Creativity
Are We Becoming Smart Fools?
IQ points keep rising with each generation, but the tests are leaving out emotional intelligence, creativity, and wisdom—the very traits we need to solve our most pressing problems. Read More 
Focus & Attention
Distraction is the default setting for most of us. These articles and practices help you train your attention, stay present with what matters, and work with a wandering mind instead of fighting it.
Focus & Attention
Can You Believe It?
In piecing together a coherent world, it’s easy to succumb to fear and reach sketchy conclusions. Science and meditation are great ways to counteract that. Read More
Expert Interviews
A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit
Psychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer on how we can use mindfulness to harness the brain's habit-forming process to build more nourishing habits that aren't steered by cravings. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Hidden Cost of Phone Addiction
The dark side of phone addiction: they're a tool for self-avoidance. Read More
Focus & Attention
Three Powerful Mindfulness Practices To Try on the Road
Integrating even just one of these practices into your everyday life will help you have a safer, more mindful driving experience. Read More
Breathing Meditations
A 5-Minute Mindful Breathing Practice to Restore Your Attention
A simple meditation to train your attention so you can learn how to choose what you'd like to focus on rather letting your mind wander around unattended. Read More
Focus & Attention
Aimless Walking: An Allowing Practice for Your Wandering Mind
A mindfulness practice for mind-wanderers that emphasizes wandering and spaciousness over concentration and focus. Read More
Focus & Attention
Thoughts Are Not Facts—But They Speak to the Power of Judging
We have a natural tendency to think that the thoughts we generate in our minds are our own. We need to make room to evaluate new information that seeps into our minds. Read More
Focus & Attention
Why It’s Hard to Live in the Present Moment
Our brains are pleasure-seeking editors. Read More
Focus & Attention
Smart Phone, Lazy Brain
We still call them “phones,” but they are seldom used for talking. They have become like a substitute for memory—and other brain functions. Is that good for us in the long run? Read More
