Scheduling euphoria can improve our lives and careers

Scheduling euphoria can improve our lives and careers

Experts say if we can experience emotional “ecstasy” regularly,we’ll likely perform better in our careers,caregiving and sports.

  • byKimberly Gillan

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Can four-day workweeks help women? More companies are trying it out

Can four-day workweeks help women? More companies are trying it out

Shorter workweeks can help caregivers manage those responsibilities,which disproportionately fall to women. But parents aren’t the only ones who reap the benefits of a four-day workweek.

  • byAnne Branigin
To finally tackle your procrastination,go bite-sized

To finally tackle your procrastination,go bite-sized

If you keep putting off wading through your endless inbox,you’re probably a procrastinator.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
How ‘twin stress’ affects women when they take on too much

How ‘twin stress’ affects women when they take on too much

While the post-pandemic WFH lifestyle may be a godsend for working women practically,it may well be detrimental to our health physically,overloading our bodies - and our hearts - with toxic stress.

  • byLauren Libbert
How to buffer yourself from burnout as you return to the office

How to buffer yourself from burnout as you return to the office

As we re-emerge from lockdown and people slowly return to their workplaces,there is inevitable resistance and talk of a burnout boom. There are things we can do to prevent it.

  • bySarah Berry
How to stop micro-stress ruling your life

How to stop micro-stress ruling your life

It’s better to acknowledge moments and consider why something has bothered us,however small,rather than to soldier on.

  • byGavin Newsham
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Need lessons in resilience? Take notes from this book by Aussie SAS veterans
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Need lessons in resilience? Take notes from this book by Aussie SAS veterans

The Resilience Shield,developed in conjunction with war veterans,is a comprehensive model for overcoming adversity in everyday life.

  • byDan Pronk,Ben Pronk andTim Curtis
When work weighs you down,take a ‘sad day’

When work weighs you down,take a ‘sad day’

Have you ever felt nervous or afraid to take time off from work to look after your mental health? It’s time to start thinking about how to protect and prioritise your mental wellbeing.

  • byChristina Caron
When burnout becomes a disease of civilisation across the globe
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When burnout becomes a disease of civilisation across the globe

Why does burnout seem to be at an all-time high and what can we do about it?

  • byGordon Parker
Just take the mental health day. Here’s why more of us are

Just take the mental health day. Here’s why more of us are

There has been a marked increase in workers – particularly young workers – taking a mental health day,with several drivers behind the trend.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘Not just a bad habit’:skin picking can be a troubling mark of stress

‘Not just a bad habit’:skin picking can be a troubling mark of stress

“Sometimes I don’t even realise I’m doing it until I’ve gone too far and parts of my fingers are raw or bleeding,” says one woman,amid a rise in the behaviour during the pandemic.

  • byAllyson Chiu