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In Defense of Daydreaming
Whenever I have a few moments of down time — every weekday, for instance, when I’m waiting in the car pool pickup line for my children at camp — I grab my phone and check
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Science Says Flipping This Mindset Switch Will Help You Save Money, Starting Today
If you want to save money to start a business, you’re in good company. The majority of small businesses are funded through savings; one out of three small businesses launched with less than $5,000 in startup capital. Hoping to
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Adam Grant Talks Mental Health With Prince Harry: ‘Your Body Cannot Function Without Your Mind’
Not everyone prioritizes their mental fitness. But Prince Harry believes that they should: “We all have greatness within us,” the royal says in a video for the wellness startup BetterUp released this week. “Mental fitness helps
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Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works.
Some years ago, a friend told me that his marriage was suffering because he was on the road so much for work. I started counseling him on how to fix things—to move more meetings online, to
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Why Mind Wandering Can Be Actually Good For You
Whether it’s thinking about your goals, running future scenarios, replaying old memories or simply wondering what you’d have for dinner tonight—science shows that mind wandering accounts for more than 45% of your waking hours every day.
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Scientists Aren’t Sure How the Inner Voice Works
Many of us have a consistent dialogue running in our heads that we use for a variety of mental tasks, such as working memory — reciting phone numbers or new friends’ names — and reading.