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Humans have a tendency to focus on the negative effects of stress on health and wellbeing. While a certainly necessary perspective, researchers have turned their attention to the possible positive outcomes that can be derived through adverse and stressful events. Numerous scientific fields highlight that stress can be a powerful stimulus for growth and resilienceContinue reading “Harnessing the power of challenging experiences”

When we think about physical exercise, we have a tendency to relate it to our bodies getting leaner, fitter and building up our muscles. But perhaps what is less known are the effects simply moving our body can have on our most important organ, the brain. This article is going to touch on three keyContinue reading “Physical Exercise is One of Life’s Best Kept Secrets”

I set out with the vision of using this space to post regularly, which started off well, however, I have certainly failed at this in recent times – it’s ironic that I wrote a post on “Why do we fail to reach our long-term goals”. Well, I am over a year into the PhD nowContinue reading “Looking beyond the peak”

Many of us have good intentions to make what we perceive to be positive changes to our lives. Whether that is to save more money, eat healthier, do more exercise, wake up earlier, watch less TV, work harder, these changes we intend on making will most likely fail at some stage. Old routines and habitsContinue reading “Why do we fail to reach our long-term goals”

If you’re reading this, my title clearly worked. Today’s blog is slightly different and concerns how we are currently consuming information and generating truth. Being someone who is immersed in an academic setting with aims to generate new and reliable information, this topic is of great interest. Before we continue, rest assured, I do notContinue reading “The Earth is flat and you need to know why!”

The modern world has made it far too easy for us to organise our entire life from our sofas. At our very fingertips we have the ability to realistically order anything we want, interact with anyone we want and ultimately overcome many of life’s inconveniences and instead revel in comfort. For example, why walk 5Continue reading “The downfalls of leading a life of comfort”

Starting a blog has been on my mind for a while now as it is a convenient way of documenting my PhD journey, a platform to share my thoughts and generally an opportunity to write. So, 2021 rolled around and I made it my new year’s resolution to do just that and here it isContinue reading “WELCOME TO MY BLOG”

In today’s modern society, taking care of your mental well-being is more important than ever. Recent studies suggest that people are feeling more anxious, more depressed and less confident about themselves. Additionally, the current economic climate is posing greater financial challenges and added job pressures on all of us. It is not surprising, therefore, thatContinue reading “Keeping Active For Your Mental Well-Being”

Last year we witnessed one of the greatest finales to a Downhill World Cup season in history. Amaury Pierron and Loic Bruni had gone head-to-head all year and between them they had won 6 out of 7 rounds, resulting in the world cup title to be decided on the final day of the season. TheirContinue reading “Psychological Resilience”