The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature
Spending as little as 30 minutes in nature can improve your short term memory by as much as 20%, reduce mental fatigue and improve focus.
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Minimum Time Dose in Nature to Positively Impact the Mental Health of College-Aged Students, and How to Measure It: A Scoping Review
Spending as little as 10 minutes in a green or nature-filled setting reduced the effects of physical and mental stress.
Type and the always on culture
Being part of the always-on culture leads to higher stress levels, greater conflict, more distractions, and increased difficulty focusing.
BITC Report: Your job can be good for you
55% of workers feel they can’t switch off from work (e.g. they feel pressure to check work emails or calls outside working hours).
Recovery, work engagement, and proactive behaviour
Individuals who feel that they sufficiently recover during leisure time experience a higher level of work engagement during the subsequent work day.
This high level of work engagement in turn helps them in taking initiative and pursuing learning goals.
Recovery during Lunch Breaks: Testing Long-Term Relations with Energy Levels at Work
Recovering from work stress can restore energy and mental resources and decrease the development of fatigue, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease.
Feeling exhausted or vigorous in anticipation of high workload? The role of worry and planning during the evening
Worrying about their next workday during the evening, is associated with employees’ well-being even before employees are facing it.
How To Get Through an Extremely Busy Time at Work
Many of us go through periods when we have to work intense and long hours and get very little time for rest. While this kind of overwork is not ideal, there are undoubtedly situations in which it becomes a necessity or makes sense. Here are some practical tips for surviving and thriving.
This article talks about how to get through an extremely busy time at work.