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This is how to rewire your brain in less than a day according to a neuroscientist

Fast Company Tech

He brings each person into his mind and heart, expresses gratitude for their work in the world, and considers how he can best support them. If we spend even as short of time as we do brushing our teeth nourishing our mind, our findings and the findings of other scientists show that this world would be a different place, he adds.

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5 ways get what you need at work without a title change

Fast Company Tech

In Managing Up , human behavior professor and executive coach Melody Wilding reveals how to subtly teach those above you to respect your ideaswithout needing a title change. Managing up is not about making your bosss life easier. You teach people how to treat you in the workplace. Its easy to feel powerless at work.

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How student loans impact workers’ long-term career choices

Fast Company Tech

It becomes a decision of, do I continue to work in this job or this industry that I don’t love, or that I feel is having a negative impact on my life and my mental health, for something that could be better, even though the pay is not there?

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Should we be mission-minded, or mission mindFUL?

Media Cause

She’s talking here, of course, specifically about the practice of mindfulness (or insight) meditation. Somewhat counterintuitively, she teaches that meditation is much more effective when you practice without the intent of actually getting anywhere or achieving a specific outcome. The process is the main thing, not the fruition.” .

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AI advances mean we need to double down on this one skill

Fast Company Tech

It will never replace our capacity for thinking, and can, in fact, reinforce bias because it is learning what we teach it. The same goes for our mind. However, AI is only ever as good as the questions we ask it. For this reason, the top skills of the future include thinking skills.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Frank’s story exemplifies the life-changing power of access to information and reading. I could request books not already in the collection, and sometimes my wish would be granted. I began a reading binge. Many of the books were ones I already had on my shelves, gathering dust because I couldn’t pick them up.”

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Mindfulness, Unplugging and Social Media Envy

Have Fun - Do Good

Synchronistically, later in the week I listened to a free call with Jennifer Louden , Bridget Piloud, Marianne Elliott , Tara Gentile, and Tara Sophia Mohr , about Self-Care, Mindfulness and Social Media. My number one mindfulness tip is to be aware of social media envy. Jen uses a timer and sets an intention before using social media.