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Location, Location, Location: Why Your Next Coworking Space Should Be In A Residential Neighborhood

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Going hybrid One of the key driving forces behind the shift in workspace location preferences was the pandemic and the resulting desire to create a hybrid working lifestyle that cuts the commute. In 2019, a one-way commute to work took the typical U.S. worker 28 minutes, on average. 40% of U.S.

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10 Healthy Habits: Why Not Now?

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For example, a pessimist in a minor traffic jam may experience a stress response that causes immediate and short-term reactions such as raised blood pressure. In the long term, however, chronic stress can have a negative impact on our physical and mental health. Target the kind of stress that’s unproductive. It’s real.

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There’s a Reason Your Free Time Is So Draining

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According to a 2019 study published in Applied Research in Quality of Life , the benefits of exercise for middle-aged adults differ based not only on type of exercise, but on gender as well. Rambling in nature ” for example only improved “emotional well-being and subjective health” in male participants.

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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

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Positive mindsets reduce stress. A small clinical trial published in the Journal of Education and Health Promotion found that “positive thinking training” increased feelings of positivity and reduced rates of stress and anxiety among hemodialysis patients. For example, in its infancy, Airbnb tried out tactics to sign up new users.

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Will Joining the 5 AM Club Change Your Life?

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In summary, you’ll increase your feel-good dopamine and serotonin levels and kickstart your metabolism while lowering your levels of cortisol, essentially a stress hormone. This should get your mind, heart and soul in the right place for a day that promises to throw all kinds of difficulty and stress your way. You’re a night owl.

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How Multifamily Design Can Inform The New Office

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One example is how the tenets of today’s multifamily design are leading the progressive movement of what people desire—and increasingly demand—in the office. In 2019, a study by APM Research Lab found that work-related factors were the most common reason cited by Americans for why they do not spend time in nature.

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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A 2019 article published in the Journal of Applied Business and Economics looked at work boundaries and both the ability and willingness of employees to disconnect from technology. If the work is quicker and easier to complete with the aid of technology, then more is added to fill out the workday, regardless of the effect on employees.

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