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Mindfulness
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.
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Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
Your breathing rhythm influences a wide range of behaviors, cognition, and emotion.
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How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
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“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
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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."
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Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
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.
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To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
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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?
There's no escaping the death of loved ones. But that doesn't mean we're powerless in the wake of loss.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of "wabi sabi" can help.
Creativity and achievement require balancing hard work with the restful power of calm.
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A neuroscientist explains how to master your focus.
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Where do you place precious brain resources?