by Eric Barker How long do you think the average work email goes unread? 10 minutes? 5 minutes? 1 minute? Try 6 seconds. From Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked: In reality, 70 percent of office emails are read within six seconds of arriving. Yes, Houston, we have a problem. Instead Read more about 5 Ways to Stop Your Phone Addiction, According to Research[…]
By Howard Chusid, Ed.D, LMHC, NCC Over the years of practicing Counseling Psychology, I have been asked to write letters in support of patients maintaining an animal in a condominium. The laws of most condos preclude having animals, for many reasons. People are afraid, they don’t want the mess, or they are not interested Read more about ADD/HD and a DOG- A COMBINATION MADE IN HEAVEN?[…]
Jeff Ebel, DO, J Fam Pract. 2017 July;66(7):419 While I agree with Smith et al’s assessment of abrupt cessation for patients in the preparation and action stages of change as created by DiClemente and Prochaska,2 most clinical patients are in the pre-contemplative and contemplative stages of change. A bias of the study was that Read more about Gradual vs abrupt smoking cessation: Each has its place![…]