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Attention Control
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Books don’t just stimulate the mind — they trigger physiological changes throughout the body.
What 150-year-old Japanese workshop Kaikado can teach us about finding calm through focus in an age of distraction.
Elite athletes train their “quiet eye.” What happens if the rest of us do the same?
The Stoic philosopher argued that most of life is outside our control — but the little we do control defines who we are.
AI can now generate entire worlds from text prompts. What does this mean for how we think, create, and connect?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
Wonder is like a guest you haven’t planned for.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Rather than allowing technology to exacerbate stress and disconnection, we can use it to actively support our wellbeing.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Cognitive systems famously posited by psychologist Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) may hold the key to a more productive and focused work environment.
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
Being bilingual benefits children as they learn to speak — and adults as they age.
To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids' reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
Is mindfulness really the panacea it's touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
John Templeton Foundation
Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
When you can't enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.