“Much of what we think will improve our wellbeing is either misguided or just plain wrong, write Rath and Harter in their new book ‘Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements.’ Most of us think wellbeing equals health and wealth. But, after a thorough review of hundreds of studies of wellbeing and a comprehensive global study of wellbeing in more than 150 countries, Rath and Harter realized that view is inaccurate. It also completely neglects the impact of lunch.”
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“The authors’ argument…rests on the idea that the way we see the world can be distorted by the way we feel and think about it. Their research is part of an emerging body of work supporting this idea.”
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“Many organizations think that employee wellbeing is, well, none of their business. And there’s some sense to that—wellbeing does seem ill-defined, private, and ultimately unmanageable. According to Tom Rath, leader of Gallup’s workplace research and leadership consulting practice, and Jim Harter, Gallup’s chief scientist for workplace management and wellbeing, it’s not. But wellbeing is gravely misunderstood.”
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“Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.”
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“Money can’t guarantee happiness because the material things we buy don’t make us happy for very long say the authors of ‘Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements.’ In this interview, they talk about Financial Wellbeing: specifically, money’s effect on how we experience and evaluate our lives.”
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“Brain training, or the goal of improved cognitive function through the regular use of computerized tests, is a multimillionpound industry, yet in our view scientific evidence to support its efficacy is lacking.”
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“People with conditions like ADHD, dyslexia and mood disorders are routinely labeled ‘disabled’. But differences among brains are as enriching—and essential—as differences among plants and animals. Welcome to the new field of neurodiversity.”
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“Freeing yourself from fear helps build the physical strength needed to fight disease and engage fully with life.”
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“Among adult smokers, those with depression smoked more heavily than those without depression. They were more likely to smoke their first cigarette within 5 minutes of awakening and to smoke more than one pack of cigarettes per day.”
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“A study looks at smiles in pictures of baseball players and compares death rates. The bigger the smile, the longer the life, they found.”
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“I am also moved to reflect on the nature of memory — and on memory in nature. For the conscious, brain-based memories that we humans set so much store by are not the only memories out there.”
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“An either/or conception of the future made more sense decades ago, when old people were more likely to die suddenly from heart attacks or strokes. Now, cardiac disease and hypertension are treatable chronic conditions. This adds years to elders’ lives, but not necessarily vigorous years.”
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“A new study shows that people are more likely to cheat and steal after buying green products.”
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“If you want music to sharpen your senses, boost your ability to focus and perhaps even improve your memory, you need to be a participant, not just a listener.”
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“Midday naps have long been touted as a good thing, lowering blood pressure and driving down the risk of heart attack. And if you snooze long enough, researchers have now found, they also permit your memory banks to do their filing, leaving your brain cleared and ready to learn in the latter half of the day.”
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