There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
It’s been estimated we spend over one-third of our lives at work. While work provides us with the means to pay the bills and put food on the table, what if we spent more of that time feeling happy?
Happiness matters because feeling happy is linked to a greater sense of wellbeing, achievement and fulfillment.
But if you’ve been chasing happiness, you can stop wasting your time, because all the happiness you will ever need is available to you right now. You just have to create it.
Better still the ways to create more happiness in your life are simple and easy to implement. Here are seven to get you started.
Overwork doesn’t work. Studies have shown how working beyond 55 hours a week adds little if anything to productivity. It seems that 40 hours is the optimal amount. Not only that, overwork can lead to significant poorer mental and physical health. John Pencavel from Stanford has found that overwork provides insufficient time for individuals to restore and recover meaning subsequent work performance suffers.
It’s Valentine’s Day this week and love is in the air. It’s time to reconnect with those we love in life and work. “Jenny, did you just say at work?” I sure did and for the following reason. We love our partner, our kids, the dog and our family (most of the...
Traditionally perks and bonuses have been seen as the way to incentivise employees to work harder, this research demonstrates money doesn’t activate our intrinsic motivation to do great work. It’s more effective to tap into what does, which Ariely summarises as, make the work rewarding, build trust and provide challenge to build pride i.e. treat people as human, and say thanks.
Are you happy at work? Do you love what you do? If so, what impact do you think that has on how well you do your work and, how you are perceived by others? If not, how is your lack of happiness affecting your health, your relationships and work performance? Because no...
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