Eight simple steps to increase your intellectual wellness
- Read for fun
- Debate an issue with a friend, but choose the viewpoint opposite the one you hold.
- Improve your skills for studying and learning.
- Learn a foreign language.
- Play a board game.
- Play a musical instrument.
- Write down your thoughts or journal frequently.
- Do crossword or sudoku puzzles.
Learn more about each at: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2014/03/seven-simple-steps-increase-intellectual-wellness/
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The Future of Well-Being in a Tech-Saturated World
A plurality of experts say digital life will continue to expand people’s boundaries and opportunities in the coming decade and that the world to come will produce more help than harm in people’s lives. Still, nearly a third think that digital life will be mostly harmful to people’s health, mental fitness and happiness. Most say there are solutions. Read more on pewresearch.org
2019 PwC Financial Wellness Report
This year’s survey results show more employees than ever admitting to being stressed about their finances. Cash flow and debt challenges continue to plague employees, inhibiting their ability to save sufficiently. Despite continued low unemployment and nominal wage growth, fewer employees feel their compensation is keeping up with the cost of living. We believe that employers will need to take a hard look at their programs to determine whether they effectively address the variety of financial challenges their employees are facing, while motivating employees to improve overall financial well-being and retirement readiness. Read more on pwc.com
When Science Meets Mindfulness
Researchers study how it seems to change the brain in depressed patients. Read more on news.harvard.edu
Health Coaches Approved for CTP Code
The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), a nonprofit affiliate of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), announces the American Medical Association’s (AMA) approval of new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes for health and well-being coaching effective January 1, 2020. Read more on 24-7pressrelease.com
7 Ways To Connect With Your Community And Embrace The New Season!
As the weather changes, the instinct for many of us is to go inside. We start to spend more time in our home, curling up with a good book or movie. And while that can provide some much-needed rest and relaxation, it’s important to resist the urge to isolate yourself, which can lead to loneliness and even anxiety and depression. Here are 7 ways to connect with your community and embrace the new season! Read more on givhero.com
Space Management and the Nitty Gritty of Inclusive Placemaking
Great public spaces are not simply made once. Even beyond the more tangible arts of public space design and programming, public spaces are made and remade again and again in the everyday management decisions made around maintenance, public safety, social services, programming, furnishings, and so much more. Read more on pps.org
Gallup Creates Global Happiness Center
Gallup measures happiness in multiple ways on a global scale, partnering with the United Nations for the World Happiness Report and sharing insights on people’s day-to-day emotional experiences through the Gallup Global Emotions report every year. Read more on news.gallup.com
