Negative news stories can trigger emotions that can impact your entire day. Research released last year in partnership with the Harvard Business Review and Arianna Huffington found that consuming negative news in the morning can make you less effective throughout the day. The study involved 110 participants who were split...
Kings College London researchers believe that computers are causing nearsightedness. Here's how to fight back. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="tCKdRqHexVOXQiCG3oVNoRYZzb4wd7zq"]In Europe, about one-fourth of the population is nearsighted. But when you drill down to Europeans aged 25 to 29, the percentage of nearsightedness goes up...
Health and well-being are major components of being ridiculously efficient. While some might think that wellness programs get in the way of actual work, they are hugely misguided. Recent research from Gallup found that well-being programs actually help to boost performance in the workplace. [contextly_sidebar id="eQWja4OVOO9IJIRA7r1jkN5dQa23Osc0"...
Commuting is one of those aspects of your life that will either bring you hours of misery a week, or can help give your mood and energy a little boost. A recent study from British researchers found that spending long periods of time in your car is making you unhappy....
You're sitting in your office, whether at work or at home. You are staring blankly at your computer screen just hoping that a brilliant idea will suddenly come to you. Instead, you end up sitting at your desk for hours trying to force your brain to think creatively....
Count me among the many avid Google Reader users who were bummed by yesterday's news that Google is shutting down the RSS reader service. If you're in the same boat, what RSS readers would you recommend I replace Reader with? On iOS, I've been...
