Don't just accept the way things are. Negotiate the lifestyle you really want, not just the ones that your bosses, clients and peers want you to.
The Productivity Pitfall
Hard workers do better. Except, a strategy of working harder can backfire in your career. How to escape the productivity pitfall and what to do instead.
Feeling Stuck at Work? Here’s How to Keep Moving Forward
Working hard just to stay in the same place? How can you get unstuck and have the career you really want without burning yourself out.
Fantasizing About Retirement? Here’s How to Build a Career You Won’t Want to Quit
Most work sucks. Your boss is demanding, the tasks are menial, you’re not paid what you’re worth and you can never seem to get enough sleep. It’s no wonder, then, that a lot of people hate their jobs. The thing that FIRE (the people who want to retire in their thirties), cryptocurrency junkies and passive-income […]
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