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Can the Mere Sight of Something Tempting Affect Your Memory?

Ever have your attention hijacked by something appealing? Research using alcohol cues reveals how this bias works.

Ever have your attention hijacked by something appealing? Research using alcohol cues reveals how this bias works.

Talking Out Loud to Yourself Isn’t Weird—It’s Advantageous

Talking aloud to yourself has been shown to improve cognitive functioning, problem-solving, performance, memory, and self-control.

Talking aloud to yourself has been shown to improve cognitive functioning, problem-solving, performance, memory, and self-control.

The Morbid Curiosity of Watching a Daredevil Risk His Life

The attraction to life-threatening entertainment is surging.

The attraction to life-threatening entertainment is surging.

The Art and Value of Paying Attention

Think of attention as a factor that distinguishes your life and your work. It can help you answer the question: What can you do that AI can't?

Think of attention as a factor that distinguishes your life and your work. It can help you answer the question: What can you do that AI can't?

Flashed Face Distortions Across the Visual Field

A new study examined the mechanisms of the Flashed Face Distortion Effect, finding that the effect is greatly diminished when presented faces change location.

A new study examined the mechanisms of the Flashed Face Distortion Effect, finding that the effect is greatly diminished when presented faces change location.

4 Signs That Remote Work Is for You

Four ways to tell if working from home is the ideal career move for you.

Four ways to tell if working from home is the ideal career move for you.

ADHD Medications Work Differently Than Previously Thought

It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, new research finds that this is not the case.

It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, new research finds that this is not the case.

The 50-Percent Rule for Living Well

Sometimes, we miss the most obvious expressions of goodness right in front of us.

Sometimes, we miss the most obvious expressions of goodness right in front of us.

The Healing Power of Real Human Attention

Empathy is a foundational therapeutic tool. So is attensity, a revitalized way to define attention. From behaviorists to bed-rotting, a short history of this lost term of art.

Empathy is a foundational therapeutic tool. So is attensity, a revitalized way to define attention. From behaviorists to bed-rotting, a short history of this lost term of art.

How Slow-Looking Changes Our Experience of Art

When we take the time to be present and curious, we allow for more complex aesthetic and emotional responses to emerge.

When we take the time to be present and curious, we allow for more complex aesthetic and emotional responses to emerge.

The Best Nature-Based Activities for Your Mental Health

Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

Before You Quit, Try Letting Go of Non-Negotiable Grit

When exertion starts to hurt, it’s tempting to quit. New research on desire-goal conflict shows how easing up strategically can help you keep going.

When exertion starts to hurt, it’s tempting to quit. New research on desire-goal conflict shows how easing up strategically can help you keep going.

Genius Dogs or Not?

Some dogs, known as label learners, have the ability to learn the names of objects. What gives these dogs this special aptitude?

Some dogs, known as label learners, have the ability to learn the names of objects. What gives these dogs this special aptitude?

How Therapists Can Heal Our Attention

Psychological wellness now depends on the cultivation of active and collaborative resistance to the harms of the attention economy.

Psychological wellness now depends on the cultivation of active and collaborative resistance to the harms of the attention economy.

Do You Have an Attention Problem? Or Does Everyone?

Distraction is natural. Paying attention is hard—and always has been. Make focusing easier by recognizing that it is a difficult skill and set yourself up for success.

Distraction is natural. Paying attention is hard—and always has been. Make focusing easier by recognizing that it is a difficult skill and set yourself up for success.

Breaking Bad: Fight Against Attention Deterioration

Explore the impacts of technology usage on our ability to concentrate, and how we can break up with our harmful habits and routines.

Explore the impacts of technology usage on our ability to concentrate, and how we can break up with our harmful habits and routines.

When Others Must Confirm My Ego

When attention collapses into the need for validation, ethics turns into performance—and we lose the ability to see one another truly.

When attention collapses into the need for validation, ethics turns into performance—and we lose the ability to see one another truly.

Can Nicotine Pouches Really Enhance Productivity?

Some tech companies, seeking to increase productivity, now offer free nicotine pouches to employees. Can nicotine actually make workers more productive—and are the risks worth the reward?

Some tech companies, seeking to increase productivity, now offer free nicotine pouches to employees. Can nicotine actually make workers more productive—and are the risks worth the reward?

Growing Older Without Growing Old: The Secret Hidden in Time

Time seems to pass faster with age, but curiosity and creative engagement may help slow this perception down, protecting well-being and cognitive health.

Time seems to pass faster with age, but curiosity and creative engagement may help slow this perception down, protecting well-being and cognitive health.

Stimulant ADHD Meds Work Differently Than Experts Assumed

A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain enough sleep, they may exhibit symptoms similar to ADHD.

A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain enough sleep, they may exhibit symptoms similar to ADHD.

3 Ways to Become a Magnetic Conversationalist

2. Master the 90-second burst of attention.

2. Master the 90-second burst of attention.

A New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep

Most New Year’s resolutions fail by February. This one takes minutes a day—and research suggests it can make the whole year better.

Most New Year’s resolutions fail by February. This one takes minutes a day—and research suggests it can make the whole year better.

Engaging In Rituals Can Strengthen Connection and Well-Being

No matter your stage of life, it’s always possible (and healthy) to add more meaning and purpose to your experiences. Rituals are a powerful vehicle for actualizing this.

No matter your stage of life, it’s always possible (and healthy) to add more meaning and purpose to your experiences. Rituals are a powerful vehicle for actualizing this.

Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop Putting Things Off

Stuck in “I’ll do it later”? Here’s how to break the cycle of procrastination and start moving forward.

Stuck in “I’ll do it later”? Here’s how to break the cycle of procrastination and start moving forward.

How Physical Space Shapes Creative Thinking at Work

Feeling scattered or stuck may have less to do with motivation and more to do with space. Here's how small changes to your environment can restore focus and creative flow.

Feeling scattered or stuck may have less to do with motivation and more to do with space. Here's how small changes to your environment can restore focus and creative flow.

Praying to Our Screens

In an age dominated by smartphones and identity performance, many forms of psychological suffering stem from excessive self-focus.

In an age dominated by smartphones and identity performance, many forms of psychological suffering stem from excessive self-focus.

Freeing Ourselves From Productivity Guilt

Struggling with productivity guilt? You’re not alone. Winter invites us to rest, reflect, and reset. Here’s why your best ideas may bloom after a gentle pause.

Struggling with productivity guilt? You’re not alone. Winter invites us to rest, reflect, and reset. Here’s why your best ideas may bloom after a gentle pause.

One Resolution Is Enough: ‘I’ll Be the Tortoise’

Personal Perspective: In a culture that rewards speed and urgency, choosing the stillness of the Tortoise is the gentlest and most powerful way to reclaim our lives.

Personal Perspective: In a culture that rewards speed and urgency, choosing the stillness of the Tortoise is the gentlest and most powerful way to reclaim our lives.

How Eye Blinks Reveal the Musical Beat

A new study shows that when we listen to music, our eye blinks synchronize to the beat. This finding shows that our eye blinks can reveal hidden internal states of mind.

A new study shows that when we listen to music, our eye blinks synchronize to the beat. This finding shows that our eye blinks can reveal hidden internal states of mind.

Does Tinnitus Cause Dementia?

Despite the headlines, tinnitus does not cause dementia. The problem is that it can cause a form of cognitive impairment. Learn how to tell the difference and what to do about it.

Despite the headlines, tinnitus does not cause dementia. The problem is that it can cause a form of cognitive impairment. Learn how to tell the difference and what to do about it.