21 April 2015

10 Signs of Burnout

The following comes from Inc.com, recommend reading their article for more depth.

  1. Perpetual Exhaustion
  2. Unhealthy Lifestyle Choices
  3. Inability to Stop Thinking About Work
  4. Stress Related Health Problems
  5. Difficulty Sleeping
  6. Loss of Enjoyment in Daily Activities
  7. Increased Irritability at Home or Work
  8. Persistent Cynicism at Work
  9. Frequently Missing Work
  10. Poor Job Performance

16 April 2015

An Empirically-Supported Marriage

A blogger from Scientific America came up with an empirically supported marriage, and made the following recommendations:

#1: On a daily basis, think about what your spouse does that you value, and verbally express your gratitude.

#2: Everyone fights occasionally, and what determines whether couples stay together isn’t whether they fight, but rather how they fight. When disagreements arise, listen to your partner, acknowledge the role you had in the conflict, focus on specific behaviors rather than criticizing your partner’s personality, and share concerns in a polite, empathetic manner. Respect each other in good times and bad.

#3: Exciting activities that increase your heart rate will let you benefit from misattribution of arousal. So for the sake of your relationship continue traveling, exploring, mud-running, moving cross-country, and taking risks — as a team.

#4: Although it’s good to do things together, it’s also important to support each other’s personal freedom and autonomy. Help your partner continue to be that individual by respecting their personal goals and interests.

14 April 2015

Five ideas to calm your mind before sleeping

The following five ideas came from a Globe & Mail article for trying to calm your mind before going to sleep:

  1. Jot it down
  2. Clear your head
  3. Imagine it away
  4. Do a reality check
  5. Get out of bed
It's important to remember that it is trail and error to see what will work for you. Also, give it more than one night to see if it is effective for you, before trying something else.

12 April 2015

CBC Marketplace's Brain Training: Mind Games #braintraining #dementia

This is a very fascinating episode as they tackle and uncover the market that is forming around increasing cognitive functioning, and in delaying dementia (not to mention my mom was in this episode, she's in the 3rd portion of it).


11 April 2015