The noise from the drill outside is filling your office … and your head. You are trying to concentrate on the report you have to write for the Board which is due at midday, but your mind keeps skidding off the screen and back to that ghastly noise.
Distraction like this
Ever heard the phrase ‘count your blessings’? If an adult told you this when you were younger you probably rolled your eyes. I hate to tell you though, they were right. Counting your blessings, or being grateful for what you have, is one of the most effective tools you have
Think back to a situation that made you angry in work. Perhaps you were treated unfairly by someone in a position of power, maybe your work was criticized in front of your colleagues or maybe you were snubbed at a group meeting for no fault of your own.
Now think about
Do you ever set aside a whole day to get one task done only to find, at the end of the day, that you haven’t done it? Where did all of that time go? Well our brains like ticking off tasks. It gives us a little boost of pleasure to
Your commute is just a stressful part of your day, right? Running for trains, buses and trams that are never on time or being stuck in endless traffic jams on a rainy Monday morning – yuck.
But let’s look at it another way. A commute is a free section of time
Why do some people feel in control, even in the face of adversity, while others feel depressed and helpless? We can look at three important things: 1) what is currently happening in their lives; 2) how they explain and respond to what is happening; 3) what they have experienced in