Psychology Around the Net: May 23, 2020

States began reopening this past week. Have you ventured out yet? Where’d you go? Who’d you see (in person)? Or, are you waiting? This week’s Psychology Around the Net looks at the benefits of walking or biking to work post quarantine, ways leaders can prepare themselves and their workspaces for reopening, possible causes and prevention of nightmares, and more. Stay well, friends! Leaders, Here’s How to Prepare for the Mental Health Challenges of Reopening: Workers who have been doing their best in survival mode while “lost in the unfamiliar” (i.e. creating home offices and working from home, homeschooling their children, figuring out how to virtually maintain relationships, etc.) are about to experience the threat mode of being “lost in the familiar” as they deal with staggered start times, rearranged works spaces, social distancing during lunch, and more. Fortunately, there are a few things company leaders can do to minimize the negative mental health impact such as ironing out the logistics, learning how to answer unanswerable questions, and not freaking out over missteps. Live Science Podcast “Life’s Little Mysteries” 28: Mysterious Nightmares: Dr. Deirdre Barrett, author, dream researcher, and assistant professor of psychology at Harvard University, talks with Live Science’s Jeanna Bryner and Mindy Weisberger about nightmares: causes, prevention, and even how they can fuel our creative thinking. Meditat...
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