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Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
Morning daylight will help to lift the mood, reduce stress and improve cognitive function
Positive Effects of Nature on Cognitive Performance Across Multiple Experiments: Test Order but Not Affect Modulates the Cognitive Effects
Interactions with natural environments and nature-related stimuli have been found to be beneficial to cognitive performance, in particular on executive cognitive tasks with high demands.
How to… have better meetings
Managers spend 50% of their time in meetings. This article by Ethan Mollick shares evidence-based ideas on how to improve them.
Let’s get this meeting started: Meeting lateness and actual meeting outcomes
Meetings that start late are less productive and creative
Acute aerobic exercise: an intervention for the selective visual attention and reading comprehension of low-income adolescents
Exercise improves your attention and comprehension abilities.
Stumbling out of the Gate: The energyâbased implications of morning routine disruption
Disrupting your morning routine leads to higher levels of depletion and reduced calmness and work engagement.
Waking up on the right or wrong side of bed.
Studies show that your morning mood can stay with you throughout the day.
A person who turns up to work in a “good” mood, can be more than 10% more productive throughout their work day than those in a “bad” mood.
Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention
Meditation changes the way the brain works.
This research found that even small doses of daily meditation can improve focus and performance.
Entrepreneurship: A Psychological Approach
Research findings show evidence for a positive effect of business planning on business performance, both for strategic planning and for individual level self-management strategies.