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Mindfulness
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power and a plate of cookies.” (Something like that.)
When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
The secret may lie in an old idiom: "Sleep on it."
Four key components to guide the creation of emotional intelligence training for leaders.
Studies suggest that meditation can quiet the restless brain.
Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.
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Risk-taking isn't inherently bad: It tends to build self-confidence when things work out, and resilience when they don’t.
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The golden rule of self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness you treat others.
To do more, it sometimes pays to do nothing at all.
For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
Research suggests that emotional intelligence is more vital for success than IQ.
“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”
Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life's emotions — even the negative ones.
Your breathing rhythm influences a wide range of behaviors, cognition, and emotion.
Harvard psychiatrist Robert Waldinger discusses how 80 years of ongoing research show relationships to be vital for health and happiness.
When you can't enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
Zen masters often have strikingly different ideas about how to live and attain enlightenment.
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
You don't have to be an emperor to apply these rules to daily living.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
Many Americans aren't rejecting spirituality, just practicing it differently.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life's unavoidable challenges.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
