Category: Psychology
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Implication of trust among frontline workers
Trust is the foundational element of any workplace, but its significance is magnified in frontline industries. These sectors heavily rely on competence, reliability, and their frontline workers. Therefore, nurturing trust is important to boost employee morale, productivity, and job satisfaction. Trust: The anchor in sea Long voyages and family separation take a toll on seafarers…
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The Hidden Costs of Burnout: How Workplace Stress Affects Health, Productivity, and Employee Retention
Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress. It is particularly prevalent in safety-critical industries such as maritime, healthcare, aviation, manufacturing, and energy, where the stakes are exceptionally high. Understanding burnout and its effects on individuals and workplaces is crucial for maintaining safety and efficiency. Understanding Burnout Burnout often…
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Long-Term Relationships: How to Sail Safe on Land and Water?
“It’s a marvelous thing, the ocean. For some reason when two people sit together looking out at it, they stop caring whether they talk or stay silent. You never get tired of watching it. And no matter how rough the waves get, you’re never bothered by the noise the water makes by the commotion of…
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The Art of Aligning Body, Mind, and Soul
After exploring the beauty and magic of aligning body, mind, and soul, it’s only natural to wonder how to achieve this harmonious state. Here, we’ll delve into gentle and practical ways to guide you on this enriching journey toward holistic alignment. Mindfulness and Meditation “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It…
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The Beauty and Magic of aligning Body, Mind, and Soul
Finding harmony between our body, mind, and soul can be a truly magical experience in our journey through life. When these three facets come together, the transformation is profound and beautiful. Let’s explore the wonder and enchantment that unfold when we achieve this precious alignment. The Beauty and Magic of Alignment: Synchronicity and Flow: Have…
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Managing or rather reinforcing ‘Self-Confidence’ at the workplace.
Self-confidence is a powerful trait to have. It’s like having a magnifying glass that makes everything you have ten times better. The problem is that hacking into a person’s self-confidence is relatively easy. This can quickly be done through positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Take an example of an experiment involving two individuals asked to…
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Now or later: The act of procrastination
How many times have you told yourself “I’ll do it later”? What is it that makes some people so driven and focused on their goals while others prefer to push off things for a later date so as to be able to enjoy the here and now? The answer lies within two distinctive regions of…
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The art of awareness & self awareness
As Gandhi once said: “Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.” The reason behind the ability to remake ourselves is basically self-awareness. This is what sets humans apart from all other living beings. Awareness may simply be taken to mean consciousness; consciousness of…
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The Reflex
Think about what happens when you suddenly hear a loud noise or someone suddenly jumps out at you as a surprise. What is it that immediately happens? Your hands probably jump to your face as your eyes tightly scrunch up, your shoulders shrug, and the rest of your body assumes a position of universal flexion,…
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Inattentional Blindness
Concentration is basically your mental focus working together with your other senses. The problem however is that there are millions of sensory inputs at any given time. This is much more information than the brain can handle, being able to focus only on any one given input at a time. This means that the brain…