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How to Promote Your Business as a Freelancer

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One of the most challenging aspects of freelance life can be finding clients, especially when starting out. Luckily, there are as many creative ways to showcase your talents as there are gig workers hoping to catch a break. Hiring professionals is always an option. So is bartering services, such as writing copy in exchange for web design or SEO skills, which, along with work samples, brings the potential for future collaborations and referrals.

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Arts and crafts boost personal wellbeing more than work, study finds

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A new study suggests that engaging in arts and crafts activities can significantly enhance personal wellbeing, offering greater benefits than traditional employment. The research , conducted by a team from Anglia Ruskin University and published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health , found that activities like pottery, painting, knitting, and woodworking can increase life satisfaction, happiness, and the sense that life is worthwhile.

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Anu Gupta Shares a New Approach to Anti-Bias Training

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Anu Gupta wants us to rethink the way we approach anti-bias training. The lawyer, scientist, educator and Be More CEO developed the PRISM toolkit. PRISM, which stands for p erspective-taking, p r osocial behaviors, i ndividuation, s tereotype replacement and m indfulness, draws upon two decades of training and original research to create a set of practices that are backed by neuroscience to effectively teach how to reduce bias.

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