After a layoff, your self-esteem and personal relationships may take a hit. Your bank account and quality of life may both spiral downward. You may not even be sure you can pay your mortgage or rent.
And now you’re supposed to go out and convince employers that you’d be a great hire? Phyllis Korkki looks at ways of taking the edge off negative emotions in this New York Times piece……continue reading
Being laid off “is a profound loss”. It can lead to feelings of humiliation, embarrassment, sadness, guilt and frustration. And if you are supporting other people financially, a host of other powerful emotions and worries can be released. Dr. Molitor
Consider, too, that a layoff removes people from the structure and camaraderie of daily working life and can plunge them into unaccustomed isolation — a possible precursor to stress and depression.
Don’t hate those people who are perky and efficient after only a few hours of sleep. They can’t help it. New research suggests that a genetic mutation may explain why some people sleep less.
Researchers don’t know exactly why some people do fine with as little as 4 hours of sleep a night, while others need 12. “We’ve believed for a long time that there’s a genetic basis,” says Paul Shaw, a neurobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. But scientists have only recently begun to ferret out which genes are responsible…..continue reading Source: Science
A public experiment designed to lift the nation’s spirits has reported its hopeful conclusions – that smiling, counting your blessings and reliving happy memories will make you happier. The Science of Happiness study said thinking of a positive thing that happened the day before was by far the most effective way for people to cheer themselves up. continue reading 😉
Source: The Guardian, The Science of Happiness study
Average face of 50 men from the sample with the 15 landmarks used for symmetry measurements.
The more symmetrical a man’s face the more likely he is to remain mentally alert in later life, a study suggests.
Psychologists at the University have found that men with higher levels of facial symmetry are less likely to experience a slow down of brain power between the ages of 79 and 83 years.
Using results from the Scottish Mental Survey undertaken in 1932, researchers measured the facial symmetry of a sample of men and women. [continue reading…]
