A recent study found that higher sleep quality during weekends was associated with slightly lower levels of exhaustion during the workweek | These employees were better able to refocus on their work on Mondays, setting a positive tone for the entire week.

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#SleepQuality #WorkLifeBalance #MondayMotivation #Productivity #Wellbeing

Micromanaging can foster more harm than good in the workplace. Micromanagers and helicopter bosses monitor employees in excessive ways that promote a culture of distrust, lower productivity, increase staff disengagement, contribute to employee turnover, drive away talent and foster mediocrity.

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New research finds employees feel pressure to work while sick, which has been shown to cost companies billions | Outcomes can also include theft, mistreatment of coworkers and intent to leave the organization

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Missed deadlines lead people to judge work more harshly. Research suggests it is better to submit work on time rather than perfecting it through procrastination. Work completed late was viewed as significantly lower quality than the same piece of work delivered on time, the study found.

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#DeadlinesMatter #Procrastination #WorkQuality #TimeManagement #Productivity

A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study Finds

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Young adults more active after starting work, but sleep less– unless working from home, study finds

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#YoungAdults #WorkLifeBalance #RemoteWork #SleepDeprivation #Productivity

Procrastination can decrease after a 1-minute reflection ⏳💭. In a study of more than 1,000 adults, answering six short questions increased motivation 💪, improved mood 😊, and made people more likely to begin tasks they had been delaying.

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#Procrastination #Motivation #SelfReflection #MentalHealth #Productivity

🎂 Wharton research reveals minor workplace mistreatment, like delayed birthday greetings from managers, can lead to a 50% increase in absenteeism and over two lost working hours per employee per month.

😞 Slighted employees demonstrated lost productivity through increased use of paid sick time, lateness, early departures, and longer breaks, described as a form of "revenge" for perceived disrespect.

🔬 The study, "The Lower Boundary of Workplace Mistreatment: Do Small Slights Matter?", published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to measure the cause and effect of minor workplace infractions.

#WorkplaceResearch #EmployeeEngagement #Productivity

🧠 Heavy multitasking can age your brain faster, potentially by years, according to neuroscientists at Stanford University and UCLA. This is due to increased strain on the prefrontal cortex and accelerated breakdown of myelin, the protective sheath around neural pathways.

🧠 The idea of being a good multitasker is a myth. Stanford research shows that people who multitask the most are actually the worst at it, performing worse on cognitive control measures.

🧠 Focusing on one task at a time can make your brain appear younger. A 2023 study in Nature Neuroscience found professionals engaging in "deep work" sessions showed brain activity patterns resembling individuals 7-10 years younger than their age.

#BrainHealth #Productivity #Neuroscience

The countries with highest labor productivity will see declines in the labor force while Africa will account for most of the labor growth. Creating legal pathways for people to move from low productivity places to labor scarce places would enable gains on the order of trillions of dollars.

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• ⏰ New study by Sam Maglio and co-authors reveals that unexpectedly gained free time feels subjectively longer than regular time, leading people to spend more time on activities or choose longer versions of them.

• 💡 This psychological phenomenon occurs because the brain's reference point shifts from "nothing" to "something," making any gained time feel significant.

• 🚶 In one study, students who unexpectedly gained 10 minutes took 14% longer to leave a building, lingering to pack up slower and browse items.

• ⏳ Maglio suggests this "time trap" can lead to overestimating what can be done in gained time; setting alarms for important events is recommended.

#TimePerception #Psychology #Productivity

✅ Researchers have identified a new concept called 'leisure guilt', where people feel bad about not being productive during their free time, potentially reducing the benefits of relaxation.

✅ Studies involving over 1,000 US adults developed a questionnaire to measure leisure guilt, finding it's linked to less enjoyment of leisure, higher stress, and anxiety, independent of general guilt or personality.

✅ In a week-long study of 300+ US adults, participants spent 57.1% of their time on leisure but felt guilty 14.3% of the time. Guilt was more prevalent among women, younger adults, those with lower socioeconomic status, and when alone.

✅ Individuals prone to leisure guilt reported feeling guilty during 29.3% of rest periods, compared to 4.0% for others, leading to less leisure time and reduced happiness while relaxing.

#LeisureGuilt #Wellbeing #Productivity

🛏️ Sleep disruptions can cut working life by up to nine months after age 50, according to a University of Turku study.

👩‍💼 Women without sleep disturbances have longer working lives from 50 to 68 than men. Moderate and severe sleep issues can reduce working years by nearly five and eight months, respectively.

📊 Short, mid-range, and long sleep durations after 50 are associated with working life expectancies of 13 years and 2 months, and 12 years and 5 months, respectively.

#SleepHealth #WorkLife #Productivity