Why Freedom and Love Are the Only True Paths to Autonomy

The election illustrates how control and manipulation shape the political arena.

The election illustrates how control and manipulation shape the political arena.

To Manage Conflict Effectively, Watch Your “Punctuation”

It’s natural to cling to your views during conflict, but adopting another’s perspective can take your influence to the next level.

It’s natural to cling to your views during conflict, but adopting another’s perspective can take your influence to the next level.

A Prosthesis for the Mind

“Continuous partial attention is an automatic process motivated only by ‘a desire to be a live node on the network’ or by the willingness to connect and stay connected."

“Continuous partial attention is an automatic process motivated only by ‘a desire to be a live node on the network’ or by the willingness to connect and stay connected."

Is Distraction Good for Mental Health?

Do you have trouble being alone with your thoughts? Consider the perils and benefits of digital distraction.

Do you have trouble being alone with your thoughts? Consider the perils and benefits of digital distraction.

5 Strategies to Reduce Negative Thinking

Learning simple ways to think differently about yourself and your experiences can lead to greater balance and positive emotions.

Learning simple ways to think differently about yourself and your experiences can lead to greater balance and positive emotions.

The Peril and Promise of Technology

Technology is something that both enhances and encumbers our lives. This contrast leaves us feeling deeply ambivalent and reminds us that all human creations bring help and harm.

Technology is something that both enhances and encumbers our lives. This contrast leaves us feeling deeply ambivalent and reminds us that all human creations bring help and harm.

3 Executive Functioning Skills Every Parent Should Know

Unlock your child's potential with three simple yet powerful strategies that boost their executive functioning.

Unlock your child's potential with three simple yet powerful strategies that boost their executive functioning.

You Are Not the Movie

We all create dramas out of events in our lives but confuse what our real role in them is.

We all create dramas out of events in our lives but confuse what our real role in them is.

Purpose in Life Is Like the Bass Guitar in a Band

A Personal Perspective: You seldom hear people say, "I love the bass guitar in that song." But the bass holds the whole darn thing together. That's what purpose in life is like.

A Personal Perspective: You seldom hear people say, "I love the bass guitar in that song." But the bass holds the whole darn thing together. That's what purpose in life is like.

Why the Limits of Language Are the Limits of the World

If Inuit languages have 50 words for snow, then the English language is missing a lot of words for snow. What else are we missing? I am trying to find out.

If Inuit languages have 50 words for snow, then the English language is missing a lot of words for snow. What else are we missing? I am trying to find out.

The Link Between Attention and Music

Listening to music can help make boring assignments easier to endure. Here's how.

Listening to music can help make boring assignments easier to endure. Here's how.

Attention as a Criterion of Free Will

How is free will possible? I propose controlling one's attention as a minimal criterion.

How is free will possible? I propose controlling one's attention as a minimal criterion.

How Not to Waste Time

Most people waste the precious little time they are given. You can identify your most important goal, based on your values, and take the next smallest step in its direction.

Most people waste the precious little time they are given. You can identify your most important goal, based on your values, and take the next smallest step in its direction.

Why We Miss the Work That’s Right in Front of Us

The constant work of our mothers, partners, coworkers, and friends goes unnoticed daily because of our inattentional blindness. This is a signal that your attention needs a reset.

The constant work of our mothers, partners, coworkers, and friends goes unnoticed daily because of our inattentional blindness. This is a signal that your attention needs a reset.

Drop It Like a Squat: Exercise Breaks Can Enhance Attention

Habitual exercise can impact attention and memory. But what about the immediate effects of exercise on attention? Can exercise help?

Habitual exercise can impact attention and memory. But what about the immediate effects of exercise on attention? Can exercise help?

How to Deal With a Fear of Public Speaking

Most of us aren't thrilled at the thought of speaking to a crowd. Focusing on the task at hand may help reduce your speaking anxieties.

Most of us aren't thrilled at the thought of speaking to a crowd. Focusing on the task at hand may help reduce your speaking anxieties.

1-Minute Breath Practice Boosts Your Energy When Sluggish

Drowsiness after eating is normal. But if you need to quickly retain your mental focus, try this easy mindful breath practice.

Drowsiness after eating is normal. But if you need to quickly retain your mental focus, try this easy mindful breath practice.

The Dark Side of Romance: Bad Thoughts Spark Bad Behavior

Many people are flattered to be the object of someone’s affection, but some should be frightened instead. Research reveals the dark side of romantic intentions.

Many people are flattered to be the object of someone’s affection, but some should be frightened instead. Research reveals the dark side of romantic intentions.

Factors That Influence Your Attention

We are increasingly bombarded with various stimuli, only some of which are relevant to our current goals.

We are increasingly bombarded with various stimuli, only some of which are relevant to our current goals.

Using Gestalt Psychotherapy Techniques With Music Students

Authentic contact with the self is central to Gestalt psychotherapy. Here's how to use basic Gestalt exercises in a music lesson to foster contact with the self and others.

Authentic contact with the self is central to Gestalt psychotherapy. Here's how to use basic Gestalt exercises in a music lesson to foster contact with the self and others.

"Accidental Sagacity" in New Discoveries

Will technological advances affect the generation of new ideas by altering the likelihood of in-person casual meetings and opportunities for serendipitous observations?

Will technological advances affect the generation of new ideas by altering the likelihood of in-person casual meetings and opportunities for serendipitous observations?

How Earworms Reveal Our Hidden Musical Memory Skills

The musical earworms you experience throughout your day reveal a hidden memory skill. New research on earworms shows accurate recall of song pitches without conscious effort.

The musical earworms you experience throughout your day reveal a hidden memory skill. New research on earworms shows accurate recall of song pitches without conscious effort.

The Benefits of Mental “Compartments”

Do you often feel like intrusive thoughts interrupt your day? Creating mental "compartments" can help you stay focused in the present.

Do you often feel like intrusive thoughts interrupt your day? Creating mental "compartments" can help you stay focused in the present.

Our (Mis)Perceptions of Time

Time seems to pass more slowly when we're children than it does when we're adults. But why?

Time seems to pass more slowly when we're children than it does when we're adults. But why?

Finding Joy in the Present

Discover how Schopenhauer's 19th-century insights and modern mindfulness practices can transform your perspective.

Discover how Schopenhauer's 19th-century insights and modern mindfulness practices can transform your perspective.

Does Having Plants in the Office Improve Focus?

Doing mentally fatiguing office work may be easier if plants are in the office.

Doing mentally fatiguing office work may be easier if plants are in the office.

How We Can Create More Meaningful Ways of Relating

Do you feel like your partner is quiet quitting your relationship? How to identify and address the ways we avoid our partners.

Do you feel like your partner is quiet quitting your relationship? How to identify and address the ways we avoid our partners.

Unlocking the ADHD Brain

Ever wonder what’s happening inside the brain of someone with ADHD? From dopamine imbalances to lagging executive functions, learn how these factors influence ADHD behaviors.

Ever wonder what’s happening inside the brain of someone with ADHD? From dopamine imbalances to lagging executive functions, learn how these factors influence ADHD behaviors.

What Narcissists Get From Their Pets

A narcissist's pet can be at higher risk of neglect.

A narcissist's pet can be at higher risk of neglect.

How to Break Free From Brain Fog and Digital Overload

Digital overload hampers cognitive function and intuition. Digital detox and mindfulness can enhance focus, decision-making, and overall well-being.

Digital overload hampers cognitive function and intuition. Digital detox and mindfulness can enhance focus, decision-making, and overall well-being.