The Know Daily - Friday 26 May 2023

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Dear readers,

I’m Calypso, Jobs Lead here at The Know, which means I curate purpose-driven career opportunities over on our Jobs Board. I’m also a Self-Discovery Coach, helping people express their most authentic selves at work and beyond.

I’ve been on The Know’s Instagram Stories this week answering all your burning questions about burnout. It’s a topic close to my heart as I experienced serious burnout in my last career as a fashion buyer. For months, I ignored the warning signs - terrible brain fog, not wanting to socialise - until my body finally forced me to stop.

It shouldn’t have got to that stage before I finally took my symptoms seriously - but burnout isn’t always easy to recognise when you’re going through it. That’s why I’ve put together a guide to understanding the symptoms of burnout - as well as my top tips for overcoming it.

This edition also contains the usual roundup of the week’s biggest headlines, along with the team’s recs for the best things to read, listen to and cook, so you can head into the bank holiday weekend with a spring in your step.

We’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday 30 May.

Big Love,

Calypso x

POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🇹🇷 Turkish voters will return to the polls this Sunday for the presidential election run-offs. The nationalist candidate who came third in the first round has endorsed current president Erdoğan.

🇺🇸 Florida governor Ron DeSantis formally launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination - but recent polling of Republican voters indicates that he’s still trailing well behind Donald Trump.

🇲🇽 Millions of people in Mexico were warned to prepare for evacuation as the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 45 miles from the country’s capital, began spewing ash and smoke.

CULTURE

🕊 Tributes poured in for soul legend Tina Turner, who died this week aged 83. Beyoncé described the singer as the “epitome of passion and power”.

📺 Succession star Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy in the award-winning drama, said that the final season’s major plot twist happened “too early” (no spoilers from us 👀).

🤔 The Idol, a controversial new HBO series, received a lukewarm response when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week. Critics described it as “torture porn” and “more regressive than transgressive”.

WORK & INNOVATION

📱 WhatsApp launched a new update allowing users to edit their messages for up to 15 minutes after being sent - the new function will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.

🤳 TikTok Inc filed a lawsuit on Monday to overturn the US state of Montana’s unprecedented new ban on the use of the Chinese-owned app, set to come into force in 2024.

🔌 A China-based start-up announced plans to be the first company in the world to mass-produce electric vehicle batteries with a range of 1,000km - around double the current standard.

UPLIFTING STUFF

👏Hope for many menopausal women came when doctors predicted that fezolinetant, a new non-hormonal treatment, will be “gamechanging”. The drug, which prevents hot flushes, could be approved in the UK by the end of the year.

🚀 Saudi astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi made history this week when she became the first Arab woman in space. She was joined on the mission by legendary astronaut Peggy Whitson.

🌱 380 new species of plants and animals were discovered in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in 2021 and 2022, a new WWF report revealed on Monday.

📰 Read: Festival season is officially upon us (yay) but getting your summer live music fix is certainly not cheap (boo). That’s why we loved this advice from The Guardian on curbing costs, from sourcing second-hand camping gear to using social media to score free tickets.

🎧 Listen to: Modern Love, the podcast spun off The New York Times’ reader advice column. Expect the same glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people, with host Anna Martin sparking open and honest conversations about love in all its forms.

📽️ Watch: Beau Is Afraid (out in cinemas now), Fubar (Netflix), Poker Face (Sky Max/Now TV), Maryland (ITVX).

👩‍🍳 Cook: Make the most of asparagus season with Mob’s chargrilled asparagus carbonara, a tasty, summery twist on the original dish (leave out the bacon if you want to go veggie).

Our Jobs Board highlights purpose-driven opportunities, flexible and female-founded environments, and employers who champion mental health.

Our top jobs this week include roles at Tate, Oxfam and the pioneering meat alternative Moving Mountains Foods. Check them out 👉 here 👈

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