Reach Your Mental Peak | The Psychology of Human Performance
Welcome to the Daily Work article archive. Here you'll find content associated with the psychology of work, Employment, The workplace, Stress & burnout, management, Leadership and how these things influence Happiness & performance at work.
Daily Work, as defined here, is not limited to paid work. Instead, we include a broader concept of daily work as that in which we engage as our primary activity during waking hours. So that may include volunteer work, hobbies, home-keeping, athletic training, self-employment and, of course, paid direct employment.
The content here is based upon empirical research conducted by renowned and respected psychologists and social scientists. I attempt to present their findings in an unambiguous and easily digestible way.
In this week's episode of The Mental Game, I'm talking with Rob O'Donohue from Gartner Consulting on how to create positive workplace culture for small organisations. You'll learn in this episode that …
[Read more...] about EP010 Rob O’Donohue on Creating Positive Workplace Culture
Why do oil drilling firms dump production waste in the Amazon? Why do airline manufacturers hide potentially catastrophic faults from their customers? Why does big tech use behavioural psychology to …
Self-determination is an important concept when considering the human motivation to work and perform. Self-determination theory (SDT) explains human motivation, and according to Edward Deci, it is …
What is play and why is it so important to wellbeing? What are the properties of play and how can we bring these aspects into our lives more? In today's article, I'm taking a look at these questions …
[Read more...] about Dr Stuart Brown on The 7 Properties of Play
We seem to have it all. Modern conveniences abound, and technology is ubiquitous with life. Over the past 150 years, humans have advanced to where we‘re on the brink of widespread automation of …
[Read more...] about How To Find Happiness Through Daily Work
