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There's a good chance the calendar you might have scrubbed clean months ago is again overgrown with meetings. Data from the calendar management company Clockwise shows that time in meetings tends to go up as the year rolls on. Tidying up your calendar can boost your productivity and overall well-being — plus, it can save your employer a boatload of money. Inside many organizations, workers' time has become compromised, Martin said. Advertisement"There's always something on there — like the meeting that's been rescheduled four times.
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How to find a hobby
  + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
But if that's not for you — or if you're struggling to find something to do outside of work — experts shared how to find a hobby. The big storyA guide to finding a hobbyRobyn Phelps/InsiderHaving a hobby can help people tackle their work and personal life with more energy. Treat finding a hobby like a projectYou likely won't find the perfect fit immediately, Laura Vanderkam, the author of "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think," told me. Or if they're also trying to find a hobby, ask what the people around them do for fun. Be patient but proactiveAdvertisementVanderkam told me that finding a hobby just takes a bit of time, experimentation, and being open to different things.
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Don’t let the weekend get away from you
  + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
The big storyDon't let the weekend get away from youJLPH / Getty ImageWeekends seem like such a simple concept — two days away from work. Plan "anchor events" for your weekendAdvertisementVanderkam defined an anchor event as something you want to do during the weekend — any activity that's loosely planned ahead of time. She recommends thinking of the weekend in five chunks: Friday night, Saturday day, Saturday night, Sunday day, Sunday night. People can experiment with balancing responsibilities and free time, she said, since creating a fulfilling weekend is so individualized and requires work. Haselberger recommends that people ask themselves: What can you do on the weekend that is outside of something that you would normally do to make the weekend feel like it was a prolonged period of time?
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Opinion: The surprising antidote to burnout
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Opinion Tess Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
Community feels good. Activism feels good. Cultivating feels good. Sometimes we go out and work in community because we want to alter and renew our sense of what is possible. Last year, author Laura Vanderkam wrote in The New York Times that quitting is not the answer to burnout.
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