Chances are, there is some situation at work that puts you under pressure. It might be giving a presentation to a client. It might involve a delicate negotiation for a big sale. You might feel it when the deadline for a big report looms.Whatever it is, this thing makes your stomach clench, your palms sweat,…

In the 1970s, the U.S. Dietary Goals advised Americans to cut back on fat and eat more carbs to lower the risk of heart disease. But some experts say this high-carb, low-fat diet helped fuel obesity.

The author wasn’t all about literary masterpieces, dry martinis and rakish charm – he also invented a technique that can beat procrastination and boost productivity.

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The path to finding a career you love is rarely a straight line. Your core values probably won’t change much over your adult lifetime, but your interests might, and your skills certainly will. So when someone tells you to “follow your passion,” the advice isn’t inherently wrong. It’s simply incomplete.

About 55% of Americans' daily calories come from eating ultra-processed foods, a new study found. And the more calories that came from ultra-processed foods, the worse heart health was, the findings suggested.

By Abby Falik- I was in a yoga class recently trying to breathe through a convoluted, bound twist when my teacher, Margi Young, spoke: “Remember,” she said calmly. “Yoga is about the practice, not the posture.” My breathing deepened. Her reminder enlivened me, not just in that moment, but in the weeks since. As someone…

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Debates and arguments have their purpose in human engagements. However, there are moments when you need to disengage from such encounters.

I’m a time management strategist who, last week, skipped the very same planning session I make my clients work through each week. I assured myself it would be fine to skip it just this once and in the process, took for granted the benefits of planning. It wasn’t fine. For the next…

There’s a reason why the Pursuit of Happiness—the true story starring Will Smith about a down-on-his-luck salesman and single dad who finds his way to the top—was a hit. We like to romanticize failure. We root for the underdog at the movies, and we revere the billionaire who started as a…

Careful is the enemy of extraordinary.

When my son was five, I strapped him to my waist and ran down the beach in Bali until a parasail lifted us into the sky. It was exhilarating. Since then, I’ve pushed myself to ski off mountains (with a parachute), raft class-five rapids, and rappel off a 65-story building. The…

Change… it’s a frightening word. Many people shiver at the thought of big changes, while others welcome them with open arms. Sometimes we focus so hard on keeping things “normal”, that we forget how important change actually is for growth. We get so stuck in our comfort zones that change ends up feeling distant, and when things do change we become uncomfortable. But change can be such a benefit to your lifestyle, work, and relationships and is actually quite essential to evolve.

Remote working is becoming more popular than ever. A study released by the Swiss office provider IWG found that 70% of professionals work remotely at least one day a week, while 53% work remotely for at least half of the week. Some multinationals have their entire staff working remotely, with…

We are being lazy if there’s something that we ought to do but are reluctant to do because of the effort involved. We do it badly, or do something less strenuous or less boring, or just remain idle. In other words, we are being lazy if our motivation to spare ourselves…

The people you hire can make or break the company. That’s a lesson I learned early on. I also learned that making the right hiring decision is hard. There are no easy yes-or-no questions to filter out candidates.These challenges make it easy to fall back on feelings and intuition when it comes to hiring. Now,…

New research suggests that people who eat more homemade meals tend to have lower levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in their blood.

Aim To assess the effect of Lactobacillus supplementation on Helicobacter pylori eradication rates and side effects of the triple therapy. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library were searched for articles published up to July, 2019.