Work, Play, Breathe, Relate. Our MDW Roundup

May 23

Ah, Memorial Day Weekend. Historically the domain of beaches and barbecues, we are guessing you are in a very different frame of mind for this particular one. Whether you’re using the time to lock down some work, play, or just breathe, we’ve rounded up some great content to help you along.

Work

The Wall Street Journal answers all your questions about finding, joining, and leading a new job in the time of Corona: https://www.wsj.com/questions/jobs

The skill of writing great cold emails to maximize your chance of a response: https://summation.net/2020/05/04/how-to-write-a-great-cold-email-that-will-actually-get-a-response/

How to follow up if you don’t get a response: https://mailshake.com/blog/follow-up-email-strategy/

The Atlantic on permanent remote work: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/never-go-back-office/611830/

Jovan Cicmil’s guide to maximizing earnings on Upwork: https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-i-made-over-150k-on-upwork-d3dc4a9a4b68

Lawrence Yeo on deciding to take the leap: https://moretothat.com/take-the-leap/

Play

Alexandra Engler’s creative ideas for vacationing from inside your home: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/best-stay-at-home-vacay-tips-for-long-weekend

The Atlantic’s summer reading recs for a pandemic: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2020/05/pandemic-summer-reading-books-briefing/611821/

NPR’s best books list from the last 7 years, in case you want something that wasn’t curated for a pandemic: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2019

Takashi Murakami on face masks as fashion: https://www.wsj.com/articles/artist-takashi-murakami-on-turning-face-masks-into-fashion-items-11589805215

Breathe

The Wall Street Journal on the healing power of breathing: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-healing-power-of-proper-breathing-11590098696

10-minute guided meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJH6_ZbgeWQ

Relate

Nick Wignall on how to handle other people’s bad moods like a pro: https://medium.com/better-marketing/how-to-handle-other-peoples-bad-moods-like-a-pro-d004a7b2bc93

Brianna Firestone on navigating conversations around unemployment https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/financial-expert-on-how-to-talk-about-unemployment-right-now

Found content other freelancers might enjoy? Drop it in the comments or contact us directly. Be well this long weekend.

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