Archive for 'goals'

Forming new habits

Forming new habits

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by .

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If one of your goals is to form a healthy new habit, the following research may be of interest. Lally and colleagues at University College London had participants carry out a health related behaviour of their choice, once a day for 84 days. To help participants remember when to do the activity they were instructed [...]

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Positive goals can avoid burnout

Positive goals can avoid burnout

Posted on 18. Mar, 2008 by .

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Working in healthcare settings puts a person at risk of , due to the work being highly demanding but low in personal control. However, research conducted at the University of British Columbia found having achievable goals can boost wellbeing and help workers thrive. Positive goals included getting a good work-life balance, promoting patient care and [...]

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Visualise your goals

Visualise your goals

Posted on 29. May, 2007 by .

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Visualization is an effective technique to help you work towards your . New research by Libby and colleagues as the Ohio State University, indicates that such visualization can be more effective from a third person perspective – that is, imagining achieving the goal from an observer’s viewpoint. The researchers looked at the 2004 US Presidential [...]

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