Tag: work/life balance
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The importance of getting outside
by Jay Hiller, January 9, 2023 Photo by Mike Benna on Unsplash I went to the dentist this morning and was surprised when he told me he needed about 35 minutes to get my crown ready and I could take a break if I wanted to. So I took a walk at a nearby park.…
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Soul-swallowing siege or creative opportunity?
By Jay Hiller, December 10, 2022 Photo by Anna Kolosyuk on Unsplash The last few months at worky-work have been challenging. I read somewhere recently that one way to deal with people making you angry is to lower your expectations of their behavior. Deepak Chopra says in difficult circumstances a good question to ask yourself…
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If getting stressed out is a waste of energy, how do I avoid it?
by Jay Hiller, November 30, 2022 Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash I heard Deepak Chopra say on a webinar that he doesn’t get stressed out because it’s a waste of energy. I would really like to know how to avoid it. And I suspect a good start is to remember the things that are…
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‘No,’ is a complete answer
by Jay Hiller, October 24, 2022 There are many kinds of requests. Two kinds of requests that can be made of you are things that you don’t want to do and should say no to and things that you do want to do and should say no to. The first one most of us have…
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Next little challenge
by Jay Hiller, October 6, 2022 Is it really only Wednesday? You can change your location but you can’t change that there’s always going to be frustrations and personalities. I’m trying to accept that without falling into a state of inaction. Fortunately, work takes a lot of time but it’s not the only part of…
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It was Legs Day and I shoulda had a quitting time
by Jay Hiller, October 4, 2022 Last week, at worky-work I told a younger colleague that he needed to have a quitting time or he was going to burn out. Tonight it took me 90+ minutes to get through an hour work out because I couldn’t leave worky-work alone. I needed a quitting time. Normally,…