#ThirstyThursday Issue #130

😩 Summer Stress: How HR can help with financial, mental wellbeing.

🗓️ Time Management: A step-by-step guide on organizing your weekly schedule.

💡 Leadership: Managing emotion in your team.

🤔 Human Resources: Why EAPs go unused despite growing mental health awareness.

📝 Project Management: The ultimate guide to writing a creative brief.

Takeaways:

• Have I Been Pwned – to check if your email or phone number has been part of a data breech.
• Printfriendly.com – to turn any webpage into a more print friendly format.
• 12ft.io – to skirt around content paywalls (use at your own discretion!).
• thispersondoesnotexist.com – to create “fake” headshots or avatars; refresh to load a new photo.
• Wayback Machine – to see previous versions of webpages.
• Terms of Service; Didn’t Read – to summarize those terms of service you probably didn’t read.
• Camel Camel Camel – to help determine if you’re getting a fair price on amazon products.

Watch the full video to see how each site works.

ClickUp Brain has just launched and is here to enhance your daily productivity and improve your connections with projects, documents, team members, and organizational knowledge.

It breaks down into 3 parts:

• AI Knowledge Manager: This AI chatbot enhances your understanding of contextual details related to documents, tasks, and projects making it easier to navigate and manage information.
• AI Project Manager: Acting as a digital assistant, this tool takes charge of your workflow by automating routine operations such as progress updates, daily standups, and general team communications.
• AI Writer for Work: This feature serves as a dynamic content creator, capable of composing, revising, and summarizing materials across various departments like marketing and design, streamlining content creation efforts.

Try it free today.

How to do this:

• Open your Google Cal
• Under “My calendars”, select the three dots next to a calendar
• Hit the “+” sign to add a hex code for a custom color
• Need color palette inspo? Check out http://coolors.co/palettes (or colorhunt.co).

Check out the full TikTok.

Takeaways:

• Barry Schwartz’s jam jar experiment proves that too many choices can lead to decision paralysis and unhappiness.
• To avoid choice paralysis, set criteria, satisfice rather than maximize, and set time limits for decisions.
• Streamline everyday choices like clothing and meals to save mental energy for more important decisions.

Visit the full LinkedIn post.

If you’re in charge of employee or client gifting, check out Stadium 🤗.

With their wide array of customizable products, they make it easy to create a lasting impression. You can even launch your own swag store to make warehousing, gift selection, and fulfillment a breeze.

💬 What others are saying about Stadium:

• “I like the fact that a recipient can receive a gift of credits to put toward items that tickle their own fancy. It takes the guesswork out of gift-giving and everyone wins! It is also very user-friendly.” — Erica S.
• “I like that this is a one stop shop. The ease of being able to pick from so many different items not just food related is a great touch.” — Hollie W.
• “The ease of setting up a shop where a variety of ~200 associates could pick their own gift – that is delivered with the same settings/messages was SO helpful and exactly what we were looking for. Their customer service team was very helpful and responsive with any questions.” — Liz M.

👀 Check out Stadium’s swag here.

Takeaways:

• This 10 min guided meditation from Headspace is designed to help you reset, recharge, and refocus.
• Regular meditation practice has been shown to significantly reduce stress and anxiety levels.
• By focusing on the present moment and letting go of intrusive thoughts, meditation helps calm the mind and promotes a sense of inner peace, which can translate into improved focus and productivity.

Check out the meditation on YouTube.

💌 Whether it’s a cozy family gathering or a major corporate event, RSVPify makes planning feel like a breeze.

📈 Learn, invest, grow — Moby makes it simple and engaging for everyone.

📚 Add Radical Candor to your TBR pile to discover how straightforward, caring communication can elevate your leadership.

🍠 Half our team is happily snacking on these Yammy dried sweet potato sticks.