A confession: For much of the pandemic, my home was a mess. I was slow to do dishes, stuck halfway unpacked from moving, loath to do chores and in the habit of draping my clothes over chairs instead of actually putting things away. It wasn’t until the holidays that I had the motivation to get back to my pre-2020 housekeeping habits, and I loved this reminder that sometimes when we let things slide, it’s a sign our mental health needs attention. If this sounds familiar, check out these 5 red flags you may be dealing with “situational” depression — and 10 ways therapists are taking care of themselves right now.

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Janie

Take Back Your Life

Work long enough, and you are bound to have a bad manager. Unfortunately, they don't operate in just one manner; they can be aggressive, neglectful, ingratiating or just plain inept. And not all of them were bad to begin with. The very strategies and skills that may have made them star performers before they joined the management team can make them absolutely terrible to work for. Here are the most common types of incompetent leaders who think they are actually good bosses:

The 7 Personality Types Of Bad Bosses Who
Think They're Good

Deal With It

A lot of regular Joes seem to think President-elect Biden’s plan to raise taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000 per year will somehow affect their bottom line — and Twitter is not having it, since only 1.8% of U.S. taxpayers earn enough money to see higher taxes under Biden’s proposal. For everyone else, here are some hilarious and brutally honest reminders from Twitter that there’s no need to be concerned.

Pro Tip:

Getting headaches from working on your laptop at home? Consider your light source. Are you working while facing a bright window, or with a window at your back? Neither position is ideal. Instead, experts recommend you sit perpendicular to the window while working, because there’s less glare on your screen when you’re at a right angle to the sun. Get experts’ tips on how to best optimize the power of light at your workstation.

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