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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 [...]
At the 5th European Conference on Positive Psychology, held last week in Copenhagen, Denmark, psychologist Wilmar Schaufeli called for the development of a branch of positive psychology focused on workplace mental health. Professor Schaufeli, of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, says that workplace psychology is still focused on problems rather than creating a positive environment [...]
Just in time for Father’s Day, researchers from Boston College released a report last week that studied the way contemporary dads find and maintain a balance between the demands of work and family. The news from the report is mixed. Today’s fathers definitely seem to be more involved in their children’s lives, and they generally [...]
