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Professional December: How to prepare your career for 2023
Professional December: How to prepare your career for 2023

We are all looking forward to the New Year, not only for receiving presents and having fun but for the festive season.

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What dish on the New Year's table could you be?
What dish on the New Year's table could you be?

We often feel like a three-day-old crab salad in the fridge in December or like an unloved bottle of champagne that has not been poured into glasses.

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Day 7. Cognitive distortions that hinder change and how to deal with them
Day 7. Cognitive distortions that hinder change and how to deal with them

You fear failure and delay things until “better times”. Confident that what you want is not unique and feeling nothing will work.

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Day 6. Find your purpose through meditation
Day 6. Find your purpose through meditation

Some believe that every individual is born with certain talents. However, they do not always reveal themselves - these talents must be found to be recognised and nurtured, like plant seeds.

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Day 5. Present vs future: skills

Today, we will compare the skills you already have with a goal you would like to achieve. It will enable you to build a road map based on the skills you need to develop.

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Day 4. Ikigai: employing an ancient Japanese technique

As a part of the National Geographic program, researcher Dan Buettner has studied the so-called "blue zones" over five years, where the greatest number of centenarians are recorded living.

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Day 3. Exercises to find your path

Would you like to gain a better understanding of what you really enjoy doing? Try the following exercises below. We guarantee that they will quickly help you discover the way to your true self.

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Day 2. Find out your true desires and goals by filling out the questionnaire

t is difficult to choose what you want to do in the next few years or for the rest of your life.

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Day 1. A fresh look at career guidance

Hello! Today is day one of our marathon. We invite you to answer the following test questions in two parts.

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6 of the most useless professions in 2022

The year 2022 has brought us many surprises and has affected many areas of society. Not only store shelves were hit hard, but also certain areas in the labor market.

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How the freelance market works abroad: everything you need to know if you want to work for foreign companies

Working for a foreign company, being paid in dollars or euros, and spending it in your national currency, whether roubles or even the more stable dirhams, is the dream of any freelancer who knows a foreign language.

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Holiday skills: What skills you can easily develop on holiday

The French poet Anatole France once said, “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.”

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Let's see if you can distinguish between a great employer and a scammer!

During times of crisis, scammers are always going to be active. The labor market, unfortunately, is not immune from this trend.

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How our memories deceive us: a scientific approach

Human memory is fascinating — we can remember the taste of a milkshake in New York ten years ago but cannot remember the book we read a month ago or where we put our phone.

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Harmful tips for professionals: how to fail any job interview

Job interviews represent an extremely crucial moment in anyone's life, especially if it is their first job interview.

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What would be a perfect hobby for you? Find your ideal hobby by answering 8 questions

Let me guess you would like to try a new hobby. However, you can't really choose one because there are so many different hobbies out there. Well, we can help you! Just answer the following 8 questions, and our artificial intelligence will select a hobby that will definitely interest you.

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Eight professional and educational tasks for 2022

Everyone wants the new year to bring them new victories and accomplishments, but what are you willing to achieve this? You will have to performthese super tasks, which we at Lectera have compiled for you, at the very least!

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Are you stressed? Take the Lectera test and estimate your current level of stress!

Around 83% of people aged 21 to 40 have suffered from stress at least once in 2020. Unfortunately, in 2021, this figure already rose to 91%, which is very disappointing.

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Do you know how to relax? Then, take the new Lectera quiz to determine what stops you from recuperating over the holidays and weekends!

"What's so difficult about having a rest? You just have some and do nothing!" you say. However, it is not that simple! Otherwise, why, even after a long holiday, do you return to the office feeling like a squeezed-out lemon?

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The truth about online education: The pros and cons

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many schools, colleges, and universities to switch to distance learning. Although lockdowns have accelerated the roll-out of these long-standing trends, before the pandemic, leading educational institutions, such as Harvard, were already launching their online learning programmes.

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How do you celebrate the New Year? Take the quiz to discover your perfect holiday scenario!

Everyone celebrates the New Year in their own unique way: some want to spend it with the family, others want to celebrate in a nightclub with friends, and some of us just want to go to bed whilst listening to the sound of fireworks outside our window. So, do you want to change it up a bit but have no idea what to do?

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5 useful things to do during the New Year holidays!

Pretty soon, you're going to have a well-deserved break during the New Year's holidays! It's a time for Christmas romcoms, skiing, and social gatherings. Sounds great, doesn't it?

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