by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 20, 2017 | Attention, Work
“Researchers in the United States have investigated mind wandering….the volunteers reported mind wandering 70% of the time.”* Scientists may refer to it as ‘stimulus independent’ or ‘default network’ thinking. Mindfulness tutors may liken the wandering mind to a bunch...
by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 24, 2017 | Attention, Play
“Dr. Brown, is…the founder of the National Institute for Play, and he states, ‘when employees have the opportunity to play, they actually increase their productivity, engagement and morale.’….There is good evidence that if you allow employees to engage in something...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 23, 2016 | Attention
“Unlike other animals, human beings spend a lot of time thinking about what is not going on around them, contemplating events that happened in the past, might happen in the future, or will never happen at all. Indeed, “stimulus-independent thought” or “mind...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 18, 2016 | Attention
“[P]sychologists have shown…better health and lower burnout….determined to a large extent by our social relationships in the workplace—and, more particularly, the social groups we form there.”* Good relationships are good for our health; while loneliness kills...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 9, 2016 | Attention
“It’s the person’s radical choice about the kind of person they are to be that should help him or her navigate through these various forces that tell us what to do”* Organizational Politics: Theory and Practice, Practice, Practice… is a training...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 12, 2016 | Attention
“What’s it take to become happy very quickly without dramatically changing your life…? The key to happiness really comes down to one word: Attention.” * “What are you going to do to make yourself happy today?” Years ago, someone who cared about me very much asked me...
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