Tag: Mental Health
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How to know yourself-33: Impact of Mood on Productivity
Does Your Mood Affect Your Productivity? When I’m happy, my motivation and drive increase. I focus more deeply on my work. Outside of work, I have more energy and can juggle multiple activities at once. But when the darkness settles in—those dark, rainy, depressive winter days of East Germany—I feel like hibernating like a bear.…
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How to Know Yourself-32: Finding Happiness Beyond Your Past
Can You Be Happy Despite the Past? How much do the negative experiences from your past affect your current happiness?And perhaps more importantly—can you build a sense of happiness that’s independent of those past hardships? One of the brain’s most defining characteristics is its tendency to take the easy way out. While this instinct was…
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How to Know Yourself-31: Protect Your Emotional Energy
Which Relationships Nourish You—And Which Drain You? (Signs of Energy-Draining Relationships & How to Protect Your Emotional Well-Being) Do your relationships with coworkers, family, or your partner bring you happiness—or do they slowly drain your emotional energy? This is more than just a passing thought. It’s a vital question that touches on your emotional health,…
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How to Know Yourself-28: Steps to Genuine Happiness
How can I reach happiness, or how is happiness achieved? How often do I find myself thinking that there are things out there that will make me happy? How often does a person or an activity make me happy? How did that one happy moment that I can never forget become such a special memory?…
