New research sheds light on the benefits of mindfulness exercises and training in the workplace.
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Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
Time pressure is bad for your health- but the answer may be right outside your door.
Workers who find the digital workplace more stressful are also more likely to experience burnout and poorer health. Can taking a mindful approach to technology improve digital workers’ wellbring?
A scholar of South Asian religions explains how one lesson from the text, ‘nishkama karma’ – or acting without desire – may be useful for navigating the contemporary workplace.
Mindfulness, being in the present moment, is often achieved through meditation, the practice of sitting still and focusing on the breath. Both help relieve feelings of anxiety and depression
Being more mindful to our own needs as well as those of the people in our lives can help us be more compassionate and attentive.
A survey of nurses showed that sport, socialising and hobbies are all great ways to unwind, particularly when your job is stressful and demanding.
It turns out people who sleep well and those who sleep poorly have different kinds of thoughts before bed.
Final school exams are typically seen as a very intense period of preparation. But it is also important to rest during this time if you want to maximise your performance.
Combining the practice with mindfulness is key.
Claims regarding on these apps’ effectiveness are often based on less than robust findings.
Mindfulness, through focused attention meditation, can help overcome repetitive negative thinking, thus improving mental and physical health.
Meditation practices won’t magically transform your life, but they can be effective tools to cope with stress.
Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
The focus of suicide prevention is shifting toward protective factors: characteristics that make it less likely that individuals will consider, attempt or die by suicide.
Research is showing that players can use mindfulness techniques to improve the mental resilience required to perform at the highest level.
Mindfulness is everywhere in pop culture today, but that doesn’t mean people agree on what it means.
The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime, so you might as well try and enjoy it.
Doing the little things has a role to play in maintaining our sense of happiness as well as in treating mental illness.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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NIHR Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Psychology Department, Bishop's University
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Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology, Coventry University
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Associate professor in Psychology in Education, University of York
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Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Senior Lecturer, Brunel University London
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
