We should allow sad days, not just sick days
Worklife with Adam Grant
TED
4.8 • 9.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
People are finally paying attention to mental health at work, but some major myths are holding us back. Adam breaks down what we get wrong about mental health at work, what individuals and organizations can do to start getting it right, and why we all need compassion more than empathy. Thanks to our guests Demar Derozan, Sally Maitlis, Darlene Upton and Paul Bloom for joining us on this episode. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL41
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| 0:31.0 | It's all start weekend in Los Angeles. |
| 0:35.0 | I was a part of all-star team, a starter on the team, actually. |
| 0:40.0 | This is NBA player, Tamara de Rosen. |
| 0:43.0 | And I had just been a tough couple of weeks leading it to the all-star weekend. |
| 0:47.0 | You know, we're just looking forward to it, just looking at it like, |
| 0:50.0 | you know, I got a break. I could go back home, I could see my kids, I could see my family, |
| 0:55.0 | I could just let my hair down a little bit and relax. |
| 0:58.0 | Over that all-star weekend in 2018, |
| 1:01.0 | Tamara didn't get the calm and rest, he expected. |
| 1:04.0 | Everybody was pulling in and needing some coming home and seeing yourself on the side of buildings. |
| 1:12.0 | He felt overwhelmed and alone. |
| 1:15.0 | Every ounce of emotion in a negative way you could feel. |
| 1:19.0 | I think I felt it in that moment. |
| 1:22.0 | I hit a wall, and I just felt like I needed to get some more of my chest. |
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