Compassion
Compassionate Boundaries: How to Say No with Heart
Explore five steps to creating compassionate boundaries—in a way that considers all parties with kindness.
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Focus
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Focus
Why We Talk to Ourselves: The Science of Your Internal Monologue
Some of us chatter to ourselves all day long while others’ inner lives take the form of pictures or, like Einstein, abstract visual concepts. But as mindfulness urges us to pay more attention, it’s worth asking: What can our interior life teach us?
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Compassion
Grocery Store Employees Need Mindfulness, Too
Skills like meditation, kindness, and gratitude can improve mental health and morale at work—including for retail workers. Anthony Sartori shares his experience of both the joyful and challenging moments while unrolling a mindfulness program at a grocery store.
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Focus
Break Up Your Work Day with Purposeful Pauses
Taking purposeful pauses can allow you to be more fully present, and that presence is felt by those around you.
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Compassion
What Does It All Mean?
Humans are inherently motivated to seek out fulfillment in their lives—to thrive, rather than simply survive. New research shows that meaning may be simple to find because it’s all around us.
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Focus
7 Ways to Prime Your Mind for Success
What might happen if you understood “success” as an inside job? Deepen your equanimity and discernment with these seven tips.
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Calm
Email Apnea Is Real. Here’s How to Breathe Better at Work
Not sure why you’re feeling stressed or anxious at work? One solution may be as simple as taking a deep breath.
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Focus
The Science of Wanting: How We Unhook from Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that helps motivate us to fulfill our basic needs, but in our modern age of plenty, it can also lead to overindulgence and addiction. So how can we find balance and contentment in an age of instant gratification?
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Anxiety
How Mindfulness Meditation Eases the Anxiety and Challenges of ADHD
For many people, especially those with ADHD, it can feel like anxiety and self-criticism are constantly tagging along for the ride. Here’s how you can cultivate kindness toward yourself and your restless brain.
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Audio
A 3-Part Focused Attention Meditation Series
Explore this guided meditation series from founding editor Barry Boyce to gently work with your wandering mind.
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