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Mark Jones's avatar

Excellent and timely piece on anxiety. On the phone thing, read Cal Newport's Deep Work. In my last desk job, I often wondered why, at the end of the day, I'd worked flat out and still felt unhappy and dissatisfied. This book explains why and offers good solutions. I also co-author a blog on Anxiety with my nephew (he insists on the cap): https://markmywordsltd.substack.com/

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Charlotte Cassedanne's avatar

Thank you for sharing your experience Steph. My anxiety flares its head at networking events where I feel SO uncomfortable speaking to strangers. It can be particularly hard when people know each other already and you try and join in. It was so bad at one event that I had to leave after 30 mins without speaking to anyone. I'm fine one-to-one but the thought of reaching out to strangers is anxiety-inducing.

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