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Hyper-doing? Hyper-don’t

Is your to-do list growing longer and controlling your life? Do you measure the success of a day by how much you have achieved? Are you finding it difficult, or guilt-provoking, to take rest? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are almost certainly “hyper-doing”. In fact, I think that many academics, authors, researchers, and health-care professionals are “hyper-doers”. I’m so good at hyper-doing that, ironically, I wrote an article on it.

ResearchWehida NiaziNovember 30, 2023well-being, hyper-doing, work-life balance, perfectionism, efficiency trap

Your Guide to Wellbeing at University

University can be a challenging and demanding time, and you face a range of stressors such as academic pressures, financial concerns, social challenges, and life and study difficulties.

ResearchMaria Pia TissotApril 27, 2023university students, well-being, books

Understanding How Different Resources Facilitate Cancer Survivors’ Well-Being at Work

Thanks to the significant advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment, most cancer patients (69%), according to the American Cancer Society, have lived more than five years since their diagnosis. Returning to work has both instrumental and symbolic value to cancer survivors, but evidence suggests that there are still many barriers in the workplace.

ResearchMaria Pia TissotMarch 4, 2023cancer, work life, well-being

Conceptualizing Well-being in Youth: The Potential of Youth Clubs

In Norway, as in the other Nordic countries, youth clubs were offered to young people as an alternative place for socializing outside often overcrowded urban flats and facilitating simple leisure activities like board games.vv