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Forming habits around good financial behaviours
If you’ve ever tried to change a habit, you’ll know it’s not always easy, and changing financial habits is no exception. If the thought of wrangling your finances into order gives you a low-key [...]
Kiwis vs. flu season: How to manage your energy levels at work
Do you remember “back in the old days”, pre-COVID-19, when you (almost always) had enough sick leave to last the whole year? When you would gaze at your remaining sick-leave balance in December and [...]
How to support people through grief and loss
Various terms such as “grief” and “bereavement” are used in diverse ways – in this article, we refer to “grief” as the emotions we feel in response to loss. These can include painful emotions [...]
How do you want your workday to look? Building autonomy at work
Which would you choose? An 8% pay rise, or 2-3 days working from home? In the post-lockdown workplace, there is growing research to show that what employees want is flexibility. In fact, some reports [...]
Book review: 7½ Lessons about the Brain
As neuropsychologists and many others will already be aware, Lisa Feldman-Barrett is in the top 1% of most-cited scientists around the world for her work in psychology and neuroscience. She is affiliated with Northeastern [...]
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