By Yvonne Milosevic The ability to present your ideas persuasively is the key to success in any field. Yet public speaking ranks high on the list of things people fear most—right up there with snakes, heights, and zombies. Thankfully, we don’t often encounter scary things…
A Day of Disconnect to Help You Reconnect By Yvonne Milosevic Let’s all say this together: Hello! My name is __________, and I’m a smartphone zombie. ICYMI, cell phone addiction now has a proper clinical name: nomophobia (no-mobile-phone-phobia). Symptoms include that panicky feeling you get…
By Yvonne Milosevic Welcome to Quarantine Day No. 6,845. Raise your hand if you’re starting to feel like we’re reliving Groundhog Day on a loop. We can’t predict when, or even if, we’ll return to work as we knew it B.C. (before coronavirus). But we…
These bedtime habits set you up for happier workdays. By Yvonne Milosevic What does your typical evening routine look like? If you’re like many people, the hours between dinner and bedtime usually get filled up binge-watching shows on Netflix, checking work emails, and scrolling through…
By Yvonne Milosevic COVID-19 stress continues to take its toll, leaving many of us exhausted at the end of each day. Now, we’re learning that the ubiquitous tool in our coronavirus communications arsenal is partly to blame. Researchers say frequent use of videoconferencing services like…
By Yvonne Milosevic Life is pretty much upside down right now. On top of freaking out about the prospect of getting sick (or that a loved one will come down with coronavirus), many people are in a professional limbo as well. That’s why today, we’re…
By Yvonne Milosevic Do you compulsively check your phone at least 537 times a day? Maybe you’re incapable of standing in a line or even using the loo without your precious iPhone in hand. You may suffer from information addiction. That’s totes normal, and Berkeley…
Vanquish your bad habits and become a superhero in 2020. By Yvonne Milosevic Why do many of us feel powerless to resist the things that tempt us? As we shared last week, good habits take time to develop. Not to mention, we tend to overrate…
By Yvonne Milosevic So, how are those New Year’s resolutions holding up? Many of us have vowed to make positive changes in our lives as we settle into 2020. Maybe you want to eat better. Work out more (or at all). Learn another language. Improve…
By Yvonne Milosevic Roommates are a fact of life for a majority of early-career professionals, especially if the current housing market has decimated your options for affordable solo digs. But do you really want to go through the hassle of hunting for your next roomie…