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How to Live Intentionally for Better Rhythm & Bigger Results

Retailing Insight

How and why did it go so wrong and why do we stay in the rut of being out of rhythm with the important parts of life? This begs the question “What am I avoiding by not slowing down and finding a new rhythm?” American monk and writer Thomas Merton said, “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”

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How to Meditate with Music

Retailing Insight

I speak about many forms of self-generated musical experiences in other articles, but for now, we’ll look at aspects to consider when choosing recorded music as background for your meditation. Natural sounds (if present) give a sense of peace.

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Food shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic

Inside Retail

This disrupted the usual rhythms of predictable supply chains. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. In 2020 and 2021, empty shelves were due to spikes in demand, as shoppers responded to lockdowns by buying more toilet paper, pasta and other consumables.

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Music For Wellbeing & Optimal Health

Retailing Insight

It would have been a very short article, because promoting wellness simply isn’t a priority. The physical law of rhythm entrainment describes how your body will synchronize to the beat of an external drummer. In many cases, this stopped anapestic rhythm can actually engage an addictive, stressful and weakening response.

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A tribute: How Issey Miyake changed the way we saw and wore fashion

Inside Retail

The Rhythm Pleats collection from 1989 was inspired by the French artist Henri Rousseau: Miyake took elements of the colour palette and the strange sculptural shells surrounding women in these paintings, a good example of how his influences were always abstract and suggestive. Read the original article.

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The Future Of Work Demands Futuristic Office Tech

All Work

This article was written by Shaon Sikta Sengupta , and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. Circadian rhythm and the 24×7 office relate to the emotional experience achieved through lighting design. The pandemic has led us to the biggest workplace experiment that the world has ever witnessed. Accessible Design.

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Exploring The Disparity Between Lighting Conditions In The Hybrid Work Model

All Work

Light plays an important role in our overall health and wellbeing, including the circadian rhythm, which is important for our eating and sleeping patterns. This article was written by Kyle A. Natural light is critical for a healthy circadian rhythm, which is important for a person’s eating and sleeping patterns.

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