Performance

If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties.

Overwhelm is what happens when we have too much input coming in and we get overloaded. It's easy to lump everything together, distorting the significance in the grand scheme of things...

Our bedrooms aren’t refuges anymore – working, studying and eating in them is bad for our sleep. 

I have found that a great book is even more powerful the second time through, especially if it has been a year or so since I read it.

When life seems chaotic, especially in the toughest times, it can be hard to even remember what actually brings us joy.

When employers design and allocate workspaces, it may be beneficial to take an employee-centered approach

The spread of misinformation is a major problem impacting many areas of society from public health, to science and even democracy itself.

Flow is not only doing something with gusto; it is so much more! Flow also has a significant ripple effect...

Here are five ways young athletes experience unhealthy pressure, and what those influences do to their minds and bodies.

We live in an age of convenience. Every day, all day long, we are offered products and services to make our lives easier. The fundamental mindset is: Easy - good, hard - bad.

As a creative soul, and a person pursuing your dreams, you can’t afford to be a pessimist.

I like to think of getting balanced as tending to a large set of spinning plates on the ends of poles, like in a circus act. Spinning a bunch of plates at once is an active, dynamic process.

It’s sometimes easy to wonder if you have “what It takes;” if you have enough talent or skills to make your dreams happen.

Many of us have decided that things will be different this year. We’ll eat better, get more exercise, save more money or finally get around to decluttering those closets.

People close to you, including family members, friends, and co-workers, frequently express their “stress” at this time of year. As the end of the year draws nearer people are likely to feel weary, irritable and overwhelmed.

Digital programming and virtual interactions, initially considered to be stop-gap measures during the first few waves of the pandemic, may now be an important part of supporting many people’s health and well-being — including the well-being of older adults.

King Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source – ants.

"Shortly after my brother got married he called me to apologize. He said he hadn't realized how selfish he was until he got married." -- Brother James

During the pandemic math teachers had to tell students what to do in mathematics, but this kind of direct instruction works for only about 20% of students. 

We have known for close to a decade that the brain is capable of taking in new information during sleep, as first evidenced in experiments on tone and odour associations.

A long day in the office can leave you empty of energy and overcome with desire for TV and a takeaway. But you’ve been sitting down all day. So why do you feel as tired as your friends who have physical jobs?

Perhaps I am just a bit, crazy and reckless, but I crave solitude in the wilderness, nature's divine temple.

Stress hampers performance. In the face of threat, parts of the brain involved in reasoned decision-making shut down. This can impair judgement.