General
23
Nov
Do You Know Where Your Plastic Water Bottle Ends Up?
While bottled water is generally considered safe for drinking, plastic water bottles pose a serious threat to natural resources, including soil, air, and water. In turn, this threatens the safety of living organisms, including humans. Although recycling these bottles helps reduce their environmental toll, the world has yet to master the safest and most earth-friendly ways to recycle plastic. Recycled
21
Oct
The New Workplace Culture in the Era of Work from Home
The imposed isolation, lockdowns, and quarantines resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic had pushed millions of workers to work from home. While many people are returning to their workplace as vaccines become more available and economies reopen, surveys indicate that more employees than ever before will be working, at least partially, from home. Thanks to the shift, the benefits and limitations
14
Oct
Why You Should Recycle Plastic
The purpose of recycling plastic is to make natural resources like air, water, and soil safer for humans, animals, plants, and even microorganisms. However, the world hasn’t yet perfected the science and practice of safely managing used plastic. Plastic recycling is so flawed that used plastic bottles, trash bags, packaging for many consumer products, and many other items still pose
18
Mar
The Power of Laughter: How Laughing Affects Your Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional State
Research has shown that human laughter is similar to that of certain ape species, such as chimpanzees, suggesting that the evolution of laughter in primate species predates humans. The universality of laughter across humans and ape species means that laughter is an ancient construct that’s been preserved over the years. Like most traits that evolution preserves, it must play a
21
Jan
How Fear Derails Healthy Communication in Your Relationship
As reported by Psychology Today, lack of communication is one of the leading causes of failed relationships among couples, friends, and siblings. While many factors cause poor communication in a relationship, fear remains a significant factor that keeps one or both parties from expressing their feelings. Other factors include a lack of interest, trust issues, and mental health problems. Read
7
Jan
Ultradian Rhythm: The Key to Optimizing Your Performance
Data from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) indicates nearly half of employee turnover in the U.S. results from work-related stress and burnout. While taking breaks from work is crucial for your health and productivity, most companies in the U.S. only allow their employees to break for lunch, especially when working on a complex project. Fortunately, if you work
10
Sep
The Joy of Monotasking
Jam packed days are the norm. We want to be as efficient as possible with our time. “Good multi taskers” are applauded for their ability to power through their to-do list in rapid time. The secret to doing more may actually lie in monotasking – the practice of putting our focus on just one thing at a time. Benefits of
22
Mar
IS YOUR SLEEP KILLING YOU?
Is Your Sleep Killing You? Your sleep matters- but this probably isn’t new information to you. We’ve known this for decades; when you sleep better, you do better. But are you aware of the myriad of things that are impacted by poor quality sleep? At Genesis Performance, we interviewed Dr. Kathleen Carson to learn more about the innumerable benefits
