I'm a researcher, so I'm realistic that there's nothing I'm doing that's going to prevent me from getting cancer in the future. But I can slow it down.
The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.
Don't worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue.
It's unrealistic to expect the person you go to for sage advice also to be the person you go out and have a good time with. And it's unlikely that he or she will be the same person who's pushing you and motivating you to do more every day, like a coach or manager does.
On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day.
The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships.
