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How Gratitude Helps Us Make Better Decisions (Study)
A new study from Northeastern University suggests the best way to increase patience when making big decisions is by practicing gratitude.
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Science
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Interviews
How Does Mindfulness Improve Self-Control?
Researcher Rimma Teper on how mindfulness helps improve executive function.
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Mindfulness Research
Research Roundup
Research is trying to keep pace with the explosion of interest in mindfulness. Here’s a roundup of studies from the frontier.
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Common Misconceptions About Focus
Daniel Goleman, author of Focus, debunks three common myths.
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Food Tastes Bland While Multitasking (Study)
A recent study in Psychological Science suggests that multitasking while eating can dampen our perception of taste, causing us to eat more.
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Anxiety
Mindfulness Center Raising Funds For Mental Health Initiative
The Oxford Mindfulness Center in the UK is raising funds to support and expand its mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program.
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Mindfulness Research
What Mindfulness Is—And Isn’t
Daniel Goleman responds to popular misconceptions of mindfulness.
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Health
Mindful Doctors, Happy Patients
A new study shows that physicians with mindfulness skills communicate well with patients, and provide better quality care.
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Anxiety
How Mindful Are We?
Take a look at how far mindfulness has come with this infographic.
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“An Antidote For Mindlessness” in New Yorker Blog
Can mindfulness training work as a protective factor against the typical stresses of life? The New Yorker blogs about the progression of mindfulness studies, and one researcher studying the lasting effects of mindfulness.
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