Dwelling on one bad day, or other negative thoughts about work, can seriously affect your mood. This in turn will affect your productivity, and can lead to more bad days or a series of bad days.

Examples of situations that require willpower at work might include someone in a customer-facing role providing service with a smile even though they’re not really in a positive mood, or someone ...

Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance, but far too few of us take them regularly — or take the most effective types. A systematic review of more ...