mood
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Use These 6 Steps to Salvage a Bad Day
Bad moods can have different drivers, but a common characteristic is the presence of your stress response. While the stress response is crucial for getting us in gear to face a threat, if it lingers, it affects the cognitive functions that are crucial for tackling personal and professional responsibilities. Bad moods can also easily spiral…
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These Habits Are Making You More Irritable
It’s normal and expected to be irritable sometimes — when we’re overly tired, when our environment is too loud, when we sit in gridlock, or when someone steals our thunder at work. In some instances, like a traffic jam, there’s nothing we can do to change the circumstances — all we can do is consciously…
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How Long Do You Need to Exercise to Get a Mood Boost?
At this point, we don’t need to tell you that exercise is good for your body and mood. We all know it is. There have been countless studies on the positive impact getting up and moving around has on your physical health, and it’s been repeatedly connected to a more positive headspace and reduced risk…
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Why It’s Actually Good to Decorate ‘Early’ for Christmas, According to Science
I am wholly and unwaveringly a December Christmas decorator. (Before kids, sometimes it was mid-month before I decked any halls.) No ornament leaves its box, no sprig of holly tickles the mantel, no tree makes its way through the front door until Thanksgiving has passed. I’m generally not down with seasonal rushing; I am low-key…