Tagged: work

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I’m Not A Pothead But I Might Be A Burnout

The big work related news of the week is the World Health Organization has now officially listed burnout as an “occupational syndrome”. In the eleventh edition of the agency’s manual called the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the WHO claims...

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Are You Wealthy, Successful, And Miserable?

Every once in a while I read an article that touches on so many points relevant to financial independence that it must be shared. Charles Duhigg’s recent article in New York Times magazine titled “Wealthy, Successful, and Miserable” is one...

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Smart, Hardworking, And Reliable Is Often Enough

I stumbled upon a really interesting article in USA Today recently that got me thinking about employment in the modern age.  The article detailed how many companies are snapping up talented folks even when they don’t have positions available for...

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Proof That Less Is More At Work

If you don’t know my story, I went part time at my job in October 2017 after exceeding my target financial independence net worth.  I’ve been periodically writing about my experiences with this new lifestyle both at work and outside...

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I Miss The Power Of Teamwork

On November 26th NASA landed he robot “Insight” on Mars.  Read that again.  They put a robot on Mars.  “Didn’t we do that back in the 70’s?”  you may be thinking.  Yes, we did.  We first landed a spacecraft successfully...

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Why Middle Management Sucks

About 11 years into my current job I became a supervisor.  It just happened, sometimes you have to step up to fill a void.  I had been front-loading my career for a while, meaning simply working my butt off.  I...

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