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Reimagining Retirement
By Karen OlsonThese expert tips can help you design a meaningful and fulfilling postretirement plan.
Work
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The Anxiety of After-Hours Email
By Heidi WachterIn an always-on-call culture, researchers argue for pulling the plug on business-related connectivity outside of office hours to improve employee productivity and well-being — and France passes the first right-to-disconnect law.
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Behind the Scenes With Natalie Morales (Video)
By Experience Life StaffGo behind the scenes with journalist Natalie Morales as she shares how she’s rising to meet new challenges — in her career and life.
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LIFE, UNEDITED: How to Stay Fit at Work
By Experience Life StaffBack in a routine this fall doesn’t have to mean back pain. Try these moves to ease the ache of sitting.
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LIFE, UNEDITED: 10 Meditations for the Workplace
By Courtney HelgoeConsider these mindful approaches to finding more peace and happiness at the office.
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Standing May Be as Bad as Sitting
By Experience Life StaffSitting may be the new smoking, but a recent study suggests that standing desks present health hazards of their own.
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When You’re the “Other” at Work
By Jon SpaydeIt’s easy to feel alone and alienated when you don’t fit in at your workplace. But executive coach Roshini Rajkumar believes that difference can be a strength.
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5 Ways Your Office May Be Harming Your Health
By Michael DregniDiscover what you can do to make your work environment a healthier place to be.
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Office Talk
By Sharon SalzbergWorkplace communication challenges can undermine our equanimity, sap our satisfaction, and hurt our success. A renowned mindfulness teacher shows us how to build stronger, more successful relationships — with our colleagues and ourselves.
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Coffitivity: Bring the Coffee Shop to Your Cubicle
By Brooke RymerGrab your headphones — and possibly spark your creativity — to plug into the latest app that allows you to customize your office-space ambiance.
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The Desk-Dweller’s Repair Plan (Video)
By Experience Life StaffFollow along as our fitness editor, Maggie Fazeli Fard, shows you how to undo the damage of too much sitting with these eight exercises.
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Back on Schedule
By Experience Life TeamHow to stop overcommitting your time — and start doing what matters most.
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Pedaling Positivity
By Experience Life StaffCommuters who bike to work are the happiest — and have the highest sense of overall well-being — compared with those who drive cars or use public transportation, according to a Portland State University study.
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How to Beat the Self-Employment Blues
By Jon SpaydeSelf-employment can bring some unique sources of stress. Business coach Barbara Winter offers strategies for handling them.
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Taking Notes: Wisdom 2.0 Conference
By Heidi WachterGreat tips for creating more mindful workplaces from Google, Medium, Zappos and meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg.
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Inner Game: An Interview With W. Timothy Gallwey (Audio)
By David SchimkeThe best-selling author shares how shifting his approach to coaching tennis helped him teach others how to hone their mental focus — on and off the court.
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Office Fitness Flash: Pushups
By Maggie Fazeli FardForget coffee breaks. Here at the Experience Life office, we’re trying something a little different: pushup breaks.
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New-Job Jitters
By Jon SpaydeStarting a new job is both exciting and anxiety producing. Debra Wheatman, founder and president of Careers Done Write, shows you how to settle in with minimal stress.
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Getting Past Toxic Gossip
By Jon SpaydeHere’s how to discern between friendly chatter and mean-spirited rumor mongering.
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COMING CLEAN: Team EL
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlAs a 5K newbie, I felt really lucky to have my coworkers join me in walking the Commitment Day event on New Year’s Day. It was extremely cold at the Minneapolis location (nearly 30 5K races happened across the country), but we bundle up and smiled as we walked the route. I think I even… Read more »