The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we work. And some will feel anxiety over leaving the comfort of working from home to return to the office. However, a significant percentage of the American workforce is likely to continue to experience a combination of on-site work and remote work. But despite this, for those with social anxiety, returning to your offices, for however short a time may still not be a pleasant prospect. Thankfully, however, there are things we can do to overcome anxiety and ease our transition to working from offices again. In particular, we can use time spent working remotely to address anxieties and concerns about returning to offices. To that end, this post focuses on some of the most salient and actionable insights from cognitive and behavioral psychology. And contrary to popular belief, insights gleaned from these disciplines are highly relevant and specific to everyday life, especially so…
Learning how to care for a sad person will help you be there for your loved ones and friends when they are down. People become sad, even those who are close to us. In this modern world, a lot of things can make us sad. Things like the inability to pay rents and bills, death of a loved one, not being able to achieve a goal, a broken relationship, etc can stand in the way of our happiness. Knowing how to care for a sad person is not an innate ability or something an individual is born with. This knowledge is garnered through research and practice. When you learn how to care for a sad person, you can reach through and help your loved ones when they are in their sad moments in the best way possible. To help you know how to care for a sad person, we have…
I suspect you’d like to make decisions you won’t regret. Right? Especially since we make 35,000 decisions each day, according to various estimates, and most are unconscious. Most are trivial, but some are consequential; what to study, which career path to take, who to date or marry. The fact is, the quality of our decisions determines the quality of our lives. Yet, we receive almost no training in decision making. Most of us learn about decisions the hard way — when we suffer the painful consequences of bad ones. I have plenty of experience in that!: Years ago, I made the awful decision to drink and drive. I was drinking heavily at a tailgate and decided to get behind the wheel. You can guess what happened next: flashing lights, a breathalyzer, and handcuffs. Thankfully, I didn’t hurt anyone, but the DUI was a crushing setback that pained me for years.…
Well-being means being in the state in which our body and mind are in complete balance. We all have just one life, so let’s live it in harmony with ourselves, with the people around us and the environment in which we live. If you are not sure where to start, try these tips to achieve and maintain your mind body balance. Nutrition and Physical Activity You can eat healthily but without some physical activity, you will not achieve the desired balance. The same goes for exercising without taking nutrition into account. You don’t need much to start a training program. If you manage to get some key pieces of equipment, the results will be there sooner than you thought. Start with a yoga mat, great shoes, and high-quality training steps. The condition of our body affects the mind and vice versa. For them to function in harmony, physical activity is more…
Stopping being sad and starting to feel happier isn’t a one size fits all. And to many people, the secret to a happy life lies in fitting into society and subscribing to its unconventional dictates. Happiness is pegged on other people. We strive to impress other people and find favor in their eyes, with the hope that they will help us shake off the feeling of sadness. We value happiness too much that we leave no room for sadness; we try to keep up an impression of positivity and happiness even when we shouldn’t. We couldn’t be more wrong. Sadly, constantly trying to be positive and happy isn’t realistic, it is draining, and it only intensifies your feelings of sadness. It puts you in a fictional bubble that hinders you from finding your real path to happiness. That is why you need to stop suppressing the feelings of sadness, frustration,…