Chapter 27: Mindfulness as an opiate for the employee? As for the individual, it is my view that mindfulness can be a double-edged sword. I say this because being able to control your mind better enables you to respond to situations instead of reacting to them. Instead of your mind being cluttered with irrelevant thoughtsContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 27 Mindfulness: Opiate for the employee?”
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Life at Up Up and Away: Chapter 26:The mindfulness craze hits largecorp; What exactly is it?
Chapter 26 The mindfulness craze hits largecorp. What exactly is it? As long-term disability claims mount at largecorp well then word is out in the street just how stressful the largecorp is, employee satisfaction shrinks and stress levels skyrocket illustrating the dismal failure of managing by the Senior Management Team. So largecorp has latched onContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away: Chapter 26:The mindfulness craze hits largecorp; What exactly is it?”
“Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect
Director of “Psycho Goreman” Steven Kostanski may think he has it over me as he seemed to be a great horror movie aficionado of horror movies from the 80’s and mid 90’s. As Kostanski says, “As a kid, the relationship between John Connor and the T-800 Terminator in Terminator 2 amazed me, this kid couldContinue reading ““Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 25 Megastress Largecorp
Chapter 25 Megastress Largecorp Mental illness is the leading cause of disability claims in Canada. Is this because stress is now more widely recognized or is it because largecorp’s Senior Management Team mismanagement has created an increasingly stressful environment? I’ll vote the latter. In a recent study of the Canadian workplace by the employee benefitsContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 25 Megastress Largecorp”
Is there a link between sugar and cognitive impairment?
Clin Interv Aging. 2019; 14: 1331–1342.Published online 2019 Jul 22. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S211534PMCID: PMC6662517PMID: 31413554 Habitual sugar intake and cognitive impairment among multi-ethnic Malaysian older adults CP Chong,1S Shahar,1H Haron,1 and N Che Din2Author informationArticle notesCopyright and License informationDisclaimerCopyright © 2019 Chong et al.This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php andContinue reading “Is there a link between sugar and cognitive impairment?”
Sugar in excess may lead to mental disorders
Fructose and uric acid as drivers of a hyperactive foraging response: A clue to behavioral disorders associated with impulsivity or mania? Author links open overlay panelRichard J.JohnsonaWilliam L.WilsonbSondra T.BlandcMiguel A.LanaspaaaFrom the Division of Renal Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States of AmericabNew England Inpatient Specialists, North Andover, MA 01845,Continue reading “Sugar in excess may lead to mental disorders”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 24 Largecorp’s contract game
Chapter 24 Largecorp’s contract game Accompanying the downsizing and outsourcing largecorp is embracing the concept of contract employment. In many cases I have friends who have been on continually renewed contracts for over a decade. There are several advantages to largecorp in availing itself of this strategy. It’s very easy to terminate a contract employeeContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 24 Largecorp’s contract game”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management: Chapter 22 Twelve Tips for getting ahead at largecorp
Chapter 22 Twelve tips on how to get ahead at largecorp 1. Never complain or criticize Be very careful about criticizing or complaining about largecorp in a public forum whether it be in the workplace or social media. This may constitute a valid reason for your termination. To the world you will communicate that largecorpContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management: Chapter 22 Twelve Tips for getting ahead at largecorp”
Do Americans Have a Few loose Screws in their Brain?
I hear that as of yesterday some 3.1 million Americans have been subject to security screens at United States airports which have seen their busiest days since the beginning of the plague. Despite health officials warning Americans about the danger of travel when case counts and hospitalizations are busting open the health care system inContinue reading “Do Americans Have a Few loose Screws in their Brain?”
CDC warns of severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 Vaccinations
COVID-19 Vaccines and Severe Allergic Reactions Updated Dec. 19, 2020LanguagesPrint Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate CDC has learned of reports that some people have experienced severe allergic reactions—also known as anaphylaxis—after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. As an example, an allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen© or ifContinue reading “CDC warns of severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 Vaccinations”
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