Bookmarks tagged “health”
26 bookmarks tagged “health”
Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds
“We wanted to see if a simple walk might lead to more free-flowing thoughts and more creativity.”
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech
Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system.
Does Money Buy Happiness?
In most of the world, yes. In the United States, not any more.
High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being | PNAS
Recent research has begun to distinguish two aspects of subjective well-being. Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality of an individua...
The real thing: my battle to beat a 27-year Diet Coke addiction | Soft drin
I have been obsessed with the sugar-free soda since I was four, spending £500 a year on up to seven cans a day. This is what happened when I tried to quit
Why It’s Not Too Late to Learn New Skills | The New Yorker
You missed your chance to be a prodigy, but there’s still growth left for grownups, Margaret Talbot writes.
'Why Do I Spend Weeks Avoiding Tasks That Will Take Me 10 Minutes to Do?'
Procrastinating has less to do with time management and more to do with mood management.
10 Principles to Organize Your Life (And Keep It That Way)
10 principles for organizing your work, home, health, fitness, hobbies, finances, and more...
How to Prioritize When There's Always More To Do
Advice for managing life's chaos and focusing on what's important
Self-care should result in more margin | Changelog
With constant change being our new normal these days, I cannot attest enough to the importance of implementing the habit of self-care. The biggest reason, aside from the sheer benefit of taking care of yourself, is the crucial by-product of margin that we gain. However, the chall
6 Rules That Are Guaranteed to Improve Your Productivity, Even if You Feel
In my work as a productivity coach, I supported hundreds of people to improve their daily workflow and get more done in less time. Whenever I talk about productivity, I have one goal: I want my…
‘All I wanted to do was get into bed and pull the covers over my head.’ | b
One in five people are affected by mental health challenges each year. And while the world continues to experience the unprecedented impact of the global health emergency due to COVID-19, millions…
Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head - Th
They appear to be a fourth pair of large salivary glands, tucked into the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat.
The Impact of Toxic Influencers on Communities · Intense Minimalism
There’s a common character that can be often spotted in many online communities. It’s the “toxic influencer” (sometimes referred as “intellectual bully”). A toxic influencer is a person…
We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.
Stop Mistaking Shared Trauma for Compatibility - Human Parts
Where others might view someone’s unaddressed trauma as a red flag, a similarly traumatized person would see the potential risks as being worth the camaraderie that comes with them.
Mass Shootings in America, and Why Men (and Boys) Keep Doing This
I was 12 years old, sitting in art class in middle school. We were playing with clay and making sculptures. “I have an important announcement to make. All teachers and students need to hear this. I…
Hacking Habits: How To Make New Behaviors Last For Good - 99U
Blog :: Want to write everyday? Start exercising? Quit smoking? We look at how to hack our brains' hard-wired habit loops to change our lives for the better.
The Trip Treatment
Research into psychedelics may hold a key to coping with anxiety, addiction, and existential dread. Michael Pollan on psilocybin.
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
New evidence about addiction isn't just a challenge to us politically. It doesn't just force us to change our minds. It forces us to change our hearts.
Why can’t the world’s greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?
The long read: Philosophers and scientists have been at war for decades over the question of what makes human beings more than complex robots
An Old Fogey’s Analysis of a Teenager’s View on Social Media — The Message
Over the last few days, dozens of people have sent me a link to Andrew Watts’ “A Teenager’s View on Social Media written by an actual teen.” Increasingly, I’m getting uncomfortable and angry by the…
The scientific evidence against spanking, timeouts, and sleep training
So when you were punished as a kid, did you absolutely, never again take an extra cookie from the cookie jar?
The Overprotected Kid - The Atlantic
A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk-taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.