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Resilience Is About How You Recharge
by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan
Quick Takes
- Don’t just stop working; create recovery periods
- Use apps to create tech-free zones
- Build cognitive breaks into your workday
- Take the paid time off available to you
Solo parenting isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes a certain level of grit and resilience to ensure that you’re pushing through and getting things done at all costs, whether that’s working frantically toward a deadline, making tough decisions, or preparing dinner while your toddler demands that you play with them.
As parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when we get brief moments by ourselves. In our case, as regular travelers for work, we look forward ...
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