Longevity, Health, and Wellness

Automated behaviors — making the coffee, reading the news, playing a game on a phone, checking email — account for nearly half of the average person’s daily activities, according to research by Wendy Wood, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California and author of Good Habits, Bad Habits. “We do the same thing in the same context almost every day,” she says. “And we do it without thinking about it.” Intentionally or not, you’ve spent the past year or so creating new, often unhealthy habits…

From BetterUp.com: Feeling like all you do is work? You’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life with so much work happening at home? And how do you balance your workload to be more efficient?

It’s a familiar scene that can make you feel uncomfortable: You’re in your company lunchroom about to dig into a yummy salad when your coworker comes in. “You’re so good! I’m bad for having pizza and need to get back on track tomorrow,” they say, triggering a flood of thoughts.

Does this mean I’m bad because I ate pizza last night? I don’t feel comfortable talking about diets at work. How can I respond without putting them down?

Did you know that May 6 is International No Diet Day? It was first observed in 1992 when British feminist Mary Evans Young, who had struggled with body image and eating disorders her entire life, invited her friends to a picnic to “Ditch that Diet.”