World Economic Forum
Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
Humans can sleep on very different schedules, with little difference in wakeful competence. International sleep researchers …
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Across our curated articles on health, you'll find a range of guides, research studies, and actionable tips on sleep, how to stay healthy in the workplace, when you travel and work remotely.
The New York Times
Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn't a Problem
The conventional wisdom is that morning people are high achievers, go-getters, while late risers are lazy. But what if going …
HealthPhys.org
Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye’s retina into cell killers, according …
HealthCarol Moynham
How to Prevent Injuries Even if You Work a Desk Job
Is poor posture why your neck and shoulders hurt? You can fix bad habits and relieve pain without even leaving your chair.
HealthNational Geographic
While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey
Our floodlit society has made sleep deprivation a lifestyle. But we know more than ever about how we rest—and how it keeps us …
HealthCo.Design
Why tech's favorite color is making us all miserable
The cold blue light of modern touchscreens may be aesthetically pleasing, but it poses health problems. Designers and …
HealthQuartz
Why eight hours a night isn't enough, according to a leading sleep scientist
Some topics we cover: why 8.5 hours of sleep is the new eight hours; the genes that dictate if you’re a morning person …
HealthThe Atlantic
Why Do We Need to Sleep?
At a shiny new lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under.
HealthMashable
Sleeping in on the weekends might prevent an early death
We’re all prone to a long lie-in on the weekends, especially when we’ve spent the week getting crummy sleep. …
HealthThe Economist
How heavy use of social media is linked to mental illness
Britons aged 14-24 believe that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter have detrimental effects on their wellbeing. On …
HealthFortune
Sitting Is Bad for Your Health. Standing May Not Be Great Either. So What Should You Do at Work?
So if it’s not great to sit or stand all day, what should you do at the office?
HealthLive Science
Late to Bed, Early to Die? Night Owls May Die Sooner
Bad news for “night owls”: Those who tend to stay up late and sleep in well past sunrise are at increased risk of …
Health LifeThe Art of Manliness
How to Fall Asleep in 2 Minutes or Less
Yet the ability to fall asleep in two minutes or less, anywhere, anytime, is actually a skill like any other, and one anyone …
HealthThe Globe and Mail
Why is loneliness so toxic? Scientists are exploring what it does to the human body
But just what makes loneliness so toxic? Scientists are looking for answers by delving into how the human body responds to …
HealthThe New York Times
Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Heart
Sitting quietly for extended periods of time could be hurting your heart, according to a surprising new study. It finds that …
HealthChicago Tribune
Productive on six hours of sleep? You're deluding yourself, expert says
Getting through the workday on little sleep is a point of pride for some. But skimping on shuteye could be shortening your …
Health ProductivityThe Guardian
The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science
Why, exactly, are we so sleep-deprived? What has happened over the course of the last 75 years? In 1942, less than 8% of the …
HealthNPR
Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later
Count the number of hours you sit each day. Be honest.
HealthThe Conversation
There's a strong link between anxiety and depression, and sleep problems, and it goes both ways
The majority of evidence suggests the relationship between sleep problems and anxiety and depression is strong and goes both …
HealthThe New York Times
Yes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick
The reason we don’t all walk around in a state of perpetual jet lag, waking and sleeping at random, is that our …
HealthTIME
How worrying can actually make you sick
Some people—even those who are strong and healthy—are totally convinced that disease is just around the corner… Now, a …
HealthThe Atlantic
How to Sleep
Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide …
Health8-5 Desk Life
Sitting at my desk all day is getting the best of me. I’d like to receive some information, ideas, or exercises I can …
Health WorkInternational DN'ers who need prescription meds?
Curious to hear if there are any current or former digital nomads here who have had to deal with getting frequent …
Digital Nomad HealthQuartz
People are getting sick of working in the sharing economy
As the US economy has improved—with six years of unbroken job growth and even an uptick in wages—a greater share of those gig …
Gig Economy HealthScience of Us
How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym
While the traditional benefits of vigorous exercise — like prevention and treatment of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, …
HealthAmbition & Balance - by Doist
Why Unplugging During the Holidays is Imperative for Your Health
It’s one thing to read all of the anecdotal evidence and science-backed facts about the benefits of a work-life …
HealthBBC
The Japanese art of (not) sleeping
The Japanese don’t sleep. They don’t nap. They do ‘inemuri’.
HealthOpen Blog
Healthiest Way to Work: Standing vs. Sitting and Everything Between
So what is indeed the healthiest way? And what can you change about your style today to get the biggest benefit?
HealthThe Art of Manliness
The Ultimate Guide to Posture
To get us humans moving forward again into what Winston Churchill called “the broad sunlit uplands” of a bright …
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