Do You Know How to Take a Break and Unplug?

Conventional wisdom says that some people are so busy at their jobs that they come home late several days each week, they often work weekends, or they just can’t get away and take a break.  But if you take a deeper look, you’ll find a more substantial reason why people don’t “unplug.” Some people just [...]

Get Unplugged! By Robin Nielsen

“Unplugging” during the workday is critical to productivity, how you interact with people, your problem-solving abilities, health and wellness, and your overall enjoyment of the day. That’s because chronic stress is a killer – literally! According to  Hans Selye, author of The Nature of Stress and a stress pioneer, “…stress is not a vague concept, [...]

Getting off the Grid . . . like the Matrix by Thomas Stiehm

Working in Information Technology means that I have a laptop computer or smart phone with my 24×7, even on vacation. Our modern telecommunications system makes getting cheap and reliable Internet access or phone service easy.  I have access to my work environment almost anywhere at anytime, making it possible for me to be “on call” [...]

How I Unwind by Dr. Heidi Junger

I’ve always been close to nature, so I may have the advantage of easily finding opportunities to unwind.  All it takes for me to relax is to observe nature. I do this numerous times on any given day, without the need to visit a national park or go for a walk on the beach. I [...]

What David Bowie Knows About Unplugging

The problem for me: I’m an entrepreneur who (mostly) works from home. The bigger problem for us all: regardless of where we actually work, technology makes it easy never to leave the office. And even when we do, technology makes it easy for the office to follow us, softly whispering, pinging and updating no matter [...]

How I unwind – DeAnna Radaj

“I think it’s imperative that you set boundaries as to your time and defining how you will servie people. Clearly STATE what your business hours are (i.e. that you will answer your phone, meet with clients), what is the “mile” radius that you will travel to work with people (5 miles? 60 miles?) or offer [...]

How I “Turn Off” – Top 5 Ways

Jim Estill is a Partner in Canrock Ventures, an early stage technology venture fund.  He currently sits on the board of directors of RIM (Blackberry) and has done so since before they went public.  He is an active blogger at www.jimestill.com. I sometimes feel I was there when “always on” and “no downtime” were invented.  [...]

Unplugging: The Benefits of Bikram Yoga

Unplugging: The Benefits of Bikram Yoga

DR. IRWIN’S SELF-HELP TIPS FOR WHEN LIFE BLINDSIDES YOU:

1.                  Give yourself full permission to freak out! Maybe not in front of the boss who just laid you off, but as soon as humanly possible. Call a loved one and get to a safe setting and allow yourself to scream, cry, rant, rave and release all the natural negative feelings you have every right [...]