BrainPint - Breakthroughs

Hi everyone,

This week we're diving into breakthroughs of the year, how to act with resilience when you get laid off, and how to communicate better.

I'll be going on a break next week for Christmas. Have a wonderful festive season!

Cheers,
Janel

Breakthroughs Of The Year
It's always nice to breathe in a little optimism to finish the year. A wonderful piece that shares the biggest breakthroughs we've seen in technology, medicine, science and more.

You Got Laid Off. Now What?
How to act with resilience when you've been let go.

Respond - Understand your severance package & make a six-month financial plan

Restore - Take time to grieve and be in your feelings, make specific requests for help from your network & lend a hand to others

Rebuild - Invest in education and creation, build a structured daily routine for working and resting & be open to new career possibilities.

Reflect - Document your achievements and lessons learned, consider what matters most to you now, write a vision for where you want to be in six, 12, and 24 months

On Competitive Advantage
10 competitive advantages that you can develop today.

Learning To Speak Up
How to get better at communicating & sharing your views. 

• Choose one clear goal
• Choose one form of communication and repeatedly practice it
• Get an accountability partner
• Set mental commitments
• Understand what gives you the confidence to speak up

How To Save Time With Google Calendar Tricks
Jeremy of Wonder Tools shares helpful tricks to help you breeze through scheduling or using Google calendar.

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Dots - Build amazing community experiences on Discord & Slack, using automations. I've personally used this on Slack and it's made my life so much easier.

Awesome Open Source - Neatly categorized open source projects.

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Prado's Masterpieces - Download high-resolution, royalty-free works of art. The Prado museum has digitized its collection and make it freely accessible for non-commercial use.

Uses This - A collection of nerdy interviews exploring what different people use to get the job done.

Binocular Shot - A tribute to movies which have inaccurate binocular shots.