Could napping at work actually increase productivity?
A NASA study backs up the claim. The study shows that a nap of just 26 minutes can boost performance by as much as 34 percent.
The average American gets 6.7 hours sleep a night; the recommended amount is eight hours a night.
Some companies are starting to respond to sleep-deprived workers by providing the time and space to nap during work hours. Studies show tired workers cost business about $150 billion a year in lost productivity.

Once you lay your head …

It is human nature to lie. Lies are spoken everyday, by the people you see at work, your family and your friends. …

Does the full moon affect our sleep? How about the cycles of the moon? Many disorders seem to follow the phases of the moon. Cluster eadaches and epilepsy often follow this cycle. Women’s menstrual cycles tend to be very cyclic.

In fact, just 8 percent of those surveyed had problems sleeping while there was a full moon, compared to 25 percent who said they had a particularly good night’s sleep on the night of a full moon. Good night, moon.

Reuters reports that researchers with the Austrian Society for Sleep Medicine …

You don’t need a Porche, yacht, guitar, rock-hard abs, or even a full head of hair to make a great impression on a woman. Follow these tips, and she will want to hear from you again real soon:

- Listen more, talk less. I’m not suggesting that you let her do all the talking, but some guys meet a woman and then never shut up. Do not try to impress her! Don’t brag about your GPA at Harvard, the Jag …

Most people think that it is only necessary to protect their eyes from the sun during the summer. But the Sun’s influence does not diminish during the rest of the year so the eyes need to be protected during the winter too. Exposure to UV rays during winter can temporarily harm the eyes as well as increase the risk of developing sunlight-related eye disorders, including cataracts. The sun is not winter’s only eye hazard. Its cool winds and drier air can irritate the eyes while outdoors.

The American Academy of …

A traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner can have more than 2,000 calories ( on average). We often put our focus on what not to eat, but there are still many nutritional goodies in our traditional dinner that we should not ignore.

Here are just ten healthy holiday foods that you can set your sights on when the buffet table demands your attention:

Roasted and fresh vegetables. Grazing on fresh vegetables is a great way to load …

Stress affects every one of us. There can be small stress ors every day like over sleeping, or an extra assignment at work. There are also big stress ors like losing a job, divorce, moving, and death in the family to name a few. If we don’t take care of ourselves during stressful times, we will get sick. Getting sick can be as simple as getting a cold. Stress is linked to heart attacks, cancer, arthritis, chronic fatigue and many more dis-eases. Here …

We all feel angry at times, and we all know angry people who are very hard to live with. Anger is generally not a comfortable emotion, but it is a normal, healthy emotion. We often get angry after we feel hurt or vulnerable. Anger gives us some power to strike back. When hurt or vulnerability becomes anger, we do not feel as helpless. Anger helps us respond to threats. It allows us to lash out and to defend ourselves when we are attacked.

Experiencing anger is extremely dangerous to your health. …

Music has an amazing power to influence our emotions and behavior. It stimulates many different parts of the brain and body. It can reduce stress, aid relaxation, alleviate depression, and help store and recall information. Music can affect our emotions without our even being aware of it.

Music Therapy utilizes music and music related activities to modify ineffective learning …

Definitions
Goals — the general statements that describe the desired solution to a problem or issue.

Ask some truly successful people what accounts for their achievements and you’ll often hear this answer: goals. Indeed, clear goals are the fulcrum on which all prioritizing turns. To set goals is worth a good block of your time. Without goals your time will be aimless.

However, what kinds of goals? What must goals be?
1. Specific – A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific …