The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

It’s helped me accomplish much in my life as an entrepreneur. If you start a positive habit and see that it has a positive effect upon your business or health outcomes, your brain is more willing to utilize resources to continue that behavior and scan for new ones,” said Shawn Achor , author of The Happiness Advantage. Nothing good.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But the truth is that real emotions always work better because thats the way to reach hearts and minds. Emotion is not just nice to have in fundraisingit actually helps our brains navigate alternatives and make decisions. Yet in the first four minutes of the movie, you see the great love and loss of his life.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2022

There’s no better opportunity to spring clean your work life than to take a break to tidy your space. Foster Mindfulness. Blackbaud Champions recommend a spring cleaning for your mind, too! Our office has a weekly mindfulness session. Sharla Donohue , database manager, American Brain Foundation. Refresh Your Space.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

The premise of Blackfish isn’t an Attenborough-esque window into the charmed life of orcas. Our brains share a lot of similarities, except for the center that controls compassion, empathy, perception, motor control, self-awareness, and interpersonal experience — that’s way more developed in orcas. But it’s more than that.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Once I left the agency and started ooomf , I wanted to fix how I approached consumption in my life. The last year has been the most productive of my life and I owe a lot of it to understanding the importance of decreasing how much I consume and coming up with ways to cut clutter. Clutter’s impact on your brain. The result?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Once you wrap your brain around these truths about what funders want to accomplish with their giving, you can begin to shape the message in your Letter of Inquiry that’ll give them exactly what they want. Is there a specific life you changed that you can talk about in your Letter of Inquiry? Mind the basics.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Being aware of your circadian rhythm might just be the key to improving your productivity and even your quality of life. Studies have shown you work at highest brain capacity, with your best focus and attention, before lunch hour. That’s your circadian rhythm, which works as your body’s internal alarm clock. Before 12 p.m. Take a nap.

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The Next Web

MARCH 4, 2014

I’ve written how creativity works in the brain before, and I found it really useful to understand this process. There’s so much going on in the brain during creativity that science is still trying to pin down exactly how it all works. your “busy” space—to a free, creative space sends a signal to your brain.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 26, 2025

Traveling to a new place takes us out of our comfort zone and helps us get a new perspective on our life back home. See how travel changes the brain This documentary does more than capture these first-time travelers' experiences. But nothing is quite as transformative as your very first trip to a new country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Yet as the work-life balance blurs more than ever — especially for an employee of a startup team — entrepreneurs are taking the pledge to not only lead their colleagues to success, but to protect them from burnout and bad health along the way. Brain Trainer by Lumosity. Go with FitBit. George Mavromaras , Mavro Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving. I call it slow social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. Being strategically future-minded. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

And I mean, I think it’s cool that we see this now coming into everyday life. There’s a lot of confusion there, so what, in your mind, beyond just, “Can you sleep in it?” Is it hands off, mind off, or not? Is it hands off, mind off, or not? Put your mind away. This was a bit earlier, right? What is the difference?

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Use numbers: Our brains can understand it more easily. Solution : Of course, writing about negative things or trying to make things negative isn’t that great of a way to help us lead a happier life, which is what we’re all about. Story-telling is in fact the most powerful way to activate our brains. Why is this so powerful?

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

True work-life balance can be as hard to achieve as inbox zero. It’s so challenging, in fact, that the characters in Severance go to a particular extreme to reach it: brain surgery. It may sound like a novel way of separating your life, with work troubles staying at work, so you can focus on the rest. Not even her name.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Your body keeps track of time in a section in your brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (or SCN). The participants spent two nights in a sleep lab where the researchers measured their brain activity, looking at alertness and ability to concentrate. 4 steps to work-life bliss. Night owls vs. early birds. An un-timed break.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). It directs our attention, is responsible for moral decision-making, allows us to empathize with others, and helps coordinate the thousands of signals rushing around your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

