literature

Best corporate culture and workplace literature to better your workplace experience. Journal's favorite stories.

The Gratitude Practice
THE TOXIC POSITIVITY TRAP 😊😔 For two years I maintained a rigorous daily gratitude practice writing three things I was grateful for every morning as prescribed by virtually every wellness influencer, self-help book, and positive psychology study I had encountered, and for two years my anxiety and depression got progressively worse despite my faithful adherence to the practice that was supposed to be improving my mental health, and when I finally told my therapist that gratitude journaling was making me more miserable rather than less, she was not surprised because she had been seeing this pattern in an increasing number of clients who were using gratitude practices to suppress genuine negative emotions rather than to complement them, and the distinction between authentic gratitude and performative positivity disguised as gratitude is crucial for understanding why a practice that genuinely helps some people actively harms others 🎭
By The Curious Writera day ago in Journal
The No. 1 Habit That Destroys Adult Friendships, By A Psychologist
No healthy friendship operates on a strict 50/50 split at all times. Life happens. There will be seasons where one person gives more, carries more or needs more. However, there’s a significant difference between a temporary imbalance and a structural one.
By Muhammad Sabeel4 days ago in Journal
Executive Experience Beyond Traditional Politics
The growing complexity of governance has led to increased interest in executive experience outside traditional politics as a valuable asset in leadership. While political careers have long been the standard pathway to public office, leaders with backgrounds in business, technology, nonprofit management, and other executive roles are bringing new perspectives to policymaking and administration. This shift highlights the importance of diverse leadership experiences in addressing modern challenges.
By Mike Curb4 days ago in Journal
A Day in Kathmandu: Stories, Temples & Quiet Moments. AI-Generated.
I didn’t think much before booking the Kathmandu city tour. It was late, I was scrolling through Google, half distracted, and just picked something without overthinking it. No expectations. Just a free day and a random decision.
By Places Nepal5 days ago in Journal
Executive Leadership and Culture Shaping Explained
Executive leadership and culture shaping refer to the process by which senior leaders define, model, and reinforce the values that guide an organization. Culture is not simply a set of written principles; it is the lived experience of employees shaped by daily actions, decisions, and leadership behavior. Because executives hold the highest level of influence, their actions set the tone for the entire organization.
By Yeasha Sobhan11 days ago in Journal
The Architecture of Silence: An Engineer’s Blueprint for Peace in the Heart of Paris
In a world suffering from chronic noise, silence is often perceived as an emptiness—a lack of something. But for me, as an engineer who spent years studying the atomic structure of minerals, silence is something entirely different: it is the densest form of existence. It is not the absence of sound; it is a perfectly balanced vacuum. It is that specific, protected space where external chaotic pressure equalizes with internal strength, allowing the crystals of our soul to grow without fractures or flaws in their lattice.
By Magma Star14 days ago in Journal
What If Jesus Was an Interdimensional Traveler? Netflix’s The OA Made Me Wonder
I am watching this strange, beautiful series on Netflix called The OA. Maybe you’ve seen it, maybe you haven’t—but here’s the gist: a young woman disappears for seven years, returns with her sight restored, and tells a story about near-death experiences, secret experiments, and movements that open doors to other dimensions. As I watch, a thought springs to mind: what if Jesus—the Jesus we know from scripture—was also an interdimensional traveler?
By Vongani Bandi23 days ago in Journal
Author’s Advice. Top Story - March 2026.
If you would’ve asked me 20 years ago did I know I’d become a writer and an author, I would’ve said “nope, ain’t happening”. As fate would have it I did become an author and I can honestly say I’m loving it so far. It really does feel good to be a writer. I’ve learned a lot on this journey and I feel like with even me being as new to this world as I am, there’s some wisdom I need to share with every other aspiring author.
By Joe Patterson25 days ago in Journal
How Many Words?
Nine months ago I published my first Vocal story “Coincidentally ... Ken Nordine” which I had lifted from my blog Seven Days In. It has had 40 reads logged against it, that is an average of one read per week. My least read piece has four reads partially because I never shared it on Social Media because it was such a downer piece but I need to get it out of my system and it sits there now as a warning of how not to be.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 29 days ago in Journal
The Empty Locker
I didn’t know his name at first. I only knew the silence. It was a Tuesday in October. The high school hallway buzzed with its usual chaos—backpacks slamming, laughter echoing, sneakers squeaking on linoleum. But one locker stayed shut. No one leaned against it. No one dropped off homework. Just a quiet space where a boy should have been.
By KAMRAN AHMADabout a month ago in Journal
The Suitcase in the Hallway
I didn’t pack lightly. The suitcase sat by the door for three days—half-full, then overflowing, then emptied again. I kept adding things I thought I’d need: my favorite coffee mug, the photo from last summer, the sweater that still smelled like home. Then I’d take them out, convinced they were too heavy, too sentimental, too much.
By KAMRAN AHMADabout a month ago in Journal
The Couple We All Watched Grow Up
I didn’t know them. But I felt like I did. For over a decade, they were part of my life—not as celebrities, but as characters in a story I watched unfold in real time. I saw them at seventeen, awkward and bright-eyed on red carpets, fumbling through interviews, hiding smiles behind their hands. I saw them navigate fame, heartbreak, and the slow, steady work of becoming adults—all while the world watched, judged, and claimed ownership of their journey.
By KAMRAN AHMADabout a month ago in Journal