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Monday Zen: Words Of Wisdom From Marcel The Shell

If by chance you’re not one of the five zillion and forty five people who have viewed the YouTube sensation voiced by SNL’s Jenny Slate, you owe it to yourself to watchMarcel the Shell With Shoes On and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Two. Besides being oddly funny,…

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Instead of Multi-Tasking, Try Doing Just One Thing At A Time

To hell with multi-tasking. Doing multiple things at once means your energy is scattered and your mind is pulled in different directions and in a state of tension, rather than flow. Here’s a crazy idea: Do just one thing at a time. Fully focus on that one thing, and then calmly move on to the next.…

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Traveling With Kids: The One-Toy-Per-Hour Trip Kit

The "One New Toy Per Hour" strategy may sound excessive. But to any parent who's tried keeping a toddler occupied on a long trip, it can be a real sanity saver. In those months and years before your kids become permanently attached to various electronic devices, this plan can keep them busy and entertained.…

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When You Work At Home, Do People Think You Aren't Really Working?

One downside of working at home is that sometimes people forget that you actually work for a living. When you don’t have that visible demarcation between work and home, when you don’t set off each morning to an office across town where you’re largely unavailable to family and…

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LIFE-SIZED BUSINESS: JetBlue and Jenny are both signs that the workforce mood is changing

People who quit their jobs with flair are the new folk heroes. The overwhelming public support for both theJetBlue flight attendant and the young woman (Jenny with no last name) who supposedly quit her brokerage job with a series of bold messages on a dry-erase board is a not-to-be-ignored…

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Member Blogs

Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin's Blog

Monday Zen: Words Of Wisdom From Marcel The Shell

Instead of Multi-Tasking, Try Doing Just One Thing At A Time

Traveling With Kids: The One-Toy-Per-Hour Trip Kit

When You Work At Home, Do People Think You Aren't Really Working?

LIFE-SIZED BUSINESS: JetBlue and Jenny are both signs that the workforce mood is changing

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