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How to Find Peace

By Joan Borysenko — 2008

Let your body relax, and feel your connection to the larger whole.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health

A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention

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Amishi Jha
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A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy One

New research underlines the wisdom of being absorbed in what you do

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Jason Castro
2010
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Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime

Research on naps, meditation, nature walks and the habits of exceptional artists and athletes reveals how mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity.

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Ferris Jabr
2013
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A Day of Rest: 12 Scientific Reasons It Works

Most major religions call for a day of rest . . . science agrees.

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Rhett Power
2017
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Why Rest Days Are Important for Higher Efficiency at Work

For centuries, humans have understood that rest is fundamental to success, health, and happiness. As the saying goes, “Even God rested on the seventh day.”

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Kenny Kline
2015
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The Science of Taming the Wandering Mind

Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it?

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Amishi Jha
2017
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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