Publications
March 29, 2019
Weekly Report 19-14
“SMARTPHONES ARE INTERTWINED WITH OUR LIVES,” replacing not only landlines, but computers, cameras, iPods, books and newspapers. Surveys show up to three-quarters of American users never switch off their phones and half check it before getting out of bed each day (two-thirds if measuring just millennials), while 10% wake up during the night to check... Continue
March 22, 2019
Weekly Report 19-13
RE: TURNING BACK TIME. S. and Russian researchers teamed up to conduct an experiment which “returned the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into its recent past… effectively reversing the second law of thermodynamics that posits only one-way direction of time – from the past to the future.” If accurate, the... Continue
March 15, 2019
Weekly Report 19-12
MOST ADULTS SPEND OVER HALF THEIR WAKING HOURS IN WORK-RELATED ACTIVITY AND COMMUTE. Many recognize the importance of ‘work-life balance’ but far fewer are cognizant of the importance that ‘energy’ plays in maintaining life balance, particularly including motivation. There are four primary aspects of obtaining or depleting energy levels: Physical – related to how well... Continue
March 8, 2019
Weekly Report 19-11
ONE IN FIVE ‘HIGHLY ENGAGED’ U.S. WORKERS EXPERIENCE ‘BURNOUT’ IN SOME FORM, and “obsession with work is largely to blame,” according to a 2018 Yale University study. The symptoms to be aware of are predominantly: (1) Chronic Exhaustion – feeling tired, getting sick more often, and/or weeks of intense anxiety; (2) Becoming overly cynical –... Continue
March 1, 2019