Lifestyle

12 Ways to Design Your Workspace For Productivity

Your job is an important aspect of your life. It’s how you pay your bills and put food on the table. Because you spend most of your day in the office, it’s crucial that your workspace makes you comfortable and encourages productivity. Any discomfort in your workspace could negatively affect your performance. Naturally, you want to keep your quality of…

9 Ways to Reduce Mental Exhaustion in the Workplace

Most jobs include some degree of mild stress, either from ongoing projects, tight deadlines, or troublesome customers. This is normal and expected in the workplace and is usually not cause for alarm. The problem, however, is when normal workplace stress evolves into mental exhaustion. Mental burnout can cause physical pain, depression, and an overall feeling of helplessness. Identifying and targeting…

How to Stay Safe on Dating Apps and Find THE ONE

Today, many people are using dating apps to find “the one.” Unfortunately, the use of dating apps comes with its own safety risks. There are also many flaws with the nature of dating apps that make them more challenging to find your future partner. Here are some ways to stay safe while finding “the one” on dating apps. Tell Your…

This Is What Happens When You Practice Mindfulness in Your Daily Life

Mindfulness makes us aware of our thoughts. When you practice mindfulness daily, it helps us be in the moment without thoughts of the past or future. Why We Should Practice Mindfulness We do a lot of things every day. With our ever-growing to-do list and daily challenges, it’s easy to get lost in our thoughts and worries. Often, we fail…

Contact Stacking: Watch Your Network Grow

No matter how much we tell ourselves that our achievements are the result of hard work, it is often more important to be in the right place at the right time, surrounded by the right people. These people are the catalysts for a new phase in your business, career or life. Entrepreneurs need solid customers, employees and mentors. Athletes need…

5 Reasons Why Sleep is So Important

Sleep is essential for both a healthy body and a healthy mind. It makes us feel better, more alert and more energetic. We can also concentrate better on carrying out our daily tasks. But exactly how does sleep work? We’ll explain it to you! 1. SLEEP HAS A STRESS-REDUCING EFFECT When you don’t get enough sleep, your body produces more…

Why You Need to Stop Checking Your Email at Night

Imagine; you’re sitting on the couch with your partner and you’re watching a movie. You feel your phone vibrate and you realize that an email has come in. You check the email and see that you have received an angry message from a customer. Your mood deteriorates and the next time your other half asks you if you want something…

Reading Before Bedtime Makes for a Better Night’s Sleep

In today’s information age, the traditional reading of a book or newspaper before bedtime is a dying ritual. After all, the TV fits into your pocket and you can literally watch anything you want in bed. So why bother reading? You’re not a monk after all. But it turns out that reading before going to bed can be more beneficial…

Giving Your Partner The Space They Need

Quality time with your partner is great, especially if you share the same interests. Saturday strolling through the park and having a bite to eat is awesome, but there can also be a downside to being together all the time. If you feel you have to do everything together with your partner, it will only increase the interdependency. This dynamic…

How to Survive a Breakup During the Holidays

It is common knowledge that many relationships break down during the holidays. Mid-November to the end of December is a time when a lot of couples give up. Why is this period so popular? Life coach and certified sex therapist, Jacqueline Mendez, explains: “Many couples break up during holidays because the existing cracks in their relationship are magnified. At this…