A UCL-led study of 9,050 English people with an average age of 65 found that the people with the greatest wellbeing were 30% less likely to die during the average eight and a half year follow-up period than those with the least wellbeing.
The study, published in The Lancet as part of a special series on ageing, was conducted by researchers from UCL (University College London), Princeton University and Stony Brook University. It used questionnaire answers to measure a type of wellbeing called 'eudemonic wellbeing', which relates to your sense of control, feeling that what you do is worthwhile, and your sense of purpose in life. People were divided into four categories based on their answers, ranked from highest wellbeing to lowest wellbeing. The results were adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic status, physical health, depression, smoking, physical activity and alcohol intake, to rule out as many factors as possible that could influence both health and wellbeing. For example, terminal illnesses could reduce both wellbeing and life expectancy. Continue reading. Originally posted on MedicalXpress.
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Contrary to popular belief, it's the way you think, not where you work, that determines whether you're happy or miserable.
I just read an article in The Atlantic about workplace happiness that made me laugh and cry at the same time. I laughed because it was so stupid and cried because millions of people will take it seriously. The article cited the familiar dismal statistics showing that most workers are unhappy and that unhappy workers are less productive. And like most such articles, it treated the problem as something companies and their managers can and must solve. That's total bullsh*t. Your happiness is your own responsibility, not the responsibility of your managers, coworkers, customers, or anybody or anything else in your work life. Continue reading. Originally posted on Inc.com. “Sometimes, it`s the smallest decisions that change your life forever.” ~Keri Russell
Seven years ago I was that athletic, hyperactive person you could look at and admire. I was madly in love with cardio, and I could easily work out twice a day, six days a week, without a single complaint, not to mention jogging at 6:00AM five days each week. In college I went through lots of rough times, especially in my senior year. I was always stressed, I procrastinated a lot, and I couldn't care less about working out, until one day I woke up and realized that I had gained forty-six pounds in less than a year. In just twelve months, I found myself transforming into a less attractive, obese young man who couldn't breathe properly or even fit into an old pair of jeans. I also had stress problems and a non-stop bad temper. Continue reading. Originally posted on Tiny Buddha. As we wander through life, we encounter many relationships — familial, social, romantic, professional — with people who impact our lives and our sense of self (often times, they affect us more than we expect).
Some relationships and situations make us feel strong, happy and supported, while others can make us feel insecure, weak, inadequate. Whether we like it or not, the way we process other people's behavior and react, to us can make or break our sense of self-esteem at any given moment. Have you ever had someone put you down and make you feel stripped of self-worth? Of course, levels of criticism vary, as do their effects on you (especially depending on who the critic is — a romantic partner, friend, parent, co-worker, boss). Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. What is it about self-control that makes it so difficult to rely on? Self-control is a skill we all possess--yet we tend to give ourselves little credit for it. Self-control is so fleeting for most that when Martin Seligman and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania surveyed 2 million people and asked them to rank their strengths in 24 different skills, self-control ended up at the very bottom.
The ability to remain calm under pressure and exercise self-control has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we've found that 90 percent of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. Continue reading. Originally posted on Inc.com. Although you might be passionate about what you do, you don't need to be stressed to do it well. In fact, you may actually perform your best when you're the most relaxed.
Actor Bill Murray said in an interview at TIFF: You have to remind yourself that you can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is, whatever your job is. The more relaxed you are, the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realised the more fun I had, the better I did. I thought, well, that's a job I could be proud of. Most people relax when they've finished their work, but relaxing before or even during the process has benefits as well. This could mean prioritising exercises or activities that help you relax. Certain music could also relax you. However you do it, it's good to remember that stress isn't always the thing that drives us to do our best. Continue reading. Originally posted on Lifehacker. Mindfulness is gaining popularity as a way to reduce stress and get more out of life
Mindfulness has become quite the buzzword in the quest for peace and fulfilment amid the pressures of modern life. A simple meditative technique, it is designed to focus the mind while reducing the “brain chatter” that can make it difficult to think clearly and relax. It involves being mentally connected with the physical side of “being in the moment” - focusing on the here and now, rather than going through life’s experiences on autopilot. Mindfulness, originally an ancient form of Buddhist meditation, has become so popular that City finance houses are recommending it to stressed employees. Some schools are adopting the practice to help pupils focus; even the NHS recommends it as a way of coping with depression, anxiety and chronic pain. Continue reading. Originally posted on Telegraph.Wellbeing. Annie's professionally successful Mom is a TV-worthy hoarder. A few months into our sessions, Annie mustered up the courage to show me a few photos of her childhood home — filled with newspapers, kitchen supplies, hangers, clothes, doorknobs and other objects. Sharing these photos was so shaming for Annie because it mirrored her own painful hoarding problem.
Over the months Annie and I have been meeting, she began to understand how her compulsion to acquire has served as a stand-in for the love her family didn't offer. Each new item she hoards provides her with self-esteem on some level: "I have things, therefore, I have value." Her strategy is self-preserving. She had to feel love from somewhere and material objects were available to imbue with all the feeling she longed for, much like clinging to a beloved teddy bear who in a child's mind loves you back in equal measure. Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. We’ve all heard the sayings about the power of positive thinking. But what many of us haven’t heard of is the power that those positive thoughts can have on our physical health and social environment. If more of us were aware of the benefits from a simple state of mind, imagine what a world we could live in. Change your mind, change your life.
Here 10 ways positive thinking can improve your health: Positive thinking can improve physical health: 1. Positive thinking can improve the immune system. With recent events worldwide, current medical research has focused on ways the immune system functions and can be improved. In a similar effect, psychological studies show that people recover from illnesses such as flu and colds faster and are less symptomatic than compared with people who have a more negative thought process. Continue reading. Originally posted on Power of Positivity. We all go through times where we're hyper-focused on the negative rather than the positive. I was chatting with a friend recently who said that as soon as he doesn't hear back from a potential client, his mind begins to cycle to all the possible outcomes. Needless to say, all these hypotheticals result in going bankrupt, staying single, and sharing canned beans with his dog as he lives under a bridge.
Of course, 24 hours pass, he hears back, and bridge crossers need not fear the toll-demanding troll. But all this got me thinking about optimism and faith. How do we stay hopeful about the future when our minds spin faster than a hamster on a wheel? Here's how to remain optimistic (even when you're convinced everything sucks): Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. |
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