Workplace Wellbeing

Making work suck less: your guide to workplace wellbeing

If work consistently leaves you miserable, exhausted, or numb, that’s not just how it is. That’s a problem with a solution.

This page is your starting point for making work more sustainable, more human, and, yeah, less sucky.

Workplace Wellbeing

The mindset shift

Presence of mind: a present for your mind

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Permission to be good enough

What if "good enough" isn't settling—it's a strategy. Here's your permission to stop chasing "excellence" and start doing work that matters.

A Festivus approach to New Year's

First grade, January. Construction paper, tape, and too many crayons. Dennis the Menace on the brain. A dream: be the funniest kid in class. "What's your new year's resolution, Peter?" "To beat the el

Boundaries and the always-on problem

Always-on culture: how artificial urgency makes work suck

Not everything is urgent—most of it isn't, actually. Here's how always-on culture manufactures fake urgency and practical ways to push back.

Dealing with burnout at work

Burnout isn't just being tired—it's exhaustion that rest alone won't fix. Take the self-assessment, find out what's driving it, and make a plan.

AI, automation, and the future of work

Dear Peter: Will AI take my job?

No, but maybe it wrote this post!

Let AI be the robot: Meetings are for people

AI can take your meeting notes. It shouldn't take your human connection. Here's how to use AI to free up meetings for what actually matters.

Understanding your options

What does a career coach actually do?

It's not therapy. It's not your friend over drinks. And it's definitely not someone who tells you to "follow your passion." Here's what career coaching actually looks like — and how to know if it's wh

Career coach vs. therapist: which one do I need?

They're not the same thing. A therapist looks backward and inward. A coach looks forward and outward. Here's how to find out which one you need.

Need help figuring this out?

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