How to Boost Your Mind, What Every Graduation Speaker Says, Why People Are Really Quitting Their Jobs
Highlights From Our May (Plus Our Favorite Readers Comments)
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The Nonlinear Life heads into the summer with sunscreen ready, white shoes at the door, and lots of momentum. Welcome to all our new subscribers, and thank you for continued loyalty and engagement to all our ongoing subscribers. As always, we appreciate your sharing, liking, occasionally disagreeing, and always reading. Here's our monthly recapt of some of our favorite stories and reader comments of the past month. And please join us on Thursday, June 2nd for an exciting tie-in!
Spring means cleaning. Or at least excuses to sell cleaning products. But why stop at the shower and closet? Our piece on spring cleaning your mind got a warm embrace. Readers chimed in with what tips they planned to try!
I love this—and am on my way to buy some more berries!! - Lauren Bittrich
2. I Analyzed 100 Commencement Speeches: These Are the 4 Tips They All Share
The Class of 2022 has endured what many thought was unendurable: Zoom classes, a global pandemic, supply chain problems for all those caps and gowns. But at least they got graduation speeches in person! Our country's annual obsession with commencement speeches was back in force. As were the controversies. What can we learn from these speeches?
Bruce, thank you so much for using Elizabeth’s speech. She is a special young women who worked so hard in that speech! Truly amazing that her classmates gave her that opportunity. - Ninda De Angelo
Love love love this!!! How do we get them to hear and embrace it!?!
3. The Myth of the Great Resignation: Why People Are Really Quitting Their Jobs
Our biggest piece of the month. The Great Resignation continues apace. In this sneak peak at my new book, I looked at the myths behind why people are quitting their jobs. The reactions were passionate.
Good health care and a pension are 2 things that locked employees to a company. Now that those are mostly gone from all employers, there is no reason to stay with a company. Companies took those away and now the employee feels no sense of loyalty, no reason to stay. There is no reason not to jump to another company for a couple more bucks an hour, better culture, better hours or more salary. I think it mostly boils down to those 2 things. - Terry Stodgill
People are sick of toxic environment and low pay, also disrespect at work. Not to mention prices rising, but not higher pay - Mattie Hill
4. What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day
My favorite thing about Mother's Day: When it passes, Father's Month can begin! My look at what moms really want touched a nerve—as did my pepetually underappreciated joke that Mother's Day—or is it Mothers' Day—is National Apostrophe Anxiety Day.
Great articles! - Laura Lynne Glenns
National Apostrophe Anxiety Day - I love it! And thanks for the history lesson. - Barbara Gaskill
And while that's a wrap on our May, we look forward to seeing you again in the comments, sharing your ideas and thoughts on articles this summer!
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