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Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)
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Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Stewart D. Friedman, Scott Behson, Heidi Grant
December 2020
Beginner
224 pages
2h 41m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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It’s Not Selfish to Take Care of Yourself

by Stewart D. Friedman

Quick Takes

  • It’s easy to ignore self-care, since you’re only accountable to yourself
  • Neglecting your own needs can lead to burnout
  • Practicing self-care will help you perform better
  • Experiment and see how it feels

One of the most compelling findings my colleague Jeff Greenhaus and I reported in our book Work and Family—Allies or Enemies? on the lives and careers of over 800 business professionals was this: The more time that working mothers spent taking care of themselves, the better the emotional and physical health of their children.

Does this apparent paradox surprise you? It shouldn’t, for it’s just another bit of proof that if you don’t take care of yourself, then you ...

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