ADAM GRANT

• Expect from others what you expect from yourself. Never ask for something you're not doing.
• When things go wrong, try to stay calm. Life is nothing but a series of solved problems. 
• When you screw up, admit it. There’s no...

To shift your thinking from malicious to benign envy, try these phrases:

• “I’m inspired by _____. Maybe I can learn from them, or ask them to be my mentor.”

• “I haven’t done what they’ve done . . . yet.”

• “Every person is on their own journey. I’m grateful for mine.”

They can improve workers’ ability to concentrate, change the way they see their jobs, and even help them avoid the typical injuries that people get when they’re tied to their desks all day.

There’s no consensus on how long the ideal microbreak should last or how often you should have...