What are 'full-time children'? Young adults in China are rejecting the rat race and getting paid by their parents to do chores while living at home

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Many Chinese young adults are opting to stay at home and get paid to care for their parents, rather than taking a traditional full-time job.

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Moms and worried and stressed. Here are 4 strategies they can use to juggle family, work, and everything else.

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American moms are stressed, burned out, and anxious.
American moms are stressed, burned out, and anxious.

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I'm an entrepreneur who lost myself to mental burnout until 3 simple habits helped me recover

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I'm a Gen Xer who left my stressful engineering job for a yearlong break — and it was the best thing for my happiness and health

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Christopher Gehring ran the Boston Marathon in April.

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Switching to a 4-day work week got rid of this company's 'Sunday Scaries'

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After Qwick switched to the 4-day work week, employees who reported they often felt stress during work hours dropped 12%, and overall, employees reported improvements in work-life balance.

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I'm a millennial who left my startup career for a corporate job and my mental health has never been better

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Nichole Maffey got her first corporate job after spending years in startups.
Nichole Maffey got her first corporate job after spending years in startups.

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How to identify the 12 stages of burnout before it gets out of control

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Stage 12: Full burnout syndrome

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I've been working a four-day week for years, and science proves that everyone should get on board

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Shortening the workweek to four days gives employees the chance to rest and be even more productive when they are working.

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Experts say it could be even shorter

My weekend was in dire need of rescue.

The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

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As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

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Too much will burn you out. Too little can leave you lonely.

It's official: Gen Z is now as sick and tired of their jobs as burned-out boomers

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A new survey shows that Gen Z and young millennials are fed up with work. What's behind the growing disenchantment — and how can employers fix it?

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