Perfecting the Power Nap

Feeling tired? Forget coffee or a redbull. Try a power nap instead. You may not realise, but you’ve already had plenty of practice at power napping. Think back to your days at kindergarten and pre-primary– nap time. Whilst you may have been forced to nap against your will, this was your time to re-energise and […]

Lessons from Failbook: The Benefits of Gratitude

“Failbook” is a site that allows you to anonymously submit tragic and funny Facebook and Twitter status updates of your “friends”, many of which show the uglier side of Homo sapiens. One page on this site that stands out is called “Spoiled brats who didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas”. Some of the status […]

Don’t have enough time? Try Time Hacking

Boxing in a ring, making grape juice with your feet and jumping into a cold pool of water in the middle of winter. These were just a few activities that Matt Danzico did as part of a quirky experiment (The Time Hack) to see if he could create the longest year of his life. Why […]

Are you being Screen Sucked?

Do you find it hard to get away from the computer? Have you ever found yourself in a trance like state wasting hours browsing meaningless websites? If so, you experienced being “screen sucked”. The term “screensucking” was created by medical doctor and author of the book “CrazyBusy”, Edward Hallowell. He defines screensucking as – “Wasting […]