by Harold Taylor | Dec 22, 2016 | Holistic Time Management
A preliminary report on country living. We have a definite link with nature, and the human brain is influenced by our environment – what we see, smell, hear and feel. The book, How the body knows its mind, by Sion Beilock reported that city dwellers are at a 20%...
by Harold Taylor | Dec 13, 2016 | Holistic Time Management
As the pace of life increases, along with our use of technology and 24/7 connectivity, a blurring of the separation of work and personal time takes place, stress increases, and we feel pressured to steal time from health-giving activities such as sleep, exercise and...
by Harold Taylor | Nov 29, 2016 | Holistic Time Management, Sleep, Technology, The Brain
In past blogs we have covered productivity boosters – everything from an organized office and reduced distractions to color schemes and office greenery. But there are productivity killers as well, and one of them is using your bed instead of your well-organized...
by Harold Taylor | Nov 22, 2016 | Holistic Time Management
I’m not sure whether music soothes the savage beast, but I am convinced in the power of music to soothe our body mind and spirit. According to an article in the May/June, 2014 issue of Scientific American Mind, a study at our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center...
by Harold Taylor | Nov 8, 2016 | Holistic Time Management
According to Matthew Lieberman, in his book Social: why our brains are wired to connect, research shows that our brains are wired to connect with other people. And people with a close friend at work are more productive and more innovative. It goes beyond the...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 25, 2016 | Holistic Time Management, Stress
In my last blog article I mentioned that the presence of potted plants in offices improves productivity, creativity, performance and learning ability. One of the reasons given was that plants and trees act as vacuum cleaners, absorbing the indoor pollutants that have...
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