Do Small Things Everyday

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Ashley's research suggests small, simple changes around the margin. Do small things every day. When things get hard think about quitting your job. My partner of ten years left me because he didn't think that there was any space in a new life here for him. So even when i was present in the moment, i was always on my phone. And again, it's not about taking nice vacations. We did those things, but that doesn't fix day and day out, minute in, minute out,. conflict that happens when you're not fully attending to the people in your life that you care about.

Despite what we see on Instagram, self-care isn’t just about face masks and massages (although those are nice). It’s about spending your time, including your workday, in ways that prioritize the things and people you care about. Studies show that this kind of self-care makes us happier and more focused in our jobs.

But it can be a challenge to take care of ourselves when we’re on deadline, traveling too much, or reporting to a boss who emails at all hours. We speak with researcher Ashley Whillans about how managers can model healthy habits and how employees can make time to practice them. Ashley shares a personal experience about what happens when we don’t prioritize self-care, while Amy G. gets a firsthand lesson in an airport.

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