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Clearly Becoming is for ambitious twentysomethings navigating career chaos, identity shifts, and the pressure to "figure it out."Hosted by Hazel Ann Felder, each episode delivers evidence-based tools from neuroscience and psychology, honest conversations with people who've…
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EP 47 - saying no is the most underrated glow up of your twenties (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: the actual difference between standards and expectations (and why you're only in control of one of them) why saying no feels like committing a crime, according to over a decade of cornell research why autonomy is a basic psychological need, not just main character energy what "non-promotable tasks" are and why staying quiet about your work is quietly costing you a promotion the real, pre-pinterest origin story of ikigai, and how to actually use it word-for-word scr
EP 46 - Why Being Nice Isn't Enough at Work (And What Actually Is) (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Why work happy hours and team events feel like a test nobody explained the rules for The real formula behind magnetic people at work: warmth plus competence, not one or the other Why admitting "I've never done this before" builds more trust than trying to look like you have it together The difference between empathy and empathy-plus-advice, and why only one of them reads as competent Which small talk questions quietly kill a conversation, and which ones open it up
EP 45- Stop the Spiral (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Why a missed Teams message can send your brain into a full five-alarm spiral — and why that reaction makes more sense than it feels like What catastrophizing actually is, and why it hits early-career workers harder than almost anyone else The real reason your brain treats a non-mistake like a five-star emergency (hint: it's not about willpower) Why the spotlight effect means people are noticing you way less than you think they are Four scripts you can actually use
EP 44 - Why are we obsessed with stalking the competition? (opens the original)
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Stalking an ex and stalking your career rival trigger the exact same loop in your brain. This week I get into why, using my own internship ending without an offer as the case study, and what actually helps when comparison starts running the show. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why stalking an ex and stalking your career competition trigger the exact same comparison spiral What ambiguous loss is, and why an internship ending without an offer can hit as hard as a breakup Festinger’s social compari
EP 43 – Why Your First Job Feels Like Cosplaying an Adult (opens the original)
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Hazel Ann Felder shares her personal journey through the transition from university to the workforce, offering insights on identity, adulting, and navigating career changes. This episode provides practical tips and psychological insights to help recent graduates and young professionals thrive during major life transitions. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The emotional experience of transitioning from university to work Psychological and neurological insights into adulting and identity Practical s
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