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  A study published in Psychosomatic Medicine investigated treatment options for heart disease patients who suffered from depression. The study concluded that exercise can help against both afflictions. Studies have shown that exercise can improve feelings of self-worth and self-confidence, plus enhance sleep quality. Another study showed that exercise can reduce inflammation. Furthermore, exercise causes […]

  Peter Drucker has always been interested in music. In a 1997 book, he identified informative episodes in his life. One came after seeing Verdi’s opera Falstaff, written when the composer was 80 years-old. In Drucker’s book The Effective Executive, he talks about how most great composers (Mozart was an exception) could only focus on […]

  For humans, our mental state is the largest factor that influences our overall health. Sustained exposure to stress hormones can lead to increased inflammation and anger. Anger is powerful and self-destructive, and anger turned inward can be especially damaging. There’s a process known as the ironic effect which refers to how we cannot escape […]

  Continuing to work past retirement age can have benefits on both physical and mental health. It’s also beneficial to organizations, because the older employees not only bring knowledge and life experience, but they can help mentor the younger employees. While in the past, retirement meant giving up working completely, it is now sometimes seen […]

  Humor is a good way to make awkward situations less awkward. But when used at work, there has to be a balance between humor, and clowning around. In general, people are drawn towards people who make them laugh. And it can be used in professional environments. And while people can be funny, it doesn’t […]

  Some people are looking into medicinal use of psychedelics drugs. One example is a drug called psilocybin. When used in conjunction with therapy, it can potentially be helpful for treating anxiety, depression, and substance abuse disorders. One big benefit is that it may only take two doses to yield effects that last for a […]

  Lifelong friendships are wonderful, but they take work. This work includes accepting changes, being resilient, and focusing on the things you have in common, rather than the things that differ between you. One secret to building a lifelong friendship is reciprocity. Kindness just needs to generally go in both directions when it’s needed. Another […]

A study published in the journal Nature Communications looked into the symptoms of long COVID. Researchers followed more than 30,000 people with COVID-19 infections alongside a control group of over 60,000. The symptoms most commonly associated with long COVID were found to be breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain, and brain fog. Being asymptomatic and vaccinated lessens […]

  Nietzsche wrote that without music, life would be a mistake. Edna St. Vincent Millay said that without music, she would wish to die. Among current writers, Richard Powers has written beautifully about life with music, particularly in his novel The Time of Our Singing. The story is about a black woman in 1930s Philadelphia, […]