Midterms! Finals! Drop everything and study until you drop! Don’t think about anything else. Don’t do anything else… and feel guilty if you dare take a break! Whether the above seems perfectly reasonable to you, sends shivers down your spine, or both, we’d like to share some productivity and success myths with you, and the […]
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Today marks the beginning of the 64th annual mental health week. Organised by the Canadian Mental Health Association, the goal of this year’s edition is to remind us of the importance of taking time for ourselves. Do you make time in your schedule to stop and breathe? With the fast pace and busy lives we
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During snowstorms and heat waves, come rain or shine, Monday morning always rolls around. With our coffee/tea mug in hand, we bravely start up our computer, sign-in and hold our breath…. waiting to see just how many e-mail are waiting for us. E-mailing, one of the most widely used forms of communications in our day
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Remember the soothing and invigorating feeling of fresh air filling your lungs on beautiful winter days? Those simple moments spent as a child building igloos and snowmen, sliding down mountains or ice-skating with family and friends? These days, busy and increasingly sedentary lifestyles make being active a task. Gone are the days where being happily active came
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On January 28th, let’s talk and put an end to the stigma ! Finding a good reason to send text messages all day isn’t always easy to come by. For the fifth year in a row, you can make a difference by doing just that. Bell Let’s Talk is a movement aimed at raising awareness,
Memory is a tricky thing: as hard as we may try, our memories are often imperfect recollections, bits and pieces that when strung together do not make a whole. Here are a few tips & tricks on how to make this year quite literally the most memorable yet. ‘Take mental snapshots’ We live in an
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Last month, we talked about the importance of being unplugged & reconnecting, an initiative we promoted via our #fridayunplugged posts and tweets on our social media platforms. Without a doubt, most of you have spent the last few days (weeks or even months!) roaming the malls in search of the perfect presents. In the spirit
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Has dreaming up new ideas become more of a nightmare ? Although brainstorms are suppose to foster creativity and inspire productivity, they sometimes leave us feeling unsuccessful and underwhelmed. In fact, often times our best ideas come to us at the most random times : in the car, at the grocery store or even in the shower! However, at school
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Did you know that happiness is the only emotion that amplifies our sensory perception from head to toe ? This probably explains why we get goosebumps while listening to our favorite song or wiggle our toes when we’re feeling euphoric. Our quest for happiness is one of the biggest (and most important) journeys in life. To
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‘Did you know the average person spends 4 years of their life looking down at their cellphone?’ The powerful opening words of Prince Ea’s now viral video Can we auto-correct humanity? speaks about the overpowering nature of the virtual world. Cyber-awareness has become a recent trend whereby individuals urge others through song, videos or testimonials
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