Stress isn’t new but the ‘flat line’ is new
Stress isn’t new – and anyone who thinks it is has clearly never been chased around their garden by a velociraptor.
Rob Archer
Three ways to start 2025 with more intention
It’s a new year, and a brand new you!
But it’s the same old me, unfortunately.
Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation: Insights from Neurobiological, Psychological, and Clinical Studies
Functional MRI scans show that mindfulness meditation increases activity in brain regions associated with attention and emotional control, such as the prefrontal cortex.
Simultaneously, it decreases activity in areas linked to stress and anxiety, like the amygdala.
Perils of the nighttime: Impact of behavioral timing and preference on mental health in 73,888 community-dwelling adults
Going to bed early and rising early is associated with better mental health than going to bed late and rising late.
Daily Engagement and Productivity: The Importance of the Speed of Engagement
Simple preparation rituals help achieve a quicker work transition, which translates into better work engagement and performance.
The interaction of occupational stress and job burnout on depressive symptoms in railway workers in Fuzhou city
Occupational stress and job burnout are risk factors for depressive symptoms.
Cognitive Priming and Cognitive Training: Immediate and Far Transfer to Academic Skills in Children
Warming up, or ‘priming’ your brain for as little as 5 minutes before a task shows immediate performance improvement, and significant lasting improvement of overall performance following a 4 month course.
The effects of prior light history on the suppression of melatonin by light in humans
When u expose yourself to daily low light intensity, like the kind of dim lighting in most indoor environments, it significantly INCREASES MELATONIN SUPPRESSION at night if u are exposed to night time artificial lighting. The test group who got outside and was exposed to bright sunlight many times during the day did not have nearly as much melatonin suppression at night.
The sleep-circadian interface: A window into mental disorders
Disruptions in sleep quality, continuity, and timing can trigger or worsen psychiatric symptoms, and vice versa.
The performance and psychological effects of goal setting in sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis
High-performing athletes consistently ask themselves one thing before practice:
What can I do to get better today?
And one thing after practice:
What did I get better at today?
This focus on the process leads to the largest boost in performance.