How 'Deep Acting' Can Make You Happier at Work

Forget ‘Fake it Til You Make It’—Try This Instead
How ‘deep acting’ at work can change your outlook
Kate Morgan
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Feb 3, 2020
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Photo: Photographer is my life./Moment/Getty ImagesAll of us have That Work Thing: the one element of your job that sparks dread on Sunday nights, that elicits a stress headache even when everything else is going great. Maybe your Work Thing is a person: a micromanaging boss, or a co-worker whose dumb jokes make you want to crawl in a hole. Maybe…
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Written by Kate Morgan
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Kate is a freelance journalist who’s been published by Popular Science, The New York Times, USA Today, and many more. Read more at bykatemorgan.com.
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