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Catching Cheaters: How Catching Unethical Behaviour Makes us Feel Good and Boosts Performance

Andrew Badham - 2024-10-25 13:49:02

How would you respond if a fellow student was caught cheating? Or if a coworker was caught doing something unethical? Would it make you feel good? And how would it impact your work? Well, from the results of this article published in October 2024, it seems it might boost your performance. The researchers ran two separate studies: one with business students in which someone cheated on a test using a cell phone; and another in which a salesperson lied about the benefits of a medication. In both... Read more

Is Mindfulness Effective for Anxiety? It May Be As Effective As Medication

Andrew Badham - 2024-10-17 16:16:24

Is mindfulness just as good as medication for treating anxiety? Well, this study published in October 2024 seems to think so. At least, that is for a specific medication, Escitalopram, which is a commonly used SSRI. The randomised trial split participants into two groups: one that was prescribed the medication and the other which received weekly classes of theory and practice in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. The study found no significant difference in patient outcomes by the end of th... Read more

How 10 Seconds of Light Exercise Might Help Your Engage Your Brain

Andrew Badham - 2024-10-15 10:30:04

Here’s why you might not want to sit still if you’re trying to engage your brain or, to be more specific, your prefrontal cortex. A study published in July of 2024 found that just 10 to 20 seconds of light-intensity exercise increased blood flow to the participants’ prefrontal cortices. Now, before we jump into the study, we want to discuss why that’s interesting. The prefrontal cortex is associated with our executive function which includes things like problem solving... Read more

How to choose between Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Andrew Badham - 2024-05-10 11:37:35

As someone who trains Adobe courses, one of the questions I get asked most frequently is, which product should I learn? For those who purchase the Creative Cloud which would include all three, that is a bit of a redundant question. Still, they might ask, which one should I learn first? That can be a really tough question to answer because, in many scenarios, all three products can do what the user needs. Of course, there will be specific functions in each app that are completely unique. For ex... Read more

What is Laravel and why is it a great framework for PHP?

Ryan van Rensburg - 2024-04-25 14:55:15

PHP is an easy-to-learn server-side scripting language used for web development, which has been around since 1995 and is used by around 76% of websites on the Internet. (W3Techs March 2024.) So, if you're a web developer, there's a strong chance you use PHP. If you're an aspiring web developer, it's going to be a very useful language to learn. Like many languages, PHP has a host of frameworks that make programming that little bit easier and more structured. One of those is Laravel If you have... Read more

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