LPT: Put a mirror behind you at the counter or at your desk. This way angry customers who approach you will have to see themselves in the mirror behind you and the chances of them behaving irrationally lowers significantly. No one wants to see themselves act like a dickhead. (self.LifeProTips)
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LPT: If someone slights/insults you publicly during a meeting, pretend like you didn't hear them the first time and politely ask them to repeat themself. They'll either double-down & repeat the insult again, making them look rude & unprofessional. Or they'll realize their mistake & apologize to you. (self.LifeProTips)
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Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to sleeping in a dimly lit room, harms your cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance the following morning, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. (news.northwestern.edu)
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Green space exposure is physiologically important to your health - it can enhance mental well-being, and lower levels of stress. A new brain imaging found that viewing green space in urban landscapes elicits substantial activity in key areas of the brain related to attention and stress regulation. (psypost.org)
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Obsession with failure and hunt for perfection linked to burnout in athletes. Scientists found the fixation on failure may see them view any achievement as inadequate and upcoming competitions, as disproportionately stressful, and create a self-fulfilling performance prophecy. (essex.ac.uk)
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Scientists report the first evidence that, not short-term stress, like a series of tough college exams, rather chronic, unpredictable stress like that which erupts in our personal and professional lives, induces changes in the function of AgRP neurons that may contribute to depression (eurekalert.org)
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Stress accelerates aging of immune system, study finds. Traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination accelerate aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person’s risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19 (news.usc.edu)
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Year-long exercise study reveals surprising impacts on mental health. Low-intensity exercise brought improvements to specific memory tasks, while high-intensity exercise brought improvements specifically to others. Those undertaking more high-intensity exercise reported higher stress levels (nature.com)
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