Were you raised to believe that “winners never quit and quitters never win”? Allow me to debunk that and tell you instead that: Deciding when to stop is not quitting, it’s a skill. I hope this is one lesson we do better at teaching future generations because, like most things, it’s so much more nuanced than that! And when…
Quiet quitting is a term, and concept garnering a lot of attention on social media. The distinctive features of “quiet quitting,” a term coined to describe how people approach their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout, include doing the bare minimum, leaving work at 5 p.m. sharp, only doing required daily tasks and not…
I’d been planning to take a year off for a while, saving money each month to fund my dream. Cumulative stress, built up over six years working in a chaotic early-stage start-up, regular 13-hour days just to keep a faint grip on my workload and far too many mornings that started at 5.45am with a…
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” J. Dewey Before we leave for our road trip to Italy, I wanted to express my confidence in and compassion for our teachers and their profession. We have an educational crisis in our country! This essay will not solve any of those issues, but hopefully…
Have you ever been in a situation where you found yourself in a job that you didn’t want to be in? Or where you were given a project to do at school or work that you really weren’t excited about, let alone wanted to do? What choice did you make when you were confronted with…
Daily Horoscope Check for daily updates on your sun sign Current Events Moon phases, seasons, and other current happenings August 27, 2022 — 11:31 AM Quick, grab your helmet and set up the nets! There’s a fierce determination in the air this week, according to the AstroTwins’ horoscope. On Thursday, two daredevil planets, Mars and…
mbg Senior Sustainability Editor By Emma Loewe mbg Senior Sustainability Editor Emma Loewe is the Senior Sustainability Editor at mindbodygreen and the author of “Return to Nature: The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us.” Medical review by Scott Nass, M.D., MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS Board-certified Family Physician Scott Nass, M.D., MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS is…
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August 27, 2022 — 9:58 AM Is anyone else consistently disappointed by granola? The crunchy clusters are kind of reminiscent of an ex-boyfriend: sweet and seemingly good for you at first, but ultimately full of garbage and kind of a letdown. Seriously though, so many are laden with excess sugar, artificial flavors, or processed oils—all…
mbg Health & Fitness Director By Kristine Thomason mbg Health & Fitness Director Kristine Thomason is the health and fitness director at mindbodygreen. Image by SeventyFour / iStock August 27, 2022 Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small…
