Lisa Harrison, Flinders University It all begins innocently – a late-night peek at your favourite social media site before bed. You catch a headline that grabs your attention with “breaking news” you can’t afford to miss. Like following digital breadcrumbs, one click leads to another. Before you know it, you’re tumbling down a rabbit hole of endless updates and emotionally
Continue reading Dayna Lee-Baggley, Dalhousie University and Shannan M. Grant, Mount Saint Vincent University Safety and Health Week is May 1 to 6. It offers us a chance to highlight and discuss safety, health and harm prevention in the workplace. Workplaces have come a long way from a time when safety was equated with physical safety. Occupational health and safety is no
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The healthcare industry is a vast and dynamic field that offers numerous job opportunities. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced healthcare professional, finding the right job can be challenging. However, with the right approach, you can increase your chances of landing a job that meets your career goals and aspirations. Here are some tips for a successful healthcare
Continue reading Doomscrolling can be a normal reaction to living through uncertain times. It’s natural to want to understand dramatic events unfolding around you and to seek out information when you’re afraid. But becoming absorbed in bad news for too long can be detrimental. A newly published study has found that people with high levels of problematic news consumption are also more
Continue reading Think of a time when you felt vulnerable. Perhaps you were in a hospital corridor, or an exam hall, about to be tested. Now, focus on the building you were in. What if, without you knowing, the design of that space was affecting you? We study environmental psychology, a growing field of research investigating the relationship between humans and the
Continue reading How to optimize the pursuit of well-being and happiness is a question researchers have tried to tackle from a range of angles. The social effects of the pandemic led many people to focus more closely on their mental health and buffer against threats to well-being — in short, to pursue happiness. As a social scientist, I study the intersection of
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Since, we all, at some time, or another, experience, stress, and/ or, stressful experiences, doesn’t it make sense, for each of us, to do, all we can, to proactively, address stress, sooner, rather than later? The Nobel Prize was awarded, decades ago, to, Dr. Hans Selye, who, differentiated, between, debilitating – stress, and the useful type, which he called, eustress.
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If, you hope, to become, the best, you can possibly be, you must strive to do so, proactively, and in a well-considered, and planned, manner! You must proceed, consistently, ready, willing, and able to take/ assume, personal responsibility, for your future, and success, fulfillment, self – satisfaction, and happiness! Instead of accepting, limiting your possibilities, because, you refuse to expand
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Thinking outside the box is the most powerful thing in the world. But, how many people get out of their self-imposed walls in life? Not too many, and with the billions all over the place, too few get out of that box. For anyone willing to read or listen, I am ready to spill those beans on how to knock
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Although, procrastination, maybe, one of the most significant, concerning, behaviors, most people, often, fall – back – on, one of the key challenges, to overcoming this tendency, is to be ready, willing, prepared, and able, to START! We often, say, procrastinating is, putting – off, until tomorrow, what they should have done, today, in most cases, this goes – on,
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