Calm
Find Your Courage and Compassion in Fifteen Minutes
Two studies from different research teams found that the same simple exercise can boost compassion and courage.
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Mindful Living Skills
Anxiety
Mindfulness and Cravings
In my new book The Willpower Instinct, I describe one of my favorite studies of self-control. I call it the “torture experiment.” It reveals how mindfulness can help us break free from even the most difficult habits. Sarah Bowen, a research scientist in the…
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Focus
Arthur Zajonc named new Mind & Life Institute President
Professor Zajonc succeeds Mind and Life co-founder R. Adam Engle.
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Calm
Meditators make more rational, less emotional business decisions
Imagine that you and a stranger are participating in a psychology study. The experimenter gives the stranger $20. “Divide this money between you and your partner,” the experimenter tells the stranger. “You can keep any amount for yourself, and give any amount to your partner. But your partner gets to…
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Calm
How to say “yes” to your life
Rick Hanson writes about the benefits of saying "yes" to all parts of your life—the parts you like and those you don't.
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Calm
7 Tips for Getting More Sleep
Rick Hanson offers tips for getting a better night's rest.
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Compassion
Killing with Kindness?
Yesterday The New York Times published a science piece about “pathological altruism.” This is when normally helpful behavior “is taken to extremes, misapplied or stridently rhapsodized.” Then it can become “unhelpful, unproductive and even destructive.” Dr. Robert A. Burton, author of the forthcoming book Pathological Altruism, says selflessness gone awry may…
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Anxiety
Teens, stress, and suicide: A day in the life
Meghan, a teen panelist at the Wisdom 2.0 Youth Conference, is concerned about teen health, suicide, and drug abuse—all being caused by the pressure and stress they experience.
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Anxiety
Changing Fear to Hope
Many years ago, I was told that a teacher learns more from her student than the student learns from the teacher. This has certainly proven to be true in my experiences as a teacher, whether I was teaching business law, fourth graders or mindful leadership. And, as importantly, I have…
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