Work Smarter, Not Harder
In “The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies” (Harvard Business Review, August 19, 2015), Sarah Green Carmichael writes:In sum, the …
Biology
Cognitive Integration Is a Survival Skill
In “What Happens When Predators Disappear” (smithsonian.com, July 18, 2011), Sarah Zielinski writes: [T]he loss, or even reduction in numbers, of predators in an ecosystem …
Lack of Sleep is a Silent Killer
In “Sleep Deficit: The Performance Killer” (Harvard Business Review, October 2006) Bronwyn Fryer writes:At 12:30 am on June 10, 2002, Israel Lane Joubert and his …
Sleep –> Productivity
In “The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies” (Harvard Business Review, August 19, 2015), Sarah Green Carmichael writes:Even if you …
The Hackberry: A Gem of a Tree
In “NB 08/05/2016 – Hackberry: A Gem of a Weed,” Robert & Karen Benson wrote:I recently read Lab Girl (2016) by Hope Jahren. She recounts …
Things To Do and To Avoid, If You Want To Be Productive
In “4 Habits You Didn’t Know Were Holding Back Your Brain Performance” (Dec 20, 2017, 05:49 AM, Forbes.com), Tara Swart writes: Exercise is fantastic for …
Brain Care is Important
The brain and nervous system are important, yet the vast majority of Americans know little about them (but science still has a lot to learn!), …
Tree Climbing Technique
Climbing trees is good exercise for mind and body: it works arms, legs, core, joints; and it keeps you aware and mindful of what you …
Resolve to Sleep
You cannot eat, exercise, medicate, self-medicate, make-believe, get angry, evade, or wish yourself out of insufficient sleep. Just do it.
Tissue Healing Rates
Interesting chart and table showing the healing rate of some tissues from the article “From Injury To Field: How To Combine Rehabilitation & Athletic Programming” …