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So far Anne Sexton has created 15 blog entries.

“I’ll do it later…” Why we procrastinate

If you have a tendency to put things off, you’re not alone. It has been estimated that around 20 percent of adults procrastinate, and around half of all students do. Unfortunately procrastination has negative effects. These include poorer performance and increased stress, as well as mental and physical health impacts. People procrastinate for different reasons. [...]

By | 2016-10-19T19:59:29+00:00 May 30th, 2016|Psychology|0 Comments

Why businesses use mindfulness meditation

Over the last few years, more and more businesses have taught mindfulness meditation to their employees, or encouraged their workers to learn how to incorporate the practice into their daily routine. You might think that any business that uses mindfulness is probably some kind of hippy-dippy fly-by-night selling knitted yoghurt and handwoven cheese! You’d be [...]

By | 2016-05-30T17:59:51+00:00 May 30th, 2016|Meditation, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness|0 Comments

Can neuroscience tell how you’ll vote?

An Irish election has just past, and an American election is looming, but have you ever considered how exactly you decide who to vote for? Now, presumably you’ll say that you vote for a candidate based on his or her platform, promises, political party affiliation and other such rational criteria. However that is not the whole [...]

By | 2016-10-19T19:59:29+00:00 May 30th, 2016|Decision Making|0 Comments

The neuroscience of conflict

Is conflict frequent in your life? Imagine this scenario: You are driving to work and your car stalls at the red light. Behind you impatient drivers start honking. How do you feel? Here’s another one: You’re giving a presentation at work, and Joe from accounts disputes your figures. You’ve gone over them carefully, but he’s [...]

By | 2016-10-19T19:59:29+00:00 May 30th, 2016|Conflict|0 Comments

Exploring the neuroscience of mindfulness

Are you a religious person? Perhaps you attend mass every week and pray daily. Maybe you prefer the term “spiritual” because you believe in a higher power, but you’re not an adherent of any particular religion. Then again, you could be someone who has lost their faith — or someone who never had any to [...]

By | 2016-10-19T19:59:30+00:00 May 30th, 2016|Mindfulness|0 Comments

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