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How to Get Through the Workday When the Headlines are Awful
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- Harvard Business Review
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- Jun 27, 2026
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- 797
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How to Get Through the Workday When the News is Terrible 22 Mar 2021 --- ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ผ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ! โจ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend โจ 2020 was a rough year. And the start of 2021 doesn't feel like it's getting any easier. So how do you stay focused at work? 00:00 2020 was a rough year. 02:05 How do you unplug from social media when it's your day job? 03:19 How do you tell your team that you need a break from talking about the news? 04:37 How do we, as BIPOC navigate these kind of situations? 05:52 What if we are in a predominantly white workspace? 06:50 How can we stay focused at work when chaos strikes? Should we? 07:41 How can we practice protecting our mental health while staying productive? 09:16 What You Need to Remember We talked to Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett, a professor at Kent University and the director of the Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders Among African Americans (PRADAA). She shared her advice on how we can stay focused at work when the news is painful to watch and being recirculated all around us. She also shared her thoughts on how events, like what happened in Washington, D.C. in January of this year, can affect the Black and brown communities, and what we can do about it. Here are some ways to help you stay focused: When you leave work, you have to leave work. Close the door, put away your laptop, and truly log-off. You have to create that balance. Manage the time youโre spending with technology, and if at all possible, unplug. Remember that people cannot read your mind. If your coworkers are distracting you, politely tell them you are busy and will catch up with them later. __________________________________________________________________________ Weโd love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey:โฆ