Day: December 5, 2018

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You Can Force Yourself to Be More Grateful for Your Life

Fernando Kaskais

Image: Pixabay by Aimée Lutkin Thanksgiving is over, so you can forget about feeling gratitude for life’s bounty for another year. Or you can keep working that muscle; with practice, you can be happier and more grateful for your life. Sometimes it’s hard to think about what’s good in your life. Weirdly, this even happens to people who you would say have a demonstrably better life than your own—more money, more friends, more status. That’s because gratitude isn’t necessarily a marker of actual life blessings—it’s more like a mutant ability to experience positive feelings more intensely than normal, according to an op-ed by … Continue reading You Can Force Yourself to Be More Grateful for Your Life

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People Over 40 Shouldn’t Work More Than 3 Days a Week, Study Says

Fernando Kaskais

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: PEOPLEIMAGES/GETTY IMAGES Now all you have to do is convince your boss. By Travel and Leisure Let’s be honest: nobody is really a fan of the five-day work week. But if you want a reason to work less, science has your back. If you’re over the age of 40, at least. According to a report published in the Melbourne Institute Worker Paper, those over the age of 40 are at their most productive when they work three days a week or less. The researchers came to this conclusion after following 3,000 male and 3,500 female volunteers, Newser explained. During the study, researchers asked the … Continue reading People Over 40 Shouldn’t Work More Than 3 Days a Week, Study Says

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A new review looks into the optimum exercise intensity, type and duration for boosting mood

Fernando Kaskais

By Christian Jarrett It’s well-known that physical exercise is beneficial not just to physical health but also our mental health. Yet whereas most countries have detailed, evidence-backed guidelines on the type and intensity of exercise required for various physical health benefits, such guidelines do not yet exist for exercise and mood. This is partly due to a lack of necessary evidence. However, a new systematic review in The Journal of Psychology Interdisciplinary and Applied brings us usefully up-to-date on the current findings in this area, collating evidence from 38 relevant studies that examined the associations between exercise intensity, duration and modality and any effects on … Continue reading A new review looks into the optimum exercise intensity, type and duration for boosting mood