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Exhausted by 2020? Here are 5 steps to recover and feel more rested throughout 2021

Written by Peter A. Heslin, Professor of Management and Scientia Education Fellow, UNSW

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For most of us, 2020 was an exhausting year. The COVID-19 pandemic heralded draining physical health concerns, social isolation, job dislocation, uncertainty about the future and related mental health issues.

Although some of us have enjoyed changes such as less commuting, for many the pandemic added extra punch to the main source of...

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