront this reality, I accepted that I want to be a writer.

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Heather Havrilesky
2018
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Why We May Be Measuring Burnout All Wrong

The pandemic has pushed many to the brink. But although we're exhausted and overwhelmed, some experts say we're not actually as burned out as we may think.

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Kate Morgan
2021
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How to Counter Burnout When You Work 9 to 5 as a Creative

We recently chatted with painter Jocelyn Teng about how she unwinds, nixing the work/life balance ideal and what’s next for her.

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Laura Grande
2021
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Why I Taught Myself to Procrastinate

But if you’re a procrastinator, next time you’re wallowing in the dark playground of guilt and self-hatred over your failure to start a task, remember that the right kind of procrastination might make you more creative.

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Adam Grant
2016
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