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Amanda Schneider: Meaning Is the Antidote to Corporate Zombies

2013-05-23T17:05:07Z

Despite productivity levels reaching an all-time high, morale is flagging and more and more people are just going through the motions. There are fewer people doing more work which leads to fewer breaks, longer hours and less sleep.

Read more: Workplace Stress, Mentors, Small Business, Employees, Millenials, Workplace, Mentoring, Engagement, Productivity, Presenteeism, Small Business America, Small Business News

Bruce Davis, Ph.D.: There Are 50,000 Thoughts Standing Between You and Your Partner Every Day!

2013-05-23T15:23:49Z

With all the thinking go on, what chance does our heart have to breathe, feel, and experience life, no less make contact with our significant others? The crowded mind makes for an overcrowded heart with little room for ourselves and less room for anyone else.

Read more: Silence, Relationship Advice, Silent Retreats, Conscious Relationships, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Living News

Eden Kozlowski: 3 Simple Ways To Be More Mindful At Work

2013-05-23T08:20:17Z

A company is only as healthy as its employees. Mindfulness creates healthier and happier workers, healthier and happier people. As I state in my seminars, mindfulness at work isn't just a work skill or a life skill -- it is a new way of existing.

Read more: Mindfulness Meditation, Worker Productivity, Stress Reduction, Stress, Workplace, Stress Relief, Natural Stress Relief, Workplace Stress, Stress Relief Techniques, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness, Mindfulness Meditation Benefits, Employee Wellness, Healthy Living News

LOOK: How A Personal Trainer Unplugs And Recharges

2013-05-22T08:17:50Z

The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you f...

Read more: Personal Trainer, How to De-Stress, Stress Relief, Unplug and Recharge, Travis Steffen Gps Guide, Travis Steffen, Gps Guide, Healthy Living News

Joe Robinson: Three-Quarters Of Your Doctor Bills Are Because Of This

2013-05-22T08:09:13Z

There seems to be a trend here. Illness and stress. Spending wild amounts of money and stress. The culprit behind so many of our health problems is staring us in the face. Want to cut chronic diseases and health bills? Start with stress, the crisis at the heart of the health care crisis.

Read more: Stress Management, Stress, Cost of Stress, Smash Stress Campaign, Burnout, Stress Screening, Stress Reduction, Workplace Stress, Health Care Spending Stress, Health Care and Stress, Stress Health, Work Burnout, Job Burnout, Health Care Policy, Work Stress, Costs of Stress, Job Stress, Stress and Health, Health Stress, Health and Stress, Healthy Living News

Alyssa Lauren Stone: To Do: Unplug Before Bed

2013-05-21T08:07:43Z

For two weeks I put myself through a mind/body experiment -- no iPhone or iPad usage after 8:30 p.m. or before 45 minutes of waking up in the mornings.

Read more: Smartphone, Stress, Digital Break, Digital Vacation, Ways to De-Stress, Mobile Devices, Unplug and Recharge Experiment, De-Stress, Mobile Device, Unplug, Smartphones, How to De-Stress, Unplug Recharge Experiment, Unplug Recharge, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Andrea Wachter: Can Our Connections Last If We Multitask and Move Too Fast?

2013-05-20T14:54:55Z

Can we find a middle ground here? Maybe not so far back as kicking tumbleweed down Main Street, but at least spending some quality time with the people in our lives and putting down our devices sometimes so we can be present with others and ourselves?

Read more: The Internet, Multitasking, Slowing Down, Unitasking, Mindful Awareness, Unplugging From Technology, Emotional Health, Human Connection, Present Moment Awareness, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Margot Franssen: We Need to Reframe Success -- Here's How

2013-05-17T12:14:27Z

Women and men can redefine what it means to be successful, but first they need to be honest with themselves.

Read more: Third Metric, Life Philosophy, Daycare, Balanced Life, Recharging, Opportunity, Dignity, Unplug and Recharge, Work-Life Balance, Work Philosophy, Socially Responsible Business, Volunteering, Women News

Susan Sisko Carter: 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Paris Sky

2013-05-16T21:37:29Z

have survived without my computer for 20 days. I feel free... light. Actually, I prefer writing with pen and paper in cafes. I am more connected to my surroundings and I am not compromising the ambience.

Read more: Unplugging, Art, Cafe De Flore, France, Writing, Unplug and Recharge, Travel, C'est La Vie, Technology, Paris, Good News News

Watching This Clip From 'The Office' Makes Your Lunch Taste Funny

2013-05-16T12:38:14Z

Ever noticed that your lunch tastes a little funny after the boss treats you unfairly? No? Well science says it's true.

Yes, somehow, experiencing ...

Read more: Workplace Lunch, Workplace Injustice, Workplace Stress, Workplace Discrimination, Sense of Taste, Work Lunch, Video, Business News

Aditi Nerurkar, MD: Can Tweeting Affect Our Biology?

2013-05-16T11:47:49Z

As we Tweet, post, like, share, and pin, are our brains registering our digital frenzy and shapeshifting accordingly? Preliminary research suggests yes.

Read more: Brain Changes, Neuroplasticity, Social Media, Meditation, Twitter, Pondering, Relaxation, Healthy Living Health News, Social Media Health, Unplugging From Technology, Unplug and Recharge, Mind, Healthy Living News

Marianne Schnall: Influential Women Share Advice on Staying Calm and Centered in Hectic Times

2013-05-09T12:09:52Z

In our materialistic society, our quality of life tends to be measured by what we have and produce in the outside world, rather than the experience of our inner world -- our sense of peace, fulfillment and joy.

