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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, 'urgent' (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in the corporate employee joyfulness program. She hasn't seen her friends in months. Sex? Seems like a lot of effort. Even cooking dinner takes far too much planning. Sasha has hit a wall. Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga, and find peace, she heads to the seaside resort she loved as a...
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Language
English
Description
"History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs. Drawing from research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of thinkers from Galileo and Isaac Newton to Jane Austen and Georgia O'Keefe, Newport lays out the key principles of "slow...
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Series
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English
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"When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to be perfect in other people's eyes. If Anna ever wants to move forward, she has to learn to listen to her own heart, but that's not easy when her greatest fear has always been disappointing others. Her solution is to create a low-stress environment, with no expectations to fulfill, where she can...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
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"Lizzy "Overachiever" Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly: * Become a lawyer. Check. * Join a prestigious law firm. Check. * Make partner. In progress. If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a successful, fulfilled life in L.A. What was not in her plans was passing out from a panic attack during a pivotal moment in her career. A few deep breaths and a four hour drive later,...
6) Limitless
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100% of his brain's capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug's brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has, and more....
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Publisher
Simon Element
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Simon Element hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Functional medicine innovator and founder of nationally renowned practice Parsley Health, Dr. Robin Berzin's definitive work on how to fight the physical ailments at the root of the international epidemic of burnout, anxiety, and stress" --
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Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Is dread the first thing you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you working in the evenings and on weekends to "catch up"? Have you already beat burnout once, only to find it creeping back? If you answered yes to any of these, you're in need of a cure for burnout. In The Cure for Burnout, burnout management coach and TikTok influencer Emily Ballesteros combines scientific and cultural research, her expertise in organizational psychology, and...
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Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Trade Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 297 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The co-founder of the menswear startup Bonobos opens up about the struggle with bipolar disorder that nearly cost him everything in this gripping, radically honest memoir of mental illness and entrepreneurship. At twenty-eight, fresh from Stanford's MBA program and steeped in the move-fast-and-break-things ethos of Silicon Valley, Andy Dunn was on top of the world. He was building a new kind of startup--a digitally native, direct-to-consumer brand--out...
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Publisher
Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 251 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Creating meaningful, sustainable change isn't just about moving from point A to point B, it's about taking small actions to tap into what's best in you: your creativity, wisdom, and strength. Khidekel helps you unlock your greatest potential with microsteps: tiny, science-backed actions you can start taking right away to build habits that significantly improve your life. -- Adapted from jacket
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Workplace well-being expert Jennifer Moss helps leaders and individuals prevent burnout and create healthier, happier, and more productive workplaces.
We tend to think of burnout as a problem we can solve with self-care: more yoga, better breathing techniques, and more resilience. But evidence is mounting that applying personal, Band-Aid solutions to an epic and rapidly evolving workplace phenomenon isn't enoughin fact, it's not even close. If we're...
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Do you ever feel like: You're teetering right on the edge of burnout? You want to make a higher contribution, but lack the energy? You're running faster but not moving closer to your goals? Everything is so much harder than it used to be? As high achievers, we've been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. That if we want to overachieve, we have to overexert, overthink, and overdo. That if we aren't perpetually...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Solutions to workplace burnout often involve victim-blaming: Stressed? Try therapy-or a new job. But burnout is a sign of defective workplaces, not workers. Drawing on decades of research, Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter show managers how to recognize burnout and fix problems cost-effectively, improving employees' productivity and health"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 271 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing-low-grade mental weariness that affects our self-esteem, relationships, and motivation-explores the rise of this phenomenon and presents a comprehensive guide to flourishing in a world that demands too much. If you're muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . . If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in...
Author
Publisher
MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 368 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com"--
What would you sacrifice for your career? All your free time? Your sense of self-worth? Your sanity? In 2006, Kristi Coulter left her cozy but dull job for a promising new position at the fast-growing Amazon.com, but she never expected the soul-crushing pressure that would come with it. In no time she found the challenge and excitement she'd been craving--along...