The premise of Blackfish isn’t an Attenborough-esque window into the charmed life of orcas. Our brains share a lot of similarities, except for the center that controls compassion, empathy, perception, motor control, self-awareness, and interpersonal experience — that’s way more developed in orcas. But it’s more than that.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

The premise of Blackfish isn’t an Attenborough-esque window into the charmed life of orcas. Our brains share a lot of similarities, except for the center that controls compassion, empathy, perception, motor control, self-awareness, and interpersonal experience — that’s way more developed in orcas. But it’s more than that.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

The reality is, if you’re planning on presenting pretty much anything in your life (which you most likely will), you’ll need to be able to effectively communicate your ideas in front of at least a few people. What happens in our brain. As humans, we’re hardwired to worry about our reputation above almost all things.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Mann is quick to point out that his approach isn’t directed so much towards the number of messages that plague our inboxes, bur rather the amount of time our brains spend dwelling there. After all, anyone can zip through their messages and take an “out of sight, out of mind” tact towards email management. That ‘zero?’ That’s it.”.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Abilities rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior remain essential for success in business and life. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. By batching calls or writing, you can actually be more productive since your mind is already in the mode for getting that kind of task done. The problem is that “Update the website” is too big of a project and your mind doesn’t know where to start.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Due to the global pandemic, “office life” is now seen as a fond memory, and our daily commute is a total of one minute ? Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. Give yourself brain breaks. Reduce on-screen stimuli.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I’ve worked from home for more than a decade, but my work and home life never entangled the way they do today. Make time for movement and mindfulness. Yet, both movement and mindfulness are two of the most important building blocks of a well-balanced mind and body. Longer life. Increased self-esteem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

The benefits of taking control of your digital life in and outside the office are immense: greater presence and mindful attention, enhanced productivity and creativity, better relationships, improved sleep and less risk of anxiety. Worst, there is trouble at the top: brain fog.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2021

By identifying and addressing limiting beliefs that you may face, you can train your brain to approach tasks with more confidence, creativity, and enthusiasm. If that’s the case for you, you may have held yourself back from opportunities that would have positively impacted your life in many ways. . How did their story impact your life?

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

Keep the routine fresh As you may have heard one or two times, we’re now roughly a year into COVID and pandemic lockdown life. This year I’ve embraced the life-changing magic of hauling myself out of my own neighborhood and going on a walk somewhere else. Make it mindful. It’s a neat little trick that works on my lizard brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to the mental health benefits of improving your mood, moving your body also brings blood to the brain that helps you think more clearly and boosts personal productivity. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2013

However, when I thought back to what has made us so successful in the past, I knew that culture and employee happiness is what enhances the quality of life for my team, so the answer was clear. Exercise not only benefits your body physically but mentally as well, improving memory and overall brain function.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Christine Tao and Lori Mazan , the brains behind Sounding Board , want to train any leader within an organization to be a better leader. Now any tutor on Sounding Board has more ways into a user’s mind and workflow, so every call isn’t synchronous and can be managed more evenly.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

As a yoga instructor in my “other” life outside of NTEN, being productive without burning out on a busy schedule is a topic I think about often. It’s much easier to be mindful and focused when you’re on a yoga mat than when you’re behind your desk with a daunting to-do list, overflowing inbox, and a day full of meetings.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Task prioritization tools can also reduce decision fatigue and encourage breaks, allowing minds to refresh and ideas to flourish. Being mindful of stress levels helps prevent impulsive career decisions that may not align with long-term goals. Remember, a well-rested team will outperform an exhausted one every time.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. The rational part of a donor’s brain still mediates the action evoked or prompted by the emotional part through values and learnings. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

This session is designed as an interactive panel, with a brain trust of long-time Raiser’s Edge masters. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Raiser’s Edge NXT Database Need a tangible plan to tackle a cleanup? There’s nothing quite like meeting these like-minded pros in person to share with, learn from, and inspire each other.

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