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A manager hiring their first employee in an office

How to Hire Your First Employee: The 12 Key Principles

The first person you bring on your team could determine how successful your business is. Find out how to hire your first employee.

November 18, 2025November 26, 2025, by Katie Doll
  • Entrepreneurship
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    • Leadership & Management
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A woman in an office cleaning and organizing a desk

Why Having a Clean Workspace Is About More Than Aesthetics

A cluttered desk isn’t just an eyesore, it’s sabotaging your productivity and mental well-being. Here’s why a clean workspace is crucial.

November 17, 2025November 25, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Career & Work
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A closeup of a woman wearing workout clothes and sweating illustrates the connection between exercise and disease prevention

How Does Exercise Prevent Disease? The Power of Movement

Our bodies expect regular activity, and they suffer when we don’t give them what they need. Learn how exercise prevents disease.

November 16, 2025November 17, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
  • Fitness & Sports
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A man walking on a tightrope to take a risk

How to Take Risks: 4 Tips for Making Smart Bets

A safe bet is good every once in a while, but a risk can set you up for success. Discover how to take risks and why they’re important.

November 15, 2025November 18, 2025, by Katie Doll
  • Personal Life
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    • Psychology
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A woman walking for exercise, smiling with eyes closed and head facing up, illustrates physical activity and mental health

Physical Activity & Mental Health: How Exercise Treats the Mind

Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey reveals the link between physical activity and mental health. Learn how exercise can treat five conditions.

November 15, 2025November 17, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
  • Fitness & Sports
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    • Mental & Emotional Health
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A woman finding her ikigai while woodworking in a workshop

Ikigai: What It Is, Why It’s Important, How to Find It, & Exercises

What’s your reason for getting up every morning? Here’s why finding your ikigai will give your life meaning, motivation, and fulfillment.

November 14, 2025November 25, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Health
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    • Religion & Spirituality
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A woman, seen from behind, cross-country skiing in a snowy setting illustrates why we need exercise

Why Do We Need Exercise? How Being Active Benefits Us

Movement might be the closest thing we have to a miracle cure. Learn four powerful reasons why we need exercise—especially in today’s world.

November 14, 2025November 17, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
  • Health
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A close-up of a woman's hands lacing up running shoes illustrates how to motivate yourself to exercise

How to Motivate Yourself to Exercise: 5 Science-Based Strategies

Knowing yourself and how motivation works can help you develop strategies that work for you. Learn how to motivate yourself to exercise.

November 13, 2025November 17, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
  • Fitness & Sports
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    • Motivation & Focus
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Chess pieces on a board to explain game theory

Game Theory, Explained: How People Make Certain Choices

Game theory is the study of how people or groups make strategic decisions when their choices affect one another. Here’s an overview with examples.

November 13, 2025November 18, 2025, by Katie Doll
  • Psychology
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    • Society & Culture
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A woman looking at her reflection in the mirror, practicing Hansei

How Practicing Hansei Can Help You Overcome Self-Sabotage

Are you sabotaging your own success? Here’s how to use the Japanese practice of hansei to identify and overcome these sabotaging behaviors.

November 12, 2025November 15, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Religion & Spirituality
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    • Self-Improvement
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