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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. The Listmaker Tool: lists Method: List your top five takeaways, goals or even fears of the day—or design your own prompts. The Photographer Tool: phone or camera Method: Use photographs to capture your day in a meaningful way.

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41 Ways to Improve Yourself in Just 10 Minutes

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For a short, low-stress workout, try 7 Minute Workout , a popular workout app with more than 3 million downloads. Yoga has been shown to help reduce stress and anxiety , improve quality of life and increase people’s positive perceptions of their body. Put down your phone. Take a guilt-free nap. Check your credit score.

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The Art of Strategic Nothingness

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We hadn’t used phones or computers, listened to music, read books, or written. Only my phone knew how many texts and emails awaited me. Sometimes I even like my phone. When it got stressful, I’d pick it up again. The bell rang. Noble silence ended. We hadn’t even looked at each other in the eye. Hence my tears.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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Looking at your phone you find three texts that say, “Hey is this meeting happening?”. Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Ginkgo biloba may reduce anxiety and stress, and omega-3s can improve sleep and protect you from disease. His response?

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Although friends often understand gaps in communication, when receiving messages from employers and managers, even after hours, it’s often more difficult to stay away from the phone. The breakdown of work-life balance. Consequently, this also leads to a higher level of speed required, with more tasks to cover and less response time available.”

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On Performance Reviews, Mindfulness and Redefining What It Means to ‘Make It’

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having already walked four miles with our son in the stroller, having shared a coffee and a chocolate chip scone, having imagined what it would be like to live in that house or maybe even that house over there , when I opened my phone to see a work email with a subject line: “Your Review Is Now Available.”. Then my dad died. Then Esquire.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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The critical path to the goal you’re chasing is waiting for you on a bookshelf. Surrendering your preferences and renouncing goals might seem like the opposite of following your heart, but in fact, it perfectly demonstrates the principle. There is a tranquil minority walking among us who stress less, but live more.

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