How the Dress Color Phenomenon Can Have a Huge Positive Impact on Mental Health
February 28, 2015
The dress color phenomenon points out the power of perceptual distortions, but these powerful distortions are not limited to our sensory perceptions. Such distortions also occur constantly with our cognitions, that is to say, in the very way human beings think. we think in distorted ways about ourselves, others, and the world we live in. Needless to say, this has a tremendous effect on our lives, from work and career to family and personal growth. Our distortions impact anxiety, depression, self worth, self concept… everything. Imagine if a simple viral photo would easily allow people to recognize the cognitive distortions we all experience. So many more people could then identify and challenge their distortions more effectively, having a profoundly positive impact on mental health. That would be a wonderful phenomenon!
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The Economic (and Human) Costs of Work Related Stress
February 03, 2015
Bloomberg reports on a new study from Harvard and Stanford Business Schools that workplace stress may be responsible for up to $190 billion in annual healthcare costs and 120,000 deaths. Being overworked and trying to balance work and family are two of the biggest stresses driving these expensive and unfortunate outcome totals. Recognizing and doing something to reduce work related stress just may be an economically rational business strategy. Check out the Bloomberg article here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/work-anxiety-kills-thousands-of-americans-every-year
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/work-anxiety-kills-thousands-of-americans-every-year
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