Mug I am tense https://mug.zouluvo.com/i-am-tense/
#IamTense #tension #stress #nervousness #pressure #anxiety #stiffness #worry #agitation #unease #mentalfatigue #overload #innernervousness #discomfort #alertness #vigilance #difficultyrelaxing #contraction #emotionaltension
Study finds peppermint sweets may boost alertness and ease symptoms during a cold
A recent study by researchers at Cardiff University suggests that sucking on peppermint sweets can help improve alertness and general wellbeing, particularly for people suffering from a common cold. The research involved 81 university students over a period of ten weeks. Among them, 17 participants ... [More info]
Ever had one of those moments? You’re cruising along, maybe a little lost in thought, and then – BAM! – a sudden loud noise, or a near-miss on the sidewalk. #alertness #bloodpressure #fightorflight #neurotransmitter #Noradrenaline #Norepinephrine #stresshormone
Unlocking #Productivity: The Body’s Role in #Work #Success
Regular #movement counters the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting, enhancing #alertness and #engagement.
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/unlocking-productivity-the-bodys-role-in-work-success/
No person is so foolish that they don’t understand that if we remain asleep at this moment we will have to live through a rule that is not only cruel and arrogant but ignoble and disgraceful too. You know this man’s arrogance, his friends, and his whole household. To serve shameful lusts, bullies, disgusting and irreverent thieves, those drunkards — well, that is the worst suffering married to the greatest dishonor.
[Nemo est tam stultus qui non intellegat, si indormierimus huic tempori, non modo crudelem superbamque dominationem nobis sed ignominiosam etiam et flagitiosam ferendam. Nostis insolentiam Antoni, nostis amicos, nostis totam domum. Libidinosis, petulantibus, impuris, impudicis, aleatoribus, ebriis servire, ea summa miseria est summo dedecore coniuncta.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 3, ch. 14 / sec. 34-35 (3.14/3.34-35) (44-12-20 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2021)]
Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #alertness #arrogance #attention #crisis #danger #despotism #dictatorship #disgrace #dishonor #misery #payattention #politics #regime #tyranny #warning #regime
The always-on digital world has blurred the line between alertness and anxiety. For cybersecurity teams, overstimulation has evolved from exception to expectation — pings, notifications, blinking dashboards, and the endless cascade of threat alerts create a climate of constant reactivity....
No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come — neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows. Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come. It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch. Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming — it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!
[Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι ἐν οὐρανῷ οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ. βλέπετε, ἀγρυπνεῖτε· οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ καιρός ἐστιν. ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος ἀφεὶς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ. γρηγορεῖτε οὖν· οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας ἔρχεται, ἢ ὀψὲ ἢ μεσονύκτιον ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἢ πρωΐ, μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας. ὃ δὲ ὑμῖν λέγω πᾶσιν λέγω, γρηγορεῖτε.]
The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Mark 13: 32-37 (Jesus) [GNT (1966)]
Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/8324/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #jesus #gospelofmark #anticipation #waiting #alertness #endtimes #return #secondcoming #uncertainty #watching
The always-on digital world has blurred the line between alertness and anxiety. For cybersecurity teams, overstimulation has evolved from exception to expectation — pings, notifications, blinking dashboards, and the endless cascade of threat alerts create a climate of constant reactivity....
A short nap in the afternoon followed by bright light exposure can improve performance and alertness. For instance, after a 26 minute nap performance improves by 34 and alertness by 54 percent, a NASA study finds. See http://www.neat-news.com/2025/03/55.php. #nap #alertness #performance
#Indonesia, Ministry of #Health Issues #Circular on Increasing #Alertness for #Birdflu, other respiratory unusual infections: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20250108180741-20-1185154/kemenkes-keluarkan-edaran-peningkatan-waspada-hmpv-flu-burung.
... {To} Increase reporting of ARI/ #Pneumonia / Bird Flu through routine reporting of ARI, #Zoonosis, and Early Warning and Response System (SKDR) (...) and if there is an increase in potential cases, it can be reported through the Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) (...)
Suricate standing and looking for dangers
#photography #nature #naturephotography #alertness #guardian #wildlifephotography #wildlife
@maikel
There are days when people achieve everything they set out to do? 😂
Seriously though, on the days I need it #modafinil is great for #alertness
Not every day as they're not cheap (where I am about $2 per pill). I learnt about it from a #MichaelMosley documentary about #sleep You need a #prescription for them though (where I am anyway). It's a #stimulant like #caffeine but without the side-effects, like #jitters
#drowsiness #tiredness #SleepApnea #ShiftWork #JetLag #awake
Caffeine Nap: What Is It And Is It Really Effective?
— What is a caffeine nap?
— How does caffeine nap work?
— What are the benefits of caffeine naps?
— What do studies say about coffee naps?
—What should you know before attempting a coffee nap?
https://projectlivingbetter.com/2023/05/23/caffeine-nap-what-is-it-and-is-it-really-effective/
#health #naps #sleep #healthylliving #cognition #alertness #caffeine #tea #coffee
''The spread of the #virus to five #continents speaks to the need for global #cooperation and #alertness to protect animals, people, and economies.''
Good morning, friends. 🌞🌻
This morning I slept in until almost seven, except for the occasional "Charlie go get in bed" yelled through the door, it was quite peaceful. 😂 If you don't know, Charlie is a border collie and he make noise at the door when he thinks it time for me to get up. At this moment, Ben, my other dog, is curled up to my right either sleeping or just waiting; I think maybe it's the latter, he's not snoring.
I feel pretty alert this morning. I mean before coffee ... well ... I've already had coffee. But I was feeling alert before I had the coffee. Sometimes when I first wake, my mind feels sluggish and I'm certain I'm not alone in that respect.
Ben is snoring.
"When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without." - Eckhart Tolle
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #morning #flower #alertness
For the whole of January I kept track of how much #sleep I got using my Garmin sports watch. I then subjectively scored my #alertness straight after waking up, at 5pm and at 9pm each day on a score from 1-3, with 1 meaning having difficulty staying awake or being #tired enough to impact whatever I was doing', 2 meaning that I was noticeably tired, but without any real practical impact, and 3 meaning that I was feeling fine. I also scored sleep quality as low, medium or high, based on whether I felt the sleep phases reported in Garmin Connect looked as they should be.
Interestingly, if I filter for high quality sleep, and ignore nights where I was interrupted (e.g. by the kids waking up in the night) there's not much correlation, and if anything, more sleep means lower alertness. This is all with the caveat that there's nothing extreme about how I sleep - the shortest night's sleep was 6:30, I get more than 7:00 of sleep 75% of the time, and the median is about 7:15.
#microdosing benefits: 🍄
▶️An increase in #creativity #alertness and #focus
▶️More #energy and #enthusiasm
▶️A greater awareness and connection to one’s surroundings
▶️More open and appreciative to social settings and forming relationships
