Book Titles

No Hard Feelings
The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work

By Liz Fosslien, Mollie West Duffy

Year Published: 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0525533832
Categories: Emotions, Feelings, Work

87 Quotes Found

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No Hard Feelings:

In most jobs, work is never done, which means there’s never a perfect time to go on vacation or head home for the day.

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Compassion helps us become resilient: it improves our immune response, reduces stress levels, and is associated with the pleasure networks in our brains.

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Own up to your mistakes, but don’t needlessly blame everything on yourself.

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…remember your thoughts are simply that: thoughts. Acknowledge them, but recognize they are not inevitable truths (even if they feel true).

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…few jobs will let us do whatever we want, whenever we want. But the more decisions we get to make for ourselves, the better we feel and the harder we work.

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A job won’t always align perfectly with what we love to do, but there are ways to make our least favorite tasks bearable if we remind ourselves of the people our work affects.

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Understanding the broader impact of our work makes us more productive – and helps us get through particularly dreary days.

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If your goal is to inspire yourself, reframing how you view your work can change how meaningful you find it.

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If you cultivate a sense of curiosity and keep an open mind, you can find something you are interested in within any job.

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In today’s workplace, continuing to learn isn’t optional – it’s a necessity.

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