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“to all the Orgs I’ve loved before”

To all the orgs I’ve loved before, you are the reason why I am still persevering, you are the reason as to why I find joy in all that I do, but that does not give you an excuse to subject me to conditions that go beyond the good intent of organizations: volunteerism, and holistic development.

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Career Fatigue: Unraveling the Toxicity in Resiliency

As Filipinos, we have been labeled as “resilient” for the longest time through different aspects in our lives and the workplace is no exception. It is the norm to go above and beyond one’s capacity in order to provide satisfactory results to a company. For instance, in the customer service industry, workers are often reminded to “go the extra mile” to help and assist people. But overstretching oneself does have its corresponding consequences, one of which could be developing career fatigue. This then begs the question of where do we draw the line between positive and toxic resiliency? And how do we avoid or recover from career fatigue?

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Check-ins helped me be more open to being asked if I was okay

I think it’s a common experience for people to have a hard time expressing themselves freely around people they just met, even more so in a work environment. I thought that I would just talk about work things with work people. That changed when I learned about the concept of check-ins.

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How I Handled My Mother’s Presidential Bet? I let it go.

“Sinong Presidente mo?” This is a question we often hear with the 2022 general elections looming over our heads. In my case, this was the topic of conversation over a Monday lunch at home. I was taken aback because ironically as a political science student who often discusses the upcoming elections, we don’t often talk about it on a personal level. We recognize that it is to each his own candidate which allows us to engage in healthy discussions on relevant issues.

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A Tale of Two Workers: Finding Fulfillment in the Workplace

As we spend the majority of our adult lives working, an essential aspect of looking after our mental wellness is how we feel about our work. Viewing something to which you dedicate most of your time and energy as merely a source of livelihood can be draining. Dreading the weekdays, people find themselves wondering, “Is this all there is to life?” In this article, we take a glimpse as to how fulfillment at work is understood from two perspectives.

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Being Our Best Selves Through Engagement

Over the last few months under the seemingly endless quarantine period, we’ve been in one too many online meetings ad classes. The benefit of having the power of technology at our disposal at any time—phones, messaging apps, browser tabs, among others—makes it seem like it is easier to connect with our friends and loved ones, and to be engaged in online classes or work meetings over Zoom. This then begs the questions, "Am I truly engaged?” “Am I really making a connection with the people I see on my screen?”

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