Productivity

When memories are connected by a story, even if they are separated in time and place, they become linked together. Forming a narrative connection between memories makes them easier to recall.

Students can watch lecture videos at up to twice the normal playback speed and still recall the content as well as watching at normal speed.

The average American adult makes 35,000 decisions a day and making many decisions may lead to "decision fatigue". This may cause a greater risk of impulsive behavior, biased thinking, and less physical endurance.

SAGE Journals

The brief time between wakefulness and sleep may have increased creative potential by allowing the mind to wander while maintaining cognitive function. Holding an object that drops right before falling asleep may preserve this creative ‘sweet spot.’

People who kept their cameras on in virtual work meetings experienced more fatigue, which decreased their ability to stay engaged and voice their ideas. This negative impact was worse for women and newer employees.

Afternoon napping of up to two hours improved cognitive function (orientation, language, and memory) in adults over 60.

Viewing cat videos or photos boosts feelings of energy and positive emotions (hope, happiness, contentment) and decreases negative emotions (anxiety, annoyance, sadness, guilt). However, viewing more cat videos was also associated with less emotional stability.

Computers in Human Behavior

Having a competent supervisor was more predictive of job satisfaction among workers than worker education, tenure, industry, or earnings.

Stress due to high demands and low control at work is associated with increased death risk in men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Procrastinating studying for exams by going on Facebook made anxiety worse for undergraduate students.