mindfulness
The Buddha’s teachings seem to be on point.
Sometimes doing nothing means everything.
For Damien Echols, tattoos are part of his existential armor.
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Our attention is more than just a resource. It is an experience.
To go beyond meaning you might need a helpful phrase.
The countdown continues! This is the #3 most popular video of 2018.
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Good quotes are powerful catalysts for positive actions.
In Well Grounded, behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert says it’s all about contingency planning.
Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.
It’s not what you have, it’s what you do with it.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is updated for the 21st century in a new study.
Learn how to enter into the mindset of a successful inventor.
The famed author headed to the pond thanks to Indian philosophy.
It’s been used by everyone from philosophers to business leaders — and Stanford research shows it really makes a difference.
How to stay present and stop your mind from fixating.
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Writing by hand is the original concentration hack.
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We talk a lot about what to eat, but what about when?
Mindfulness practices can considerably improve the symptoms of depression and anxiety, especially when used with psychotherapy.
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Consider stress junk food for your brain, while meditation is the gym that can repair and reshape you after years of a bad brain diet.
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Mindfulness meditation works wonders for people with internalizing disorders, such as anxiety and depression. But what about people with externalizing disorders?
Boredom has benefits. New research finds that device-free solitude deactivates high arousal emotions while reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
In this new study, mindfulness-based intervention in schools did not move the needle on teen anxiety, depression, or body image problems.
Your mind doesn’t run parallel tasks, it has to trade off one focus for another. The good news is that mindfulness meditation can hone your attention span, and reduce stress and anxiety.
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A new study finds that talking to yourself in the third person may help deal with stress.
Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?
Inhaling through the nose activates the regions of the brain associated with memory and emotion.
