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#Fakecommute: A Ritual for Work-Life Balance When You #WFH

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My walking ritual was featured in this Wall Street Journal article. For me, it is valuable as a ritual that helps me shut off my work brain and creates a boundary between me and overworking. . Your mind and body need these boundaries. Don’t take your phone on your walk or put it into airplane mode if you are using the camera.

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Overcoming Screen Fatigue: A Nonprofit Hub Guide

NonProfit Hub

Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. Give yourself brain breaks. In between meetings, you could chat with coworkers casually, and your brain would have a break during your commute. Why are video calls so draining?

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How to Improve Your Website’s Emotional Appeals: 5 Tips

Pamela Grow

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Enhance your emotional appeals by including photos of people with these characteristics: People looking into the camera. Tell compelling stories.

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