via Psychology Today by Lisa Leshko Evers KEY POINTS Love activates the reward system in our brains, releasing oxytocin which increases bonding and connection.Fear releases cortisol, which increases blood pressure and blood sugar, while impairing immunity.Conscious focus of emotional memories can rewire our brains and impact health...
via Science Alert by Christina Thatcher Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers should "write hard and clear about what hurts". Although Hemingway may not have known it at the time, research has now shown that writing about "what hurts" can help improve our mental health. There are more than 200...
via the Harvard Business Review by Melody Wilding Summary: Being hard on yourself is not only ineffective, but it is also a hard pattern to break. How can you take a more balanced, emotionally equanimous approach to your performance? To start, create psychological distance from self-criticism...
via Thrive Global by Arianna Huffington As we see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel in the U.S. and many other countries, a new phase of collective experience has kicked in: anticipation. It’s spring. The world is literally opening up again. Demand...
via Prevention by Michael Easter The herd of 400-pound caribou was running 50 miles an hour and directly at me. The 30 animals had been eating lichen in the Arctic tundra in Alaska when something spooked them. I was sitting in their escape route. The ground...
via the Harvard Business Review by Emma Seppala and Kim Cameron Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success. But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment...
via the Ladders by Anthony Moore “If you want to have world-class success, you need to make world-class choices.” -Darren Hardy Most people don’t realize they’re only a few key behaviors away from starting to live a truly world-class life. You don’t need to adopt dozens of...
via Inc.com by Jessica Stillman Gratitude, exercise, kindness, avoiding being steered by others' expectations for your life and instead following your own inner truth. The same themes and recommendations pop up again and again when it comes to happiness advice. Which makes sense. Plenty of science suggests these simple...
via MBG by Poppy Jamie The Flex (a way of thinking I live by) is based on the concept of psychological flexibility, defined as "the ability to stay in contact with the present moment regardless of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations while choosing one's behaviors...
via Thrive Global by Dr Carmen Harra If there’s one thing (among many) that this pandemic has taught us, it’s the need to cultivate a healthy state of mind. Mental health is a branch of wellbeing that deserves more attention; what we feel determines how we...