How a sense of purpose can link creativity to happiness
theconversation.com: There are plenty of famous artists who have produced highly creative work while they were deeply unhappy or suffering from poor mental health. In 1931, the poet T.S. Eliot wrote a letter to a friend describing his “considerable mental agony” and how he felt “on the verge of insanity”. Vincent Van Gogh eventually took his own lifet, having written of “horrible fits of anxiety” and “feelings of emptiness and fatigue”.USITT News: Women+ Increasingly Vacate Technical Theatre Positions
Stage Directions: A full 90 percent of respondents to a recent survey of female-identifying theatre design and production practitioners say that they have experienced negative workplace environments, gender-based harassment, or pay gaps. The results of the survey appear in the Summer 2019 edition of Theatre Design & Technology(TD&T), the journal of USITT.Work-life balance: How to improve and balance time
www.usatoday.com: If you can't remember the last time you left the office before dark, or you spent your so-called free time not constantly checking job-related emails, then chances are your work-life balance stinks. And that's problematic, because it could not only wind up hurting your personal relationships, but also messing with your sanity and putting you at risk of burnout.What’s Broadway Got to Do With It? More Pop Musicals
The New York Times: Put the blame on Abba.
Does the wall-to-wall lineup of jukebox musicals dominating New York stages this season make you feel like cursing? Direct your angry thoughts toward the creators of “Mamma Mia!,” that goofy Broadway show from 2001 about a Greek island wedding, with a score consisting entirely of recycled Abba hits.This is why you should learn to embrace stress (rather than fight it)
www.fastcompany.com: Stress in the United States is at one of its highest points ever. According to a report by the American Psychological Association, over 60% of people are stressed about the future and money. Significantly, 61% of Americans are also stressed about their work.
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