Category: Wellbeing, resilience & Stress
Workload, recovery, burnout and the conditions that make work sustainable. Written for managers as much as individuals, because most of what determines whether someone copes is designed into the job rather than fixed by resilience training.
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Circle of Influence – Focusing on what you can control or influence
The ‘circle of influence’ is a simple tool to help you visualise and recognise the things in life you have some influence over, and the things that are outside of your influence. You should focus on the former, and try not to waste energy thinking about the latter. Circle of Influence Once […]
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Values in Action Strengths – A Positive View of Core Strengths
Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson propose that there are 24 human character strengths that we all have in some level. Understanding which of these are strongest in us can help improve our experiences, performance and happiness at work. Values in Action Strengths Values in Action (VIA) strengths are a concept that was […]
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How Emotions are Made: Lisa Feldman Barrett’s Constructed Emotion Theory
In her book, “How Emotions are Made, the Secret Life of the Brain”, Lisa Feldman Barrett lays out her model of constructed emotions in an accessible way. It says that our emotions are not universal and that, instead, they are a product of our cultures and experiences. She also says they are […]
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The Science of Well-being – Laurie Santos free course on Coursera
Laurie Santos (Yale) has shared a free course on Coursera called “The Science of Well-being”. It’s a great introduction to many ideas, theories and models relating to human happiness. Its central argument is that our intuitions about what will make us happy are systematically unreliable — we chase things that don’t work, […]
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Cartesian Dualism: The Mind-Body Divide
René Descartes’ proposed that the mind and the body are two distinct and very different things. This “dualistic” perspective, introduced in the 17th century, continues to shape our assumed knowledge and understanding of the world, particularly in the West. It also continues to spark debates in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. Mind and […]
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Social Pain – The impacts of social rejection, discomfort and loss
“Social pain” is the name given to the emotional distress people suffer as a result of negative inter-personal interactions including rejection, exclusion, or other social threats. Research has shown that the brain responds in a very similar way to this social pain as it does to physical pain. Social Pain We’ve all […]
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Leisure Sickness – Why do I always get sick when I have time off work?!
Key Points: “Leisure Sickness” is the name given to phenomenon where individuals become sick at the start of a holiday or other period of time off of work Leisure Sickness Have you ever gotten ill just as you head into a holiday or long weekend? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, this experience…
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E187 – Work And Well-Being – Talking About Culture With Matt Cameron
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E178 – Acceptance And Commitment Training With Chris Westcott
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E176 – Management Challenges: The Loneliness Of Leadership
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
