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Take It, Leave It, or Change It

The Recovering Engineer

The decision was to do a “cost-benefit analysis&# of our new situation. do your “cost-benefit analysis&# and choose one of these options: Take It Accept the change with all of its good and bad components, and realize that it is your choice to stay. Did it offer us more positive or more negative?

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business Review

The highest increase in health related claims was for the stress-related disorders. A second World Bank study found that almost 75% of the staff reported high or very high stress related to business travel. First, employees simply need to be aware that business travel can predispose them to making poorer health decisions.

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How Freelancers Can Make Sure They Get Paid on Time

Harvard Business Review

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. “Mostly it’s a cost-benefit analysis” that involves calculating the amount that’s owed you, your odds of success, and the hassle of hiring — and paying for — a lawyer, says Pearce. .