Work-Life Balance

Beyond The 40-Hour Workweek: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?

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So, you're out there job hunting, and every opportunity that comes your way demands the infamous 40-hour work week. Following Matthew Dicks's understanding of time in his enlightening book Someday is Today, this is a weekly commitment of 2,400 minutes, or 144,000 precious seconds. Seconds of your life that you’ll never get back. Tim Ferris, … Continue reading Beyond The 40-Hour Workweek: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?

Rethinking Traditional Learning Models: A Call for Practical Application

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Throughout my education, I've encountered a common model of learning that includes: Reading material. Listening to lectures. Memorizing information. Replicating it on tests. Occasionally, we would engage in activities like writing essays or completing exercises, but these were not always required. The Problem with This Type of Learning This model neglects how humans best understand … Continue reading Rethinking Traditional Learning Models: A Call for Practical Application