Psychology
fromPsychology Today
7 hours agoThe Power of Negative Thinking for Athletic Performance
Imagery focused on negative possibilities can enhance performance and emotional regulation in challenging situations.
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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
2 hours agoThe workers most likely to burn out aren't always the ones doing the most - they're the ones who can't tell the difference between urgent and important - Silicon Canals
Workers overwhelmed by urgency rather than importance are more likely to experience burnout.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
7 hours agoRethinking Education With AI: Create More Engaging Learning Experiences With AI-Powered Learning Design
AI can enhance learning design by personalizing experiences and improving relevance, but risks of generic content and diminished critical thinking remain.
fromSempreMilan
1 day agoCorSport: Mental then physical - 'psychiatrist' Allegri must help Milan recover before calamity
Massimiliano Allegri's teams are renowned for being good defensively, yet they conceded three goals without even offering any attacking threat, highlighting a significant issue.
AC Milan
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
1 day agoStudy Finds Coffee Tied to 'Younger' Biological Age in People with Mental Illness
Compared with people who reported drinking no coffee, those reporting 3-4 cups per day had longer telomeres, while those reporting 5 or more cups per day did not show the same association.
Coffee
Real Madrid
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
3 days ago'In training, Xabi Alonso showed me things I could improve. Sometimes mentally, you can feel unstable, but I kept working. Maybe if he had played me more often, I wouldn't be living this happy moment at Lyon' Endrick opens up on tough Real Madrid start
Endrick's loan to Lyon has revitalized his career after limited playtime at Real Madrid.
fromBleacher Nation
3 days agoShould I Consider Team Travel Fatigue When Sports Betting? - Bleacher Nation
Travel fatigue refers to the cumulative physical and mental drain that comes from crossing time zones, sleeping in unfamiliar environments, and competing on compressed schedules. It is not just about being tired from a long flight.
Chicago Cubs
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says the secret to a good retirement isn't wealth or health or even relationships - it's having at least one thing you're still in the middle of, still becoming, still learning how to do - Silicon Canals
Retirement fulfillment stems from ongoing pursuits and curiosity, not just financial security or traditional metrics of success.
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Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 days agoWhy You Can Change Your Mind at the Last Minute
Changing decisions at the last minute often results from clearer understanding as emotions settle and more information is gathered.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 hour agoWhy My Wife Is Smarter Than Me When It Matters Most
Fast thinking can lead to mistakes; emotional control and practiced restraint improve decision-making.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
5 hours agoThe person who thrives during a crisis and falls apart during ordinary weeks isn't broken. Their entire operating system was built for emergencies, and peace registers as a system error because they never learned what competence feels like without urgency underneath it. - Silicon Canals
Crisis-thrivers are often dysregulated, struggling with normalcy after emergencies, revealing a deeper issue with their nervous system's response to stress.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoGambling is easy, right? Wrong: it turns out betting on sport is designed to disturb you | Barney Ronay
Nearly everyone is losing money, a club executive is quoted as saying, presumably while dressed in a suit made entirely from gold leaf, bitcoin shavings and vintage parmesan cheese.
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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours agoNot everyone who keeps working after the workday ends is ambitious. Some people simply discovered that the transition from productivity to stillness requires passing through a stretch of feeling they've been avoiding for years, and the extra hour of work is cheaper than the ten minutes of silence. - Silicon Canals
Many work late to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions, not just to be productive.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days agoAI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover | Fortune
Eliminating menial tasks with AI may reduce productivity by removing necessary breaks for mental bandwidth and problem-solving.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days agoThey're gonna make me cry': my weekend at a speed puzzling championship
The competitive aspect of jigsaw puzzling dates back to the 1980s in the US, when Hallmark ran a national competition for several years. In 2022, the volunteer-run USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association partnered with Ravensburger to bring back a national championship.
Education
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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoBehavioral scientists found that people who wake up early and follow rigid routines aren't more successful because of the routine - they're more successful because they've identified the two or three things that actually matter and protected them from everything else - Silicon Canals
Success comes from clarity on priorities, not from rigid routines or early rising.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoPsychology says the people who age most visibly aren't the ones with the hardest lives - they're the ones who never learned to put things down, who carried every disappointment and every grievance and every unfairness forward into the next decade, and the carrying shows, eventually, in ways that no amount of sleep or skincare has ever been shown to address - Silicon Canals
Chronic psychological stress and the inability to release emotional burdens accelerate aging and impact physical appearance.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 hours agoThe people who forgive quickly and the people who forgive slowly are not experiencing the same emotion. Quick forgiveness is often a nervous system releasing a threat. Slow forgiveness is a mind rebuilding a model of someone it can no longer predict. - Silicon Canals
Forgiveness is a complex process influenced by biological and psychological factors, not simply a choice between letting go or holding grudges.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNeuroscience reveals that the calmest person in any crisis isn't naturally fearless - their brain learned to delay panic because their childhood required them to be functional before they were allowed to be afraid - Silicon Canals
Calmness under pressure is a learned response, not merely a personality trait or temperament.
#grief
Mindfulness
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
12 hours agoHow to keep your career going in the midst of grief - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Grief can disrupt work, but maintaining structure and realistic expectations helps navigate both loss and professional responsibilities.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says the reason some people become gentler as they age while others become bitter has nothing to do with personality. It depends on whether they processed their grief along the way or stored it in their body and called it toughness - Silicon Canals
Grief, especially non-finite losses, significantly influences whether individuals become gentler or more bitter as they age.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThe cruelest myth about self-discipline is that you have to feel ready - you don't, you never will, and the people who figured that out earlier simply have more years of evidence that the feeling eventually follows the action - Silicon Canals
Self-discipline begins with action, not feelings of readiness or motivation.
fromIndependent
2 months ago'He thought that if it worked for a fighter pilot, it might work for a football player as well'
In 2017, Bjorn Mannsverk's phone rang. A year before, what was meant to be a special 100th anniversary for Bodo/Glimt ended in heartbreak as the Norwegian club were relegated from the top flight. A fresh approach was needed to get the club back on track. Having been stationed in Bodo before in his role as a fighter pilot with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, Mannsverk was familiar with the town, but not the football club.
Soccer (FIFA)
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