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Feeling like a fraud at work? Three ways to combat ‘Imposter Syndrome’

Feeling like a fraud at work? Three ways to combat ‘Imposter Syndrome’

You might know it: That feeling that we are really just little kids in big offices, and that at any moment our dirty little secret will be found out and we will be fired on the spot.

  • by Chris Taylor

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Techniques to resharpen your focus while working from home

Techniques to resharpen your focus while working from home

There are ways to teach your brain to ignore distractions and increase both your attention and productivity.

  • by Caren Osten Gerszberg
Tokyo was to be her swansong. But her body can't wait another year

Tokyo was to be her swansong. But her body can't wait another year

For Australian sprinter Melissa Breen, the Tokyo Olympics should have been her final hurrah. Instead, she's been forced to retire early. These are the Australians who lost their golden moment in 2020.

  • by Gary Nunn
The Millennial quest for happiness looks a lot like red eyes and burnout

The Millennial quest for happiness looks a lot like red eyes and burnout

We are on an everlasting quest to find ‘the ideal work week’, in the hope that the winning formula will bring endless fulfilment and satisfaction.

  • by Pandora Sykes
Midlife crisis, Gen-X-style: less running away, more running marathons

Midlife crisis, Gen-X-style: less running away, more running marathons

As they enter middle age, Gen Xers are choosing self-awareness over self-obsession.

  • by Clare Thorp
Christie Whelan Browne: 'Infertility is not something to be ashamed of'

Christie Whelan Browne: 'Infertility is not something to be ashamed of'

The stage and screen performer, best known for roles in Muriel's Wedding: The Musical, Mad as Hell and Neighbours, discusses feminism, her fear of flying, and the pain – and cost – of IVF.

  • by Benjamin Law
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Sylvia Jeffreys: 'We feel really bonded as a unit of three'

Sylvia Jeffreys: 'We feel really bonded as a unit of three'

As she prepares to return to TV, Sylvia Jeffreys opens up about having a baby in a pandemic, coping with gossip and the challenges of being a working mother.

  • by Melissa Singer
On biscuits, unicorns and the real truth about working from home
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Parenting

On biscuits, unicorns and the real truth about working from home

Last week, two women laid bare the realities of working-from-home while parenting-at-home. One was shown all the grace in the world. The other? Not so much.

  • by Jenna Price
My peers were future Hollywood stars, but throwing it all away was the best decision

My peers were future Hollywood stars, but throwing it all away was the best decision

One day I realised I was miserable more than I was happy. Giving up my passion led to another, much more rewarding one.

  • by Anna Downes
Change can be a slow process – and that's the way it should be
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Opinion

Change can be a slow process – and that's the way it should be

When we feel powerless to make changes or want them quickly, we can be susceptible to the lure of simple formulas.

  • by Jim Bright
Women out of work: statistics reveal extent of the problem
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Opinion

Women out of work: statistics reveal extent of the problem

Removing subsidies prematurely, suddenly and in only selected parts of the economy risks unexpected problems.

  • by Jim Bright