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Keep Frequent Business Travel Stress In Perspective
6:30AM Lisa Hoover | If you travel a lot for business, you know it’s often not as glamorous as it sounds. Check out one frequent flier’s tips on keeping business travel burn-out in check. More »
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What’s Your Favourite Stress Reliever?
9:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | If you turn to your MP3 collection when you’re stressed out, you’re not alone. The American Psychological Association (APA) found that a majority of people polled for the last two years running claim music as their number one stress reliever. More »
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Is The Web Crucial To Your Morning Routine?
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The traditional morning routine, from a far sleepier time, was to rise, shower and eat breakfast while reading the daily paper. Now you can be checking email before your feet hit the floor. How web-dependent is your morning routine? More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you reckon you’re working too many hours, look on the bright side: you could be in China or Nebraska. According to a new Datamonitor survey, Australians get an average of 5.6 hours leisure hours a day — which is higher than China (4.7 hours), the US (5.2 hours) or Europe as a whole (5.5 hours). OK, we get beaten by Germany and the Netherlands, but you can’t have everything. More disturbing is the revelation that we’re spending an increasing amount of time on personal grooming, since “feeling physically attractive” is cited as a key to wellbeing by almost two-thirds of Aussies. Given my face, I’m glad I’m not in that group.
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Aussies Get More Leisure Time Than Yanks But Waste It On Grooming
1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you reckon you’re working too many hours, look on the bright side: you could be in China or Nebraska. According to a new Datamonitor survey, Australians get an average of 5.6 hours leisure hours a day — which is higher than China (4.7 hours), the US (5.2 hours) or Europe as a whole (5.5 hours). OK, we get beaten by Germany and the Netherlands, but you can’t have everything. More disturbing is the revelation that we’re spending an increasing amount of time on personal grooming, since “feeling physically attractive” is cited as a key to wellbeing by almost two-thirds of Aussies. Given my face, I’m glad I’m not in that group.
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2:30PM Angus Kidman | When you encounter a headline like ‘Aussies working world’s longest hours’, you’re likely to pay attention — especially if, like me, you’ve just come off a week with several 14-hour workdays. However, it turns out that what’s actually being discussed is the unwillingness of Australians to take holidays. According to a Tourism Australia survey, one-third of us won’t take official leave this year. Leaving aside the likely possibility that the whole thing is designed to encourage domestic travel now that Australia the movie hasn’t given inbound tourism much of a fillip, I’m wondering: why aren’t people taking holidays? Is it a lack of other people to fill in while you’re away? Fear of being fired? A desire to have an insurance policy if you do get fired? Being self-employed and hence having no options? Share your non-vacation aspirations in the comments. More »
Do Aussie Workers Need To Take More Holidays?
2:30PM Angus Kidman | When you encounter a headline like ‘Aussies working world’s longest hours’, you’re likely to pay attention — especially if, like me, you’ve just come off a week with several 14-hour workdays. However, it turns out that what’s actually being discussed is the unwillingness of Australians to take holidays. According to a Tourism Australia survey, one-third of us won’t take official leave this year. Leaving aside the likely possibility that the whole thing is designed to encourage domestic travel now that Australia the movie hasn’t given inbound tourism much of a fillip, I’m wondering: why aren’t people taking holidays? Is it a lack of other people to fill in while you’re away? Fear of being fired? A desire to have an insurance policy if you do get fired? Being self-employed and hence having no options? Share your non-vacation aspirations in the comments. More »
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How To Survive Work When Everyone’s Getting Laid Off
7:00AM Gina Trapani | So you survived your company layoffs but now you’re shouldering more responsibility for no more pay. If work is a giant stressfest these days, Fortune magazine’s advice columnist Anne Fisher has some tips.The sad truth is that things are difficult right now, so most of her advice boils down to “buck up and make yourself useful.” For example: Set 30-day and 60-day goals. Share them with your boss and then, as you get closer to your targets, update him or her on that, too. “Not only will measurable progress keep you upbeat and creative,” [executive coach Deb] Bright notes, but in practical terms, “your boss needs to know what his department is accomplishing, so he has ammunition if someone wants to chop it in half.” Gulp. How are you dealing with what’s a pretty depressing time at most companies? Are you facing survivor’s guilt PLUS double the job description for the same pay? Tell us your story in the comments. A 10-point survival guide to keep your job [Fortune via steverubel] More »
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Tetris Wipes Out Bad Memories, Say Scientists
2:00AM Adam Pash | According to researchers at Oxford University, playing the popular, classic puzzle game Tetris after a traumatic experience could significantly reduce emotional scars. Apparently Tetris—which requires serious brain power on your part—blocks your brain from storing those bad memories. The catch: It needs to be played immediately following the traumatic event, so break out your old Game Boys and stick ‘em in your emergency kit. Photo by Micah Taylor. [via CNet] More »
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De-Stress At The Dinner Table
12:33AM Lifehacker US Edition | Sitting down for a traditional dinner is a rare activity in our fast paced lives. Busy families often don’t have the time to sit down to eat together, and if you’re single it is even easier to find yourself eating on the run or in front of the television. Stress and time management expert Mimi Donaldson says: We’re hurried, we’re harried, we’ve turned up the volume of our lives to such a high number that we often can’t even see how stressed we are. And we almost never see how we bring that stress to the dinner table, a place where traditionally we sought relaxation and comfort. More »
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10:09AM Angus Kidman | A recent survey by airfarewatchdog found that 85% of people would like to see a separate section on planes for people travelling with their kids. While that’s both unrealistic and a little selfish, screaming young ‘uns can add to what’s already a stressful experience for many people. Here’s some suggestions for how to survive the experience, drawing on some ideas from airfarewatchdog. More »
How to survive flying with other people’s kids
10:09AM Angus Kidman | A recent survey by airfarewatchdog found that 85% of people would like to see a separate section on planes for people travelling with their kids. While that’s both unrealistic and a little selfish, screaming young ‘uns can add to what’s already a stressful experience for many people. Here’s some suggestions for how to survive the experience, drawing on some ideas from airfarewatchdog. More »
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