Automating day-to-day behaviour By creating subconscious habits (i.e. automated behaviour), we are able to conserve cognitive energy which allows us to focus on more important, strategic tasks. Because every time we change our routines and habits, we must rethink basic processes. This is what happened
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The title of this post is a direct quote taken from an interview with Dr. Robert Epstein, a Senior Research Psychologist on The Epoch Times TV channel. If you were ever wondering how much our opinions are being influenced by ‘Big Tech’, this is worth
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‘Three Generations of Telework: New ICTs and the (R)evolution from Home Office to Virtual Office’. Extracts and summary of the research by: Jon. C Messenger and Lutz Gschwind (2016) Summary of the research: Remote working has evolved through three main stages since the 1970’s. Stage 1:
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A recent Telegraph article on a book written by Nikolas Badminton called ‘Facing our Futures’ due to be published later in 2022 by Bloomberg, has highlighted a number of potential jobs that may be key for children to consider over the next few decades. I
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Cyber Security is not the same as CyberPsychology. It is similar to comparing someone who helps you physically set up home security and someone who seeks to understand why you don’t turn that security on when you leave the house. In a recent webinar, one
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On the 23rd March it will have been 2 years since Boris Johnson ushered UK knowledge workers into a new era of doing businesses when he asked the UK public to stay home to ‘flatten the curve’. Much has changed since then, including how we
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There is something quite amazing and awe-inspiring about how talented designers and creators of new digital technology are. The box office success of the Avatar movie is a testament to this. In line with this, the creation and use of 3D Avatars as an online
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A lot of us tend to purchase and use digital technology without thinking about the consequences. Once we engage with tech, we get to experience the benefits that technology provides and start engaging with it more. Until it becomes hard to distinguish between the time
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If you were self-employed or worked as a freelancer prior to March 2020, you would already have been familiar with the daily struggles with procrastination, meeting and setting (often self-imposed) deadlines and accountability to self and others. Frustration and guilt can become constant companions when
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Maintaining and improving employee wellbeing 9th February 2022 (In Person – Barclays Eagle Lab Bournemouth) This hybrid event looked at : How to maintain and improve employee wellbeing and productivity through challenging conditions How a sustainability agenda can improve staff engagement Topics Covered: Employee mindset Knowing
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