Whether for work or pleasure, travel is complicated -- even if you enjoy traveling, like me. The logistics of managing time, energy and the disruption of your regular schedule can enable a pretty stressful, sometimes anxiety-inducing experience. Your task against complacency today is to optimize your next travel plans. Here...
The Gist A recent study, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, found that women who wrote in gratitude journals for a period of three weeks had notable changes in their brain, leading to more generous traits. This change was made in oxygen metabolism in cells in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex,...
Oprah Winfrey gave the speech of a lifetime at the 75th Golden Globe Awards. Winfrey won the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award, which celebrates "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment." Winfrey took nearly 10 minutes to address her audience, and we hung on to every single word....
The Gist A recent study, published in the Journal of Health Psychology found that people with a greater sense of purpose engage in healthier habits, like eating vegetables, engaging in physical activity, prioritizing sleep, and even flossing. When compared to participant's Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,...
The Gist Reshma Chamberlin, cofounder of Summersalt, opts for yearly mantras rather than new year's resolutions. This year's mantra is "Just go for it." She creates the mantras based on areas of her life that she would like to work on, suggesting to pay...
When the clock strikes speech-time and you're overcome by nerves, use these fast-working performance tricks to give your confidence a boost and put your nervous energy and stage fright at ease. "Shake out" nervous tensions and energy before taking the stage. Roll your wrists, shoulders, and...
