Mini-break or long holiday? Short breaks (or just a lunch break) are better than long ones for health and happiness. Here’s why – You’re more likely to spend time outside. Just 200 minutes (or 30 minutes per day) is enough to make a difference. Any green space will do – even a view from a window […]
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Top marks for sleep! Sleep accounted for nearly 25% of the variance in academic performance in this Nature paper, one of dozens that point to just how much difference a good nights’ sleep will make to their ability to remember their lessons, think creatively and cope with the pressure of exams. Sleep quality, duration, and
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Springing forward – or struggling to get out of bed? Most of us will call in sick on a Monday, according to careers website Zippia – THE “SICKEST” DAYS OF 2019: THE DAYS WHERE THE MOST PEOPLE CALLED IN SICK That’s expensive – around $2,660 per year for a salaried worker – The Causes and Costs of
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It’s the United Nations World Happiness Day! Here are five ways to celebrate – 1/ Enjoy the launch of the 10th World Happiness Report – WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT. The findings from last year make fascinating reading. GDP, social support, freedom to make life choices and healthy life expectancy are the top three. Generosity and perceived corruption make
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It’s sleep awareness week. I’m lucky enough to conk out the minute my head hits the pillow. But an estimated 20% of us work shifts. Our guest last week Professor Russell Foster explained just how deadly that disruption to the sleep-wake cycle (or SCRC) can be. listen to his 10-minute presentation – Innovators in Residential Healthcare:
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Happy International Women’s Day for Wednesday 😉 Raising a glass to all the inspiring men and women who are making the tough decisions to go beyond equality to equity and on to create an inclusive environment where we can all bring our unique gifts to the table. This article from Deloitte explains how organisations who
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One size fits all? We all feel happier and healthier and get more done when we can adjust the control over the places where we spend the most time – including the office – Workplace Alignment: An evaluation of office worker flexibility and workplace provision. As the over 50′ s (including me!) now make up over one-third
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Saturday is Chocolate Covered Nut day – and it’s even good for you This piece from Harvard Health Publishing suggests that dark chocolate is good for your eyesight because of a link between your retina which has lots of blood vessels and the increased blood flow produced by the flavonols in cocoa – Can dark chocolate
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Time to celebrate – if you’re reading this, you’ve made it to the end of the week – the first hurdle was just getting through Monday. As this paper explains, the Monday Effect can be a killer with a higher than average risk of road accidents and ‘cognitive failures’, including railway controllers making mistakes. This paper
For all ages and genders – Light and science on any gender and age For all ages and genders – Light and science on any gender and age One for the list while you wait to collect the kids This week we heard the penultimate in Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan brilliant lecture series with one of my heroes, Kathryn
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