Today’s Solutions: October 07, 2024

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Beat procrastination and feel good at work with this mental habit

Procrastination is often seen as an aspect of poor time management, but research shows that as associate professor of psychology at Carleton University Tim Pychyl states: “Procrastination is not a time-management problem, it’s an emotion-management problem.” Even though bringing up Read More...

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3 ways to relax to the max in nature, according to science

Okay, so you’ve finally decided to carve out the time in your busy schedule to commune with nature because you’ve heard and read that spending time outside has a wide range of benefits from physical health to mental wellbeing. However, you only have access to a city park, your backyard, or even Read More...

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Should schools take on the four-day workweek too?

If you follow The Optimist Daily, you’ll notice that there’s been growing interest in the benefits of shortening our workweeks from the conventional five days to four—so why shouldn’t school children adopt it, too? The Forest Gate community school in Newham, London already has three Read More...

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Waking up stressed? You might be overestimating how much you can do in a day

If you wake up feeling like you’re already behind and overwhelmed, perhaps it’s time to reframe the way you look at the day. The issue may not be that you don’t have enough time in the day to get things done, it could just be that you planned unrealistically. Why do we fall into this Read More...

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Feeling fatigued? Try these energizing lifestyle changes

Fatigue is an enemy of productivity and potentially having a fulfilling life. It has long been thought that fatigue is something that comes about with age, but experts are starting to rethink the idea that fatigue is, in fact, not an expected part of aging at all. A closer look into our own Read More...

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Why we should bring nap-time back with us to the workplace

While many of us are excited to break free from the confines of pandemic restrictions, head back to the office, and finally switch our sweatpants out for a pair of trousers we actually want to be seen in, we have to acknowledge that there are certainly some perks to working from home—namely, Read More...

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How to avoid these 3 mistakes working at home

Here at The Optimist Daily we like to provide our readers with tips and tricks to make their lives a little easier. This time, we're giving you some valuable insight about working from home. Thanks to the pandemic, people worldwide have retreated from their offices and have taken up shop in Read More...

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7 Steps for having the most productive workday

The key to a productive day lies entirely in how you set yourself for the day. With a few tweaks to your workspace and mental mindset, you can ensure yourself an extremely productive day. The following 7 steps are an effective way to make those tweaks that will help you make the most out of your Read More...

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Why it’s important to celebrate small victories in the workplace

Hopefully, we are coming out of the worst of the pandemic. This readjustment period to get ourselves back to our ordinary lives is a difficult task for everyone, especially if you have to lead this effort. Increased pressure and anxiety from external factors can inevitably leak into the workplace Read More...

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A 4 day work week pilot scheme launches in the US and Ireland

The non profit company 4 Day Week Global is looking to provide a solution for a better work-life balance. They have created an online platform for interested businesses, employees, researchers, and governments to learn about how to cultivate a more sustainable work environment. 4 Day Week Global Read More...