I have a bad habit of trying to meditate, getting distracted, and immediately giving up, just to try it again six months later. So this observation from redditor Subduction really got me:Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
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How Theatre Taught Me Empathy
Theatre gave me a lot of things. It was a place where my weird mannerisms and silly voices became unique tools. Performing also got me to break out of my shell and stop fearing what others thought of me, which, in turn, helped me learn to accept and be myself. But most of all, theatre […]
Author and Psychiatrist Mark Epstein Is Very Good at Doing Nothing
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This Meditation Track Will Make You Love Running and Yourself
iOS/Android: When I run, my inner monologue sounds like an argument between a good coach and a bad coach. One voice tells me to take it easy, find my best pace, not to look at my watch, just find the right level of effort. Then the other voice butts in to say something like “Oh, […]
Teach Kids About Mindfulness With These Everyday Objects
Mindfulness can be as powerful for children as it is for adults—it can help them regulate their emotions and respond more calmly when life gets stressful. But simply telling your kids to “clear your thoughts!” or “be present!” will probably just make them more confused (and therefore more stressed). Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
The Mobile Apps That People Regret Using
People use Grindr, Two Dots, and Reddit of their own free will. But they don’t really feel good about it, according to a joint survey by the mobile app Moment and the Center for Humane Technology.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
The Mobile Apps That People Regret Using
People use Grindr, Two Dots, and Reddit of their own free will. But they don’t really feel good about it, according to a joint survey by the mobile app Moment and the Center for Humane Technology.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Stop Bringing Your Phone to the Bathroom
There are lots of reasons to keep your phone out of the bathroom, but protecting your phone from germs or potential falls into the toilet are secondary—though, yes, stop putting your phone in your back pocket, that’s dangerous. But the real reason to leave your phone out of the bathroom is mindfulness. Read more… Continue […]
Manage Your Attention Instead of Your Time
“I’m too busy!” “I don’t have enough time!” “If only there were more hours of the day.” It’s weird how feeling overwhelmed and busy rarely coincides with getting a lot done. Maybe the problem isn’t that you don’t have enough time. It’s that you don’t have enough attention.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Use Your Phone Less in 2018
How’s your neck feel right now? Not great? Probably because you keep looking down at your phone, a move that’ll give you more than a tension headache if you keep it up. Ditch the bad habit in 2018, and leave your pocket computer in your pocket instead of pulling it out every 30 seconds. We’ve […]
How to Turn Unproductive Worries Into Productive Ones
There are a lot of things you might be worried about right now: your job, your health, your relationships, your loved ones, the last thing you read on Twitter, our current political landscape, the threat of nuclear war… you get the idea.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
Calm Plane Anxiety by Counting to 100 During Takeoff
If you’re an anxious flyer, here’s one way to calm your nerves as your flight begins: count to 100.Read more… Continue Reading at http://jalopnik.com
What to Know About Mindfulness Programs in Your Kid’s School
More and more schools are adding mindfulness into students’ days, often as a quick meditation break. They seem to help some kids to relieve stress, but the science behind whether they work is mixed.Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
How to Change Your Brain With Mindfulness, With Daniel Goleman
Mindfulness is having a moment. A trending moment, specifically: the hashtag #mindfulnessinamerica is currently trending on Twitter, thanks to the Mindfulness in America conference going on as these words are being typed. But even before Jewel and Anderson Cooper joined forces, meditation (and specifically mindfulness…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
How to Help Your Kid Calm Down: An Age-by-Age Guide
Children need to feel their feelings, but too often, they become overwhelmed by them. When they’re visibly upset, that’s when parents tend to swoop in and offer comfort, perhaps with words or hugs (or okay, sometimes goldfish crackers and YouTube Kids). But it’s even more important to teach them how to calm…Read more… Continue Reading […]
Use These Mental Tricks to Prepare for Dealing with Unpleasant People
The mindfulness craze has already been tapped for a huge variety of benefits—improved sleep, increased productivity, cutting out mindless snacking, etc. And we now may be able to add another upside to the list: researchers with the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and the University of…Read more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com
If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart…
“If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart.”—Pema ChodronRead more… Continue Reading at http://lifehacker.com