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Fatigue and Productivity

Fatigue and Productivity

Frequent fatigue affects one out of three workers. Overwork, multitasking, and workplace demands are the main culprits. Although work pressures can feel inescapable, the strain you experience from them combined with communication and information-sharing technology makes fatigue a major health issue for the modern workplace.

Don’t Let Worry Wear You Out

Don’t Let Worry Wear You Out

“Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace,” wrote composer Randy Armstrong. Worrying is part of our survival makeup; when we worry, we consider threats and how to respond to them.

Danger of Drowsy Driving

Danger of Drowsy Driving

Sleepy drivers with less than four hours of sleep are 11 times more likely to experience a car crash than drivers with 7 hours of sleep the night before. Twenty-one percent of all fatal highway crashes involve drowsy drivers.

Getting Couples' Communication Unstuck

Getting Couples' Communication Unstuck

Communication problems are still the most commonly cited reason for separation and divorce, so don’t let the frustration of communication problems linger too long in your relationship before taking steps to intervene.

Getting Help for Anxiety

Getting Help for Anxiety

More than 40 million North Americans suffer from chronic forms of nervousness that interfere with their life.