Read more: Meditation, Religion, Unplug and Recharge, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Melissa Etheridge, Maria Ebrahimij, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Materialism, Courtney E. Martin, Gloria Steinem, Chung Hyun Kyung, Jane Fonda, Joan Halfax Roshi, Gabrielle Bernstein, Kerry Washington, Sister Joan Chittister, Alice Walker, Staying Centered, Elizabeth Lesser, Women News

9 Smart Reasons To Do Nothing At All

2013-05-06T16:13:00Z

Truman Capote once described himself as a “completely horizontal author” who wrote his best works lying down, often with a cigarette or sherry in ...

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Wendy Lustbader: To Be Where I Am

2013-05-06T12:15:28Z

Is it convenient to check email anywhere, any time? Yes. Is it helpful to be able to confirm arrangements, check locations, or find someone I am meeting? Of course. But I eschew these kinds of ease for the sake of something that means more to me.

Read more: Cell Phone Etiquette, Time Pressure, Cell Phones, Cortisol Levels, Multitasking, Web-Connected Devices, Cell Phone Addiction, Unplugging From Technology, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Tips To Overcoming Digital Addiction, From Brad Lamm (WATCH)

2013-05-03T15:17:39Z

These days, we rely on our devices for everything, so it isn't hard to develop a digital addiction. Addiction Specialist & Lifestyle Interventionist B...

Read more: Marlo Thomas, Unplugging, How to Unplug, Computer Addiction, Unplug, Cell Phone Addiction, Power Down, Mondays With Marlo, Unplug and Recharge, Facebook Addiction, Brad Lamm, Digital Addiction, Video, MarloThomas News

'The Verge' Editor Leaves The Internet For An Entire Year (And Now Is Back To Dish)

2013-05-02T19:58:37Z

I was wrong.

One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I thought it lacked meaning. I thought it was "corrupting m...

Read more: Unplug and Recharge, Paul Miller, Healthy Living News

Simone N. Sneed: 3 Little Tricks For Less Stress At Work

2013-04-29T08:20:53Z

No matter whether you are an intern or a CEO, all of us have moments where we feel overwhelmed at work. The trick is to know what to do when you feel this way so that you can make smart decisions that are intentional and not based merely on alleviating your discomfort.

Read more: Stress, Leadership, To-Do Lists, Time Management, Work, Management Skills, Time Management Tips, Work-Life Balance, Stress Reduction, Workplace Stress, Less Stress More Living, Stress Relief, Healthy Living News

Bruce Davis, Ph.D.: Silent Retreat: Uncovering Our Interior Life

2013-04-28T15:13:43Z

When we live our life in the limited world of thought and some feeling, is it any wonder that many do not believe there is a soul, no less know our soul for the treasure that it is?

Read more: Hearrtfulness, Unplug and Recharge, Silence, Silent Retreat, Spirit, Silent Meditation, Healthy Living News

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD: Ready to Turn Off Screens? I Am!

2013-04-26T17:47:39Z

Think about all the non-work, non-school screens and digital devices we all use in a give day: TV, Internet surfing, social media, texting, cell phone cameras and uploading, iPad apps. We cut out these and replace them with screen-free, offline activities and the week will be a success.

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Tony Schwartz: What Happens When You Really Disconnect

2013-04-24T09:51:17Z

I woke up one morning about four weeks ago and realized in a flash that I'd hit a wall. Most days I can't wait to get to work. On this day, I struggled to get myself out of the house.

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These Are America's Worst Jobs

2013-04-23T12:41:43Z

CNBC:

There are a variety of reasons a job can get slapped with the "worst job" title. It could be that it's an extremely dangerous or stressful j...

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David Krevitt: Finding Digital Intimacy

2013-04-23T11:28:44Z

I've found that checking out, taking time away from my phone rather than burying myself in it, has given me a new ability to focus on one thing at a time.

Read more: Social Media, Turn Off Phones, Turning Off Phones, Smartphones, Unplug and Recharge, Away Message, Communicating, Disconnecting, Smartphones Distraction, Communication, Multitasking, Unitasking, Healthy Living News

Tom Gimbel: What You Need To Know About Managing Your Stress At Work

2013-04-22T08:10:19Z

April is Stress Awareness Month (yes, there is such a thing!), and although stress finds its way into our lives in a range of capacities, we undoubtedly find it most often in the workplace.

Read more: Workplace Stress, Work Stress, Less Stress More Living, Stress Relief Tips, Emotional Health, Stress Relief, Stress and Health, Stress Reduction, Mental Wellness, Self-Help, Stress, Healthy Living News

Bruce Davis, Ph.D.: A Different Kind of Pilgrimage That Can Change Your Life

2013-04-19T11:41:39Z

Instead of traveling to some remote part of the world, we seek a remote part of the self. We seek a quiet mind, inner peace. People of all religions and no religion are making a pilgrimage into silence. They are making a silent retreat.

Read more: Silence, Unplug and Recharge, Pilgrimage, Spiritual Journey, Silent Retreats, Heartfulness, Spiritual Development, Inner Wisdom, Meditation Practice, Spirit, Inner Peace, Healthy Living News

meQuilibrium: How To Teach Yourself To Relax

2013-04-19T09:10:16Z

You think if you stress would loosen its chokehold on you, then you could relax. But you have it backwards: If you learned to relax, then stress would recede. That's because relaxing is a practice, and like a muscle, and you need to use it -- or lose it.

Read more: Meditation, Stress Relief, Relax, Relaxation Techniques, Less Stress More Living, Stress Relief Tips, Mindfulness Meditation, Unplug and Recharge, Mindfulness Practice, Stress Reduction, Relaxation, Stress, Healthy Living News