Mind the Gap!
The empathy gap is a researched bias that when we aren’t currently experiencing a situation (even if we just experienced it 10 minutes ago!), we dramatically underestimate how much it would affect us. Use these tips to mind the gap and practice more helpful empathy.
Want to improve your happiness? Find flow
I imagine the phrase, “when you do what you love you never work a day in your life” originated from someone who experienced flow at work. But finding flow doesn’t have to be about starting a new venture, career, or business.
Want To Be Happier? Start Valuing Your Time
In a typical day, we all face trade-offs between time and money. These trade-offs play out in major life decisions like choosing a higher-paying job that demands more hours versus a job paying less money that allows for more autonomy. So if having more time contributes to happiness, connection, self-awareness and experimentation, how do we all create more of it?
Learning to Listen Deeply
Today’s fast-paced work environments require speed and agility in every conversation—from face-to-face conversations, to emails and texts, and to the virtual meetings we attend. Yet, most companies are sending their employees to meet this twenty-first century challenge armed with dated communication skills and standards. Listening is more than hearing the words correctly. It is also paying attention to what is happening physically and emotionally during the conversation. I call this kind of listening Deep Listening.
Lessons from Summer Camp: 5 At-home DIY’s To Foster The Good Life
As my studies and work continue to take me deeper into the science of wellbeing, I realize the ingredients that make up the Lair are the same ingredients that make a life worth living. For an at-home mood boost, pick a Lair experience from the chart and mimic it with the DIY suggestions.
Replenishing The Wellbeing Bank: 25 Tips For Managing Stress
Work-life boundaries continue to blur with remote work, the impact of work-force reductions (or resignations) take a toll on those who remain, and lingering effects of Covid and its aftermath are depleting us. These are just a few possible contributors to a workforce that feels less than flourishing. Of course we are drained and tapped out! Below you will find the SVC top 25 list of stress reducers and positive energy boosters.
