
People become happier as they get older, according to recent research. Happiness significantly rises for the over 50-crowd, and while physical health may decrease as people get older, mental well-being increases, something researchers attribute to the lowered personal and professional expectations older people place on themselves. Something else that comes with old age: an increased [...]

Well-being is a broad term and encapsulates different things for different people. For some, well-being connotes a long life and good relationships, for others, it may mean an enjoyable, well-paying job. While well-being is often tied to emotional, physical, and mental health, a recent report shows that well-being has a geographic component as well. The [...]

Eating right, exercising, getting enough sleep, and drinking plenty of water are often heralded as the hallmarks of health. We tend to see a healthy body as a sign of good physical health. Yet, a multitude of scientific studies show that our physical health is impacted by our minds just as much as by our [...]

People use Facebook to stay in touch with far-off friends, to look at photo albums of a recent family wedding or vacation, or (let’s be honest) to just procrastinate. We associate Facebook more with the word “downtime” than with the word “productivity.” In fact, half of the world’s CEOs completely prohibit the use of social [...]