Tag: stress reduction
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Science Explains Why Being Alone Makes You Stronger
Spending time with family and friends is important for your mental wellbeing, but sometimes you need time being alone by yourself. You may be surprised to learn that being alone helps you become more resilient. Here’s what scientists are saying about how solitude can make you stronger. Recently, you’ve probably read how loneliness is at…
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7 Health Benefits Of Talking To Yourself, According To Experts
It’s not uncommon to believe that talking to yourself is a surefire way to tell that you’re losing your mind. But what if that belief didn’t hold any water? The truth is that when you talk to yourself, you’re often benefiting yourself in many different ways. Don’t believe it? Science supports it! Here are 7…
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6 Ways To Reduce Stress With The 3-To-1 Positivity Ratio
The 3-to-1 positivity ratio, also known as the Losada ratio after its creator Marcial Losada, is a positive psychology concept that presents a “formula” for flourishing. Together with Barbara Fredrickson, also a psychologist, Losada’s research led him to discover a 2.9013 positive to negative affect for the happiest individuals. What does this mean? Essentially, it…
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Experts Reveal 6 Health Benefits Of Laughing Out Loud
How often do you laugh in a day? Do you find that you tend to chuckle often? If so, then you might actually be benefiting your health! The links between laughter and health have been studied for a long time. Indeed, movies such as “Patch Adams” furthered the concept of laughter as the “best medicine.”…
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Science Explains: Reading 6 Minutes A Day Helps Reduce Stress And Increase Happiness
It’s safe to say that most of us have pretty busy schedules. However, we could probably all find time for reading at least six minutes daily. Perhaps at the end of the day, when you’ve completed all our work and can finally get cozy in bed, you can read for a few minutes before dozing…
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10 Techniques That Reduce Stress and Increase Happiness
There is no way around stress. It is an inevitable part of daily life. Something that we all must experience. And we all work to reduce stress in our daily routine. To experience something is not to “deal with” it. The latter implies a contentious attitude; 0ne that’s usually provoked by thinking that some situation…