Almost everyone wants to know how to reduce stress. After all, stress can have many negative effects on both our physical and mental health. An increasing body of evidence shows that changing the way we think about stress might actually better help us manage it. Not only can this improve our well-being, including our mental…
Placebos Have a Powerful Healing Effect on the Mind and Body
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said yes, congratulations, your brain is using its power to create a “placebo effect.” For those who said no, you’re not alone, but thankfully, the brain is trainable. Since the 1800s, the word placebo has…
Calm as a Rock
What most people know today as a Japanese “zen garden” actually predates the arrival of Zen Buddhism in Japan. In a place where there was no water or stream, one could build a stone garden and use sand to fill the void. Known as a Japanese rock garden, these unique spaces drew their inspiration from…
Stressed? Try a Dose of Nature
For Eden Cheng, owner of WeInvoice, success came at the cost of her well-being. She says that founding her company was rewarding, but extremely stressful, and her burden only grew with time. The stress became so intense that Cheng checked herself into a hospital for a few days. Doctors advised her to find ways to…
Making Habits Stick (Without More and More Willpower)
There are some people who seem to live their lives with Rocky Balboa levels of discipline. But from what I can tell, my personal supply of willpower hovers around average… at best. It’s not that I haven’t attempted to increase my discipline over the years. I’ve tried to apply many of the various tactics and…
How To Manage The Fear And Anxiety Of Getting Older
Some people worry about their health and other aspects of their life as they age. Not knowing what might happen as you get older can be very scary for many people. As a result, here are eight tips on how to manage the fear and anxiety of getting older in your life. Stay healthy: The first…
Reclaiming the Lost Art of the Stroll
Not long before the pandemic hit, someone reported me to the police. I wasn’t selling drugs or stealing a car or making too much noise in the middle of the night. I wasn’t even breaking the law. My only crime was to stroll through an American neighborhood where walking is not the done thing. “People…
The Contending Forces Within
There’s a crazy conflict within our souls. Everything can be going well, and then out of nowhere, we want to do the wrong thing, whatever that might be. You know your weaknesses, and I know mine. That error could be any thought or action that would harm another person or deliver a sinful pleasure that…
You Have Permission to Like Yourself
Is there someone in your life who frequently critiques you, and often points out what you’re doing or have done wrong, and how you should improve? Is there someone close to you who gives you the feeling that maybe they don’t quite like you as you are? We all know people who seem to know…
Interactive Map Shows the 13 Emotions Music Makes us Feel
Researchers have surveyed more than 2,500 people in the United States and China about their emotional responses to these and thousands of other songs from genres including rock, folk, jazz, classical, marching band, experimental, and heavy metal. The upshot? The subjective experience of music across cultures can be mapped within at least 13 overarching feelings:…
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