Are You Stuck in Your Head During the Festive Season?
If you tend to overthink, this time of year can feel like a blur. Simple, research-backed mindfulness strategies can help you ...
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The Practice of Happiness
Happiness isn’t a finish line. Learn what science says actually builds well-being and how small, practical shifts can make a ...
How Happiness Directly Impacts Your Success
One of the things I love most about my work is that my fascinating, knowledgeable clients teach me things I’m excited to learn. Recently a client shared with me the riveting TED Talk by the world’s ...
How We Ruined Mindfulness
Roman Krznaric, a social philosopher in the United Kingdom, is the author most recently of Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World. Breathe. Be in the moment. Live in the here and now. Those ...
ADHD 'audio shield' turns sounds from daily tasks into powerful focus tool
A new “audio shield” uses earbuds connected to hand-mounted microphones for hearing the subtle sounds of everyday tasks. The mechanism helps users block the perpetual hurricane of distractions and achieve mindfulness, reducing the effects of ADHD.
Can Mindfulness Make Us Better Teachers?
Imagine this: In the middle of a lesson, one of your students deliberately makes an offensive remark that causes the other students to laugh and threatens to derail your lesson. Your fists start to ...
Mindfulness: The Key To Thriving In A Fast-Paced World And Building A Resilient Workforce
Many of us today are living at a fast pace, and we can find ourselves overwhelmed by constant demands and distractions. Someone juggling multiple responsibilities, such as a working parent, a student ...
Cricut Joy Xtra review: Why it’s perfect for teachers, DIY pros and small-business owners
While I love writing as a hobby and for my job, art was one of my favorite subjects in school. Still today, I know my way around a pair of scissors, glue and construction paper. That’s why I jumped at ...
‘Happiness’ Review: PBS’s Community-Theater Comedy
A Broadway director goes back home to New Zealand and gets involved in the local musical in this cheery if familiar sitcom.
Q&A: How mindfulness may help people disconnect from their smartphones
With more than four billion people around the globe owning a smartphone, researchers are now looking at ways to reduce a ...
3 Zodiac Signs Experience Happiness They Haven't Felt In A While Starting On December 13, 2025
Gemini, Virgo and Aquarius zodiac signs experience happiness they haven't felt in a while starting on December 13, 2025, when the Moon aligns with Venus.
Anxiety detox: How 10-minute daily mindfulness is rewiring Gen Z’s mind
In a world where constant notifications, academic pressure, and social comparison rule everyday life, Gen Z has become the ...
Samara Joy's polyphonic stardom
One month earlier, several days after Joy celebrated her 23rd birthday, she'd been named a nominee in two categories at the 65th Grammy Awards: best jazz vocal album, for her strong sophomore effort ...
Anya Taylor-Joy Still Can’t Make Sense of What She Went Through
Playing the title character in “Furiosa,” the 28-year-old star says, “I’ve never been more alone than making that movie.” Anya Taylor-Joy found herself sobbing while watching “Furiosa” in an early cut ...
16 Things We Do to Derail Our Own Happiness
Happiness isn’t just about major life events or flashy achievements. Yet, we often overlook the significant role of our daily ...
The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, Or Society — Or Both
What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that happiness can come from either within or from external influences, from both, or neither — and which is true differs across people.
Excerpt: 'Be Happy: The Power of Happiness in You'
Read an excerpt from Robert Holden's new book, "Be Happy." June 1, 2009 — -- You can train yourself to be happy, according to Robert Holden's newest book "Be Happy: The Power of Happiness in You.
Mindfulness won’t burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals
Masha Remskar previously received funding from UK Research & Innovation's Economic and Social Research Council, and served as Head of Science at the Medito Foundation. The Medito Foundation is a ...
Does Mindfulness Make You More Compassionate?
I attended my first meditation retreat in Thailand 17 years ago. When I arrived, I didn’t know very much about mindfulness and I certainly didn’t speak any Thai. At the monastery, I vaguely understood ...
Can little actions bring big joy? Researchers find 'micro-acts' can boost well-being
It's 8 a.m., and your in-box is filling up. You spot an email about a colleague's promotion. Do you scroll past or take a moment to give props? Or, you're in line at the coffee shop, where it's easy ...