Why Mindfulness Helps Us Feel Good About Helping
A study looks at mindful qualities like present-moment attention and how helping with mindfulness makes us feel good. Read More
Articles by Jeremy Adam Smith
Gratitude
Focus & Attention
Three Research-Backed Benefits of Mindfulness at Work
Studies find that mindfulness training increases confidence, intelligence, and focus at work, leading to greater well-being. Read More
Creativity
How to Find Your Purpose
Knowing what you’re passionate about is only part of the equation. Fostering purpose also means appreciating our interconnectedness and cultivating gratefulness. Read More
Learn
10 Things We Know About the Science of Meditation
There's still much we don't understand about mindfulness and meditation. Here's a run-down of 10 things we do know about meditation. Read More
Magazine
What “The Good Place” Says about Good and Evil
Here is what the NBC series looks like when we watch it through the lens of the science of a meaningful life. Read More
Magazine
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here are six ways you can overcome that. Read More
Learn
How to Stop the Racist in You
The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check. Read More
Magazine
Mindfulness at Work is Not Mind Control
A chorus of criticism has grown alongside mindfulness at work programs. But do they throw the mindful baby out with the corporate bath water? Read More
Mindfulness For
What’s Sex Got To Do With Mindfulness?
What our partners are really craving is connection, attention—and better use of our tongues. Read More
Kids & Teens
Luke, I’m Your Dad: The Mindfulness of Star Wars
A father and son find common ground in the land of Wookiees, Jedi, Imperial Stormtroopers, and Ewoks. The Force, it turns out, may be mindfulness. Read More
