If you're reading this on a Wednesday or Thursday, we're willing to bet you're guilty of at least one of the following: a) snapping at your spouse; b) skipping your regularly scheduled workout; or c) abandoning your healthy eating intentions. Why? Because you didn't get enough shut-eye last night, according to new data that suggests Wednesdays and Thursdays are the nights when people sleep the least.
For some people, it’s somewhere between the third or fourth cup of coffee when they begin feeling human. While people commonly guzzle a cup of joe to perk up, it turns out caffeine can do more than simply wake people. Researchers found that caffeine helps the brain process positive words faster.
Scientists have discovered what they are describing as a “happiness gene.” But – sorry guys – it only appears to predict feelings of well-being in women.
Between the kids, work and your long to-do list, your days can get jam-packed, and there are simply not enough hours available to get it all done. Yet by making a few small changes, you’ll be able to free up the spare time you enjoyed before the kids came along.
We’ve all felt that urge to rest our eyes—just for a minute!—at, oh, 3:30 p.m. on a workday.
