Happy June, everyone!
My favorite article this month comes from AlterNet, and offers a really paradigm-shifting overview of why more isn’t better when it comes to work. The most game-changing (and life-changing!) advice: Work less and become MORE productive! Let’s all help each other to prioritize life balance. Another key point from the study – showing up to work sleep deprived – even by one hour! – is equivalent to showing up drunk. Just don’t do it! Passion is not equal to having no life outside work.
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Wishing you a wonderful month!
Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Knowing and not doing is not knowing.
– Tal Ben-Shahar
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
In praise of working less:
So many interesting points – the “I Love Lucy” assembly line of information, our lack of choosing to self-reflect, and the idea of technology as a way to make us more human and create greater connection.
Happiness is all relative – and thank goodness for it!
Lovely essay reminding us that our bright, beautiful core is constant, regardless of whatever is happening outside in our lives:
The importance of filling our lives with healthy stories:
Meditation changes the structure of your brain – and makes it work better!
Exercise, even briefly, changes the activity of our DNA:
Make sure you read page 3 of this great article…and then take it easy on yourself!
“What we need to be parenting for,” Carter said, “is not achievement first, then happiness — but happiness first.”
“She points to an analysis of 225 studies on achievement, success and happiness by three psychologists that found that happy people — those who are, as Druckerman writes of the French, comfortable in their own skin — are more likely to have “fulfilling marriages and relationships, high incomes, superior work performance, community involvement, robust health, and a long life.”
Extremely thought-provoking article. The usual disclaimers apply: each patient is different & should talk to their doctor before changing their meds. But it is important for us to discuss the risks, benefits, and alternatives of treatments with patients – and to reserve meds for cases in which less-invasive treatments (i.e. psychotherapy, lifestyle) have failed.
Nice overview of the case Interesting overview of “evidence based medicine” for both CAM & conventional medicine.
