In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Make a habit of taking several 10 to 15-minute breaks throughout the day to combat the pressure and frustration you feel. Visit with a coworker, refill your water bottle, or step outside for a breath of fresh air. High-pressure work environments often involve some level of competitiveness, which means you might try to stay at your desk the entire shift and push yourself harder and harder. Taking a short breather can actually benefit your work performance, however. If you can't manage a longer break, get up for just 5 minutes at a time. You'll find that you'll feel more focused and productive afterwards, making the break well worth your time. Shift your perspective about what you're doing and you may feel less pressure. Try looking at a difficult job as a game or competition of sorts. Set a personal deadline or strive to beat your best time. For example, if your boss is breathing down your neck about getting a project done by the end of the workday, imagine that each task you complete is helping you destroy a fire-breathing dragon (i.e. your boss). If you get the project done on time, you conquer the dragon! By looking at your work this way, you'll likely get more done while feeling less stressed in the process. Sometimes the pressure you feel about your job is internal. If you have really high standards for every piece of work that leaves your desk, you could be making your work environment more stressful than it has to be. Aim for done, not perfect. Start by prioritizing which tasks you'll give the most time and energy to. For the others, just do themdon't worry about giving 100% on every task. Another way to overcome perfectionism is to judge how the things you're stressed about will matter in the long run. For instance, if you're worried about choosing the perfect font on a work document, ask yourself how important that really is. " Do you have a tendency to overcommit by saying "yes" to every request your coworkers or boss makes? Challenge yourself to start declining demands that don't serve you and setting stronger boundaries. Be polite, but firm. Say something like "I can't. I'm already in over my head with the Anderson project. Maybe Chris could help you?" " The pressure can feel overbearing when you have become disconnected from your purpose. Reflecting on why you do the work you do or why your job is important can help lighten your mental load. Think about why your work is valuable. Who does it help or benefit? Your purpose can serve as an anchor when things get stressful at work.
Summary: Take breaks often. See tough tasks as games. Let go of perfectionism. Be willing to say "no. Remember your "why.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Being a humanitarian is about action, but your intentions matter too. Pursuing work that helps others with the intent of gaining something like recognition or influence isn't the purpose of being a humanitarian. Instead, look for ways to benefit others without placing an emphasis on what you may get in return. In order to be a capable humanitarian, you need to demonstrate tolerance, cultural understanding and altruism. Approach humanitarian work with a mindset of giving, helping, and hope to improve the world around you. Don't focus on what you can gain from your effort, focus on what your community can gain. The nature of humanitarian work is to pursue ways to end human suffering in all forms. In order to do so, you must learn to appreciate the value in saving lives, relieving suffering, and helping to maintain human dignity. Try to imagine yourself in the difficult positions of the people you seek to help to better empathize with their situations. It's important that you learn to show empathy for all people. Valuing human welfare can help you to overcome the discomfort of helping people in difficult situations and environments. A humanitarian must value human life in all forms. That means letting go of any prejudices or generalizations you may find yourself making about groups of people. All people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion or race deserve to live a life that is free from suffering, and it's the humanitarian's job to help make that happen. It is not uncommon for people to grow up with misconceptions about groups of people they have never met, but you must actively engage and overcome these ideas. A humanitarian values all human life equally and works to alleviate suffering equally worldwide. Humanitarians need to carry themselves in a professional manner in the field as well as the office. Each organization has its own set of guidelines to aid in your understanding of professional behavior, but it is all based in the concept that all humanitarian workers should adhere to common standards in order to maximize their effectiveness in a crisis. Carrying yourself in a professional manner means maintaining an ethical standard and demonstrating respect for all you encounter. Being professional also means following the local laws and regulations as well as those enforced by your organization. Humanitarian work can lead you all over the globe and take you on exciting adventures, but it can also present some extremely difficult challenges. In order to be an effective humanitarian, you must seek new ways to solve problems and overcome obstacle and find the value in creating relationships with new people. Meeting new people and facing new issues can be a way of life for humanitarians. Embracing the experiences that are inherent to these challenges can help you to overcome them.
Summary: Do away with selfishness. Value human welfare. Free yourself from any prejudices. Maintain a professional demeanor. Seek and embrace new experiences and challenges.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: While you're digging holes for the plants, exercise some creative forethought to make interesting designs and configurations. You could arrange different species in alternating rows, or sew brilliantly colored plants in dazzling sweeps and swirls. Remember, your living picture is as much a work art as it is gardening. Use small, vertical succulents to produce symmetrical designs like swirls or a zigzagging Chevron pattern. Accumulate a gallery of living pictures and use each to explore a different style of planting and arrangement. Hearty flowering plants come in a myriad of unique and unusual hues. Japanese iris and begonias, for instance, are typically a delicate violet color, while Oncidium orchids glow a fiery red when they reach maturity. Incorporate the wide range of plants available to you into your palette and cultivate an arrangement that's truly stunning. Succulents like lampranthus, clivia and balsam all produce large flowers with rich, bold coloring. If you're unsure what a particular species looks like once it develops, search for photos online or consult the planting and maintenance info guide that comes with newly purchased plants. Look for combinations of plants with shapes and structure that offset one another. In a diverse living picture, Aeonium blossoms will burst forth from a sea of creeping green clover while spikes of spider aloe protrude tower-like from a ring in the center. The possibilities are nearly limitlesslistening to your aesthetic sensibilities will help you piece together a one-of-a-kind display. Find out how big you can expect your plants of choice to grow before sewing them. You don't want one oversized fern or aloe to dominate your living picture. Prune your plants regularly to keep them from spilling over the edges of the frame. You don't have to plant over every square inch of your frame. The soil itself can actually be used to enhance the look of a living picture by breaking up dense patches of color and adding depth and visual texture from. See how you might include glimpses of sandy soil and glistening wire to make your designs more purposeful and sophisticated. Embellish your living picture with colored stones, ribbons, pendants and other decorative accents.
Summary:
Plant your cuttings in an attractive pattern. Use contrasting colors. Mix and match plants of various sizes. Play around with negative space.