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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 Videographer Tool: phone or video camera Method: Create a video diary to talk through a problem or share your thoughts on the day. Regularly reflecting on paper can bring clarity and insight into our own minds and lives.

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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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Breaking The Employee Burnout Cycle With Workplace Strategy

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The American Psychological Association recently revealed that nearly 60% of employees are experiencing negative impacts of work-related stress. Virtually everyone has experienced major upheaval since 2020. And that’s not the only study showing the affects of work stress. Why is this important? And 36% reported mental weariness.

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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. Depending on the employer, they may fear repercussions for stepping away from work after-hours and not completing tasks.

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Time to put down the devices if you really want things to look up

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That’s a lot of screen time, but data I wasn’t necessarily surprised by having often travelled on the train into university in 2017 – 2020. I was always shocked at how many people were looking down at their phones on the commute rather than looking up and taking in their environment. And nobody was communicating with one another.

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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?”. Ginkgo biloba may reduce anxiety and stress, and omega-3s can improve sleep and protect you from disease. At the moment we wake, our willpower and creativity are highest and our minds are free from phone notifications, external demands and noise.

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What Being Pregnant During the Pandemic Taught Me About Cultivating Contentment

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And I’m not on speaking terms with my own mother, which adds an additional, often stomach-turning layer of stress and sadness to an already trying time. After a few minutes of warm cuddling, I check my phone to see the time. So far, 2020 has been ravaged by a pandemic that has taken over 100,000 American lives. It’s 6:30 a.m.

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