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How to deal with life’s and career ups and downs, including some humerus breaks

Mating
How to Deal with 'Paperclipping,' a Toxic Dating Trend

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on May 6, 2024

Has someone been periodically messaging you short questions like "How you doing?" without engaging in longer and deeper conversations? Well, that person may be"paperclipping" you.

Has someone been periodically messaging you short questions like "How you doing?" without engaging in longer and deeper conversations? Well, that person may be"paperclipping" you.

Career
One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on April 26, 2024

Disappointment is part of life. If you've never felt disappointed, you haven't really lived. But when you do feel disappointed, ask yourself one big storied question.

Disappointment is part of life. If you've never felt disappointed, you haven't really lived. But when you do feel disappointed, ask yourself one big storied question.

Career
When Should You Re-Evaluate Your Career and Life?

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on March 10, 2024

Are you too wrapped up in daily minutia to see the bigger picture? Is inertia keeping you in the same wrong situation? It may be time to ask yourself these five questions.

Are you too wrapped up in daily minutia to see the bigger picture? Is inertia keeping you in the same wrong situation? It may be time to ask yourself these five questions.

A couple can leave a single friend feeling singled out in a bad way, no matter how great that friend may normally feel about being single.
Friends
10 Ways Couples Can Make Singles Feel Left Out

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on February 27, 2024

A couple can leave a single friend feeling singled out in a bad way, no matter how great that friend may feel about being single. Here are 10 things to look out for.

A couple can leave a single friend feeling singled out in a bad way, no matter how great that friend may feel about being single. Here are 10 things to look out for.

Leadership
What to Do If You Feel Unheard and Unseen

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on February 20, 2024

Being seen and heard is a basic need. Not having this need met can be why you aren't happy in a job, a workplace, a career, a relationship, or life. Here's what you can do.

Being seen and heard is a basic need. Not having this need met can be why you aren't happy in a job, a workplace, a career, a relationship, or life. Here's what you can do.

Relationships
How and How Not to Get Over a Breakup

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on February 16, 2024

What you do after a breakup can affect how and when you recover. Here are 10 things that you should avoid doing and 10 things to do after a relationship has ended.

What you do after a breakup can affect how and when you recover. Here are 10 things that you should avoid doing and 10 things to do after a relationship has ended.

Singlehood
14 Benefits of Being Single

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on February 12, 2024

Valentine's Day can make you feel that you are the only single person around. In actuality, you've got plenty of company. Here are 14 benefits of being single this February 14.

Valentine's Day can make you feel that you are the only single person around. In actuality, you've got plenty of company. Here are 14 benefits of being single this February 14.

Career
5 Things to Do Before Every Meeting

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on January 24, 2024

Meetings can help get things done. But they can also be huge time sucks. How, then, do you prevent meetings from getting out of hand?

Meetings can help get things done. But they can also be huge time sucks. How, then, do you prevent meetings from getting out of hand?

Anxiety
10 Ways to Calm First-Date Anxiety

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on January 22, 2024

It's natural to be nervous before a first date. There are 10 steps you can take to reduce your nervousness and be more yourself.

It's natural to be nervous before a first date. There are 10 steps you can take to reduce your nervousness and be more yourself.

When all kinds of stuff including the trash remain strewn about your physical, mental, or emotional space, it can be easier to overlook and ignore everything.
Productivity
How the "Pile Method" Can Help You Declutter Quickly

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on December 18, 2023

Dealing with a messy desk, room, or any other area of life can be overwhelming. It can leave you wondering, "Where do I start?" Well, you could start with the pile method.

Dealing with a messy desk, room, or any other area of life can be overwhelming. It can leave you wondering, "Where do I start?" Well, you could start with the pile method.

"Hallucinate" earned "Word of the Year" honors from the online dictionary in big part because Dictionary.com reported a 46% jump in dictionary lookups for the word from 2022 to 2023 as well as a similar increase for the noun form of the word: "hallucination."
Artificial Intelligence
"Hallucinate" Wins! Do Humans Lose?

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on December 15, 2023

Dictionary.com reported a 46% jump in look-ups of the word "hallucinate," driven by interest in the AI-related technology. Here's what can happen when AI hallucinates.

Dictionary.com reported a 46% jump in look-ups of the word "hallucinate," driven by interest in the AI-related technology. Here's what can happen when AI hallucinates.

Friends
When Neutrality Doesn't Feel Neutral

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on December 11, 2023

A “neutral friend” typically avoids taking either side whenever you have a dispute with another person. Here's what may be behind the behavior and how to handle it.

A “neutral friend” typically avoids taking either side whenever you have a dispute with another person. Here's what may be behind the behavior and how to handle it.