With so much of our waking lives spent viewing screens, is it any wonder people’s eyesight is suffering? There used to be similar concerns over people reading books and newspapers. Two-thirds of Americans are now suffering from digital eye-strain, with 73% of adults younger than 30 impacted. How do you feel when you wake up? Many people at […]
“Men are from Mars, Women from Venus” was all the rage during the 1990s. Whether there’s actual proof that we are emotionally wired differently is yet to be conclusively proved (especially with gender fluidity much more highlighted these days). Controversially, according to psychologists Bobbi Carothers and Harry Reis, men and women are from Earth! Are women […]
Fears drive our behaviours and are often the reason for our decisions and actions at work. What do we fear? Lots of things: not being liked conflict not being in control failing — being wrong not knowing, uncertainty being embarrassed losing relationships being ignored or even rejected being criticised changes “There’s nothing to fear but […]
Do you share an office with a person who’s dug themselves into a bad place over months or years – maybe hoarding archival paperwork, folders and books in an obsessive sulky way, or subjecting you to constant rants about hatred of the job, hatred of the people, hatred of life in general, or maybe just […]
We sometimes don’t know how stuck we are, until we are finally out of an often self-imposed trough. Passing phase A rut may simply be a lower level of satisfaction than your potential ‘happiness’ but not enough to derail you. It might just be a comfy place that doesn’t give you great joy, but feels […]
When is it okay to tell your workplace that you’re experiencing mental health problems? This is tough to answer, despite all the recent media stories (and plenty that never make it to the media) concerning suicides, celebrities suffering depression, etc. The majority responding to a recent topic thread on depression emphatically declared “do not disclose” […]
Ask yourself right now whether you are walking into work happy, positive and motivated? If the answer is no, and has been for a long time, then you might be on the path to burnout. Stress and burnout are chronic conditions in our society today. With everyone working overtime towards ambitious goals and increasingly tight […]
