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What’s Worrying You?
Anxiety
What’s Worrying You? 

Mindful readers open up about their worries and share what’s helping them navigate difficult times. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 16, 2022
Why we believe in luck—Photo of a White man with brown hair crossing his fingers, smiling, and closing his eyes in front of a yellow studio background.
Focus
Why We Believe in Luck 

Our notions of chance, fate, or fortune really can shape what happens to us—just not in the way we might think. Here’s how our practice reveals a wiser way of “getting lucky.” Read More 

  • Misty Pratt
  • August 4, 2022
Why Our Brains are Designed to Forget—Illustration of a white face with the back of it going through a shredder with a dark blue background with three yellow stars.
Focus
Why Our Brains Are Designed to Forget 

While many of us yearn to sharpen our memory, the science of sleep shows that, in fact, our brains are designed to forget—a process that unlocks the mind’s capacity to dream and think in creative ways. Read More 

  • Scott A. Small
  • July 28, 2022
Happiness Is Already Yours
Well-Being
Happiness Is Already Yours 

Moments of joy are available to us even during difficult times, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. Happiness belongs to all of us, inherently. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • June 14, 2022
Is Your Commute Mindful?
Mindfulness Research
Is Your Commute Mindful? 

Leave the road rage at home: Travel might get a little more relaxing thanks to these meditative tweaks. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • June 14, 2022
What Happens If We Drop Our Illusions?
Compassion
What Happens If We Drop Our Illusions? 

We’re often focused on our own “screenplay of how great things are,” writes Barry Boyce. But if we can let go of the narratives we think we need, we can see people as they are. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • June 14, 2022
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