Research has shown that creating or tending things by hand enhances mental health and makes us happy. Dr. Kelly Lambert (www.kellylambertlab.com) explored the relationship between hand use, current cultural habits, and mood. She found that hands-on work satisfies our primal need to make things and could also be an antidote for our cultural malaise. Too much time on technological devices and the fact that we buy almost all of what
Psychology
October 9, 2021
The Science of 'Sleeping On It'
Experts say if you want to harness sleep’s problem-solving powers to the fullest, think about your dilemma just before bed Illustration: Kieran Blakey Thomas Edison appreciated a good midday snooze, and the great inventor’s quirky napping routine has become legend. By most accounts, Edison liked to settle into a comfortable chair with a ball bearing in each hand, and metal pie pans at his feet. After dozing for a while,
October 8, 2021
On the Importance of Self-check
If you are working with texts, details, numbers, and your mistakes may result in wrong decisions and have financial implications, read this post. 1. Complete your work and only then proof-read or check it. While writing or working with numbers, your brain is in creative or computational mode. Let it flow rather than switch it in the auditing mode. 2. Interruptions are hard to avoid. When they do happen, make