About Sasha Grutzeck

Sasha Grutzeck is a Senior Instructional Designer at Johns Hopkins University. She’s a member of the Learning Solutions department, where she writes and designs e-courses (and other training materials) for Johns Hopkins University faculty and staff. She enjoys learning new things, collaborating with her coworkers, watching movies, taking ridiculously long walks, and eating the leftover baked goods that always seem to miraculously appear in the Learning Solutions kitchen.

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Being Grateful

Being Grateful

Want to be happier? Healthier? Get a better night’s sleep? No problem! Just be grateful for the things you have. A growing body of research suggests that feelings of gratitude can have lasting, beneficial effects on people’s mental and physical health. Studies have found that when people spend time focusing on the things that they’re(…)

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Things Are Changing… Darn It

Things Are Changing… Darn It

Today I thought I’d write an article about managing change – not because I’m great at dealing with the ebb and flow of life – but because I’m terrible at it. I hate change. Change makes me uncomfortable and unhappy. I like things to stay the way they are. Unfortunately, it’s been my experience that(…)

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How to Avoid Answering Personal Questions at Work (Without Hurting Anyone’s Feelings)

How to Avoid Answering Personal Questions at Work (Without Hurting Anyone’s Feelings)

It’s great to form friendships with your coworkers. Work friends are important! Research indicates that work friends help to make us more productive, focused, happy, healthy, and engaged. But even though you might be close with your coworkers, there still might be things going on in your life that are private and that you’d rather(…)

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Bad Habits That Drive Coworkers Crazy

Bad Habits That Drive Coworkers Crazy

Hey, no one is perfect. We all have our little quirks and peculiarities. But it’s possible that some of your habits might be driving your coworkers crazy. In an office, you have a group of people sharing the same space. And when you’re working in close quarters with people who have different working styles, preferences,(…)

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