The busy season is here, and we know the long hours and tight deadlines can take a toll. That’s why we’re bringing you resources focused on your well-being. Because getting through busy season isn’t just about surviving—it’s about setting yourself up for long-term success.
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Tax season is demanding, but pushing through exhaustion isn’t the answer—wellness is about working smarter, not just harder. When you prioritize your mental and physical well-being, you make better decisions, reduce mistakes, and avoid burnout. Small shifts—like better time management, setting boundaries, and using automation tools—can make a huge difference in how you feel and perform.
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We're focusing on four core values this year: mindfulness, communication, productivity, and organization. Below, you can find articles, industry news, and book and podcast recommendations related to each value. We'll be adding new resources every 2 weeks as the newsletter roll out. Catch up on what you missed!
How to Stay Organized at Work: 15 Proven Tactics. This article discusses what might be keeping you from being organized and shares the best tips and tricks on how to stay organized at work
10 Brilliant WFH Productivity Tips: From Organizational Psychologist Adam Grant. Need motivation to work these days? Adam Grant has some tips for being productive while managing uncertainty-induced anxiety.
The 3-3-3 Method for Productivity: Get More Done. 3 hours on your most important thing; complete 3 shorter tasks you've been avoiding; and work on 3 maintenance tasks. Want to try?
15 Productivity Hacks: Could these work for you? Imagine having the structure and focus to churn through your daily to-do list with ease. With these simple but powerful productivity boosters, you’ll be unstoppable.
Accounting Communication: How to improve your team’s communication for better client relationships. This Karbon article takes you through why effective communication is crucial for accountants and bookkeepers, and tips on how you can improve.
AI in Workplace Communications: Pros, Cons, and Tips. Is AI powered communication right for you? Learn more about the benefits and potential drawbacks.
Setting Boundaries for CPAs: Knowing Where to Draw the Line with Clients. Learn some of the best ways to set healthy boundaries that leave you feeling good, including how to say no.
Mindful Working: The Best Practices for Bringing Mindfulness to Work. Leading companies from Verizon to Google are bringing mindfulness into their company cultures. Here's why they're investing in employee well-being, creativity, and stress management.
The Organized Mind📚 With lively, entertaining chapters on everything from the kitchen junk drawer to health care to gambling in Las Vegas, Levitin reveals how new research into the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory can be applied to daily life.
How Big Things Get Done 📚 The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale—from home renovation to space exploration—by the world's leading expert on megaprojects.
Atomic Habits 📚 James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviours that lead to remarkable results.
Who Not How 📚 Achieve bigger goals through accelerated teamwork! When we want something done, we've been trained to ask ourselves: "How can I do this?" Well, there is a better question to ask. "Who can do this for me?"
The Happiness Advantage 📚 This book reveals how small shifts in our mind-set and habits can produce big gains at work, at home, and elsewhere.
The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎙️ With episodes ranging from "how to find your purpose" to "how to reset your mind for calm & control", Mel Robbins is a bestselling in demand speaker, and podcast host.
Supercommunicators 📚 NYT bestselling author of The Power of Habit, an investigation of what makes conversations work, and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in our lives.
Radical Candor 📚 Radical Candor is about caring personally and challenging directly, about soliciting criticism to improve your leadership and also providing guidance that helps others grow. It focuses on praise but doesn't shy away from criticism—to help you love your work and the people you work with.