Sterling K. Brown is in the midst of a career run that would make almost any actor envious, with TV show This Is Us and Oscar buzz for the highly-anticipated indie drama Waves (not to mention the cover of Men’s Health). But the muscular physical presence he brings to the screen isn’t the result of…
Credit: Carol Yepes/Getty As I sit down to write this piece, a voice in my head tells me: “You can’t do this,” and “Who do you think you are?” Tension grows. Writing about well-being starts to stress me out. “This needs to be perfect,” the voice continues.This voice is not unique to me; we all…
A few days ago, someone posted a gut-wrenching comment in response to a blog post I’d written, “Pessimism May Lower Your Odds of Living a Long, Healthy Life,” that sent shock waves through my nervous system and reminded me of something I would have said as a 16-year-old. Anonymous wrote: “I am a pessimist. I don’t…
Have you ever wondered what makes a person successful and why some achieve easier than others?Over the years, I have followed numerous success tips to help me be and achieve the success that I craved. I thought I knew quite early what it took to be successful. But, the full realization came when I noticed…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is a well-known proponent of various biohacking and health tech trends like fasting and extreme meditation. Getty Biohacking has become increasingly popular among Silicon Valley-tech types in recent years.Their problem-solving mindset has led them to use fasting, extreme meditation, butter-containing coffee, and the fat-centric keto diet in an attempt to enhance…
Cultures across the globe have practiced meditation in various forms for centuries. But despite its prevalence, meditation feels daunting to many. Headspace brings powerful, easy-to-follow, guided meditation to the masses through its iOS, Android, and Web apps. In recent years, scientists have associated meditation with a wide variety of benefits ranging from improvements in memory,…
For the last few months, I have been dealing with a very serious health condition. In my last visit, my doctor recommended that I deal with the stress of this situation by starting a meditation practice, but it’s always seemed too flaky for me. Besides, I can’t sit still for five minutes, let alone sit…
Openness to experience changes what people see in the worldHuman awareness is highly limited. What gets your attention also prevents you from seeing the whole picture — unexpected objects go unnoticed when attention is focused elsewhere.We subconsciously ignore specific facts, data and knowledge because of what we are conditioned to observe or look out for.Mounting…
A few days ago, someone posted a gut-wrenching comment in response to a blog post I’d written, “Pessimism May Lower Your Odds of Living a Long, Healthy Life,” that sent shock waves through my nervous system and reminded me of something I would have said as a 16-year-old. Anonymous wrote: “I am a pessimist. I don’t…
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