Ten minutes of moderate exercise (stair walking) increased feelings of alertness more than caffeine in chronically sleep-deprived women. Physiology & Behavior Time Medical Xpress Fitness Productivity Sleep Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1156
One night of sleep loss impaired working memory in women, but not men, although neither men nor women felt as though they had worse memory the next day. Journal of Sleep Research EurekAlert! Productivity Sleep Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1290
Even short breaks of less than a minute help people stay focused and attentive during demanding tasks. Watching dog videos during breaks can also make such tasks feel less stressful. Consciousness and Cognition Happiness Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 839
The 2B-Alert app can tell you how to optimize caffeine intake for alertness based on your sleep schedule and average caffeine consumption. Journal of Sleep Research Journal of Sleep Research 2B-Alert Live Science Productivity Sleep Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 888
Early success in winning research funding encourages scientists to apply more often for funding later. Scientists who won funding early in their career were more likely to apply for and win additional funding over the next eight years than similarly ranked peers who didn't win early funding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ScienceDaily EurekAlert! Education Persuasion Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1362
Drawing improves the ability to remember words compared with writing them down. This effect is greater for older adults and people with dementia than for younger participants. Current Directions in Psychological Science BPS Research Digest Association for Psychological Science CBC Education Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1277
Employees who regularly used a smartphone app to perform mindfulness meditation for 10 minutes or more per week experienced greater well-being and less perceived job strain (workload and intensity). Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Episode 25 - Useful Science Podcast Happiness Health Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 808
Dim lighting can promote creativity by eliciting a feeling of being more free from constraints on creative thought. Journal of Environmental Psychology Happiness Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 802
People were more creative when they were made to think of their multiple social identities, such as race, gender, family, or group identities. Social Psychological and Personality Science Education Persuasion Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1471
Cooperation in the operating room was better if the surgeon's gender was different from the majority of the team. The likelihood of cooperation was higher when there were mostly females in the room. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Scientific American Phys.org Health Productivity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 919