Boost : the science of recharging yourself in an age of unrelenting demands

This is a book about recovery. Not recovery from drugs, alcohol, or surgery, but recovery from the numerous and relentless demands we face in handling our everyday obligations. These demands take a toll on us. Regardless of whether they come from paid employment, caring for young children, looking a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Gruman, Jamie A. (Author), Healey, Deirdre (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018]
Subjects
Stress management.
Rest.
Self-help > Self-Management > Stress Management.
Coping with, advice about mental health issues.
Coping with, advice about stress.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806607815
DOI10.1108/978-1-64113-304-3
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 193 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Shawn Achor
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Renu: The missing r in r&r
  • Chapter 2. How to reap the boosting benefits of nature
  • Chapter 3. Cutting the virtual cord
  • Chapter 4. Quality time with the sandman: Boost with smart sleeping practices
  • Chapter 5. Volunteering: How unpaid work pays off
  • Chapter 6. Meditation, mindfulness, and more: Five minutes to a better life / Shawn Achor
  • Chapter 7. Family and friends: Building bonds that boost
  • Chapter 8. Exercise: How movement makes you feel marvelous
  • Chapter 9. Hobbies: Recover by following your passion
  • Chapter 10. Vacations done right
  • Epilogue
  • About the authors.

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