Focus & Attention
Meditation is the Fastest Growing Health Trend in America
Meditation’s popularity increased “more than threefold” in the US over the past five years, according to a new report from the CDC. Read More 
Focus
Focus & Attention
A Meditation to Focus Attention
When you're stressed, overwhelmed, or distracted, you can regain momentum by resting attention on a single focal point. Explore this 9-minute mindfulness practice to calm a busy mind from Rich Fernandez, CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Read More
Focus & Attention
When Wandering Minds are Just Fine
While most psychologists call mind wandering a detrimental “failure of executive control," a new study suggests that it's not always harmful. Read More
Focus & Attention
How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?
Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains why overloading our attention can harm us, and how practicing mindfulness provides us with the space we need to find focus. Read More
Focus & Attention
Three Ways Meditation Boosts Your Focus
When we multitask, our concentration levels deplete. Taking 10 minutes to meditate could help keep you focused, Daniel Goleman explains in this video from BigThink. Read More
Focus & Attention
Does Anxiety Make It Hard for You to Focus? Take a Meditation Break
Research reveals that even 10 minutes of meditation helps. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Science of Taming the Wandering Mind
Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it? Read More
Expert Interviews
The Flighty Nature of Attention
Meditation teacher Will Kabat-Zinn explores how meditation allows us to stumble upon something we've always wanted: a settled, stable mind in the midst of the chaos of life. We live at the mercy of our thoughts and thought patterns, he says, and as we begin to cultivate attention—which requires us to move counter to much of the mainstream direction of our society and economy—we gain a little stability. Read More
Focus & Attention
Train Your Brain to Thrive
Four mindfulness skills athletes learn in order to stay in the moment with razor focus. Read More
Focus & Attention
How to Fight for Focus
Four strategies for setting boundaries and finding freedom so you can get things done. Read More
