“The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates Why examine? We are human beings. We are alive for a short period of time. We spend a lot of time being dead: the period before we are born, and then after we stop being alive. In the big scheme of things, a single human being is …
Who does not want to be happy? However, most of us are confused about what that means. We often choose the wrong ways of trying to achieve happiness, spending a lot of money chasing transient pleasures. And we are reluctant to do some simple, and often free, things which can bring about lasting satisfaction. Gratitude …
We can lead life like a bottle on the ocean: tossed high up in the air with a wave of elation one moment, and plunging to the depths of depression as the wave inevitably loses steam and crashes. On the other hand, we can try and stay on a more even keel, and try and …
“I hope karma slaps you in the face before I do.” I am not sure who said it, but I found this on the internet the other day. And this summarizes perfectly the widely prevalent view about karma. What is karma? “The hand of fate” is how a lot of people describe karma. “Your just …
About 40 million adults have an anxiety disorder in the USA alone. There are millions more in the rest of the world, with an enormous cost in healthcare, disability, and suffering. Only about a third of the sufferers seek treatment. It is time to change that. “Regular anxiety” or anxiety disorder? In a previous …
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If you are a human being, you will become anxious from time to time. If you are an American adult, 18 out of 100 of you and your peers will have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the US, affecting 40 million adults, and costing the country more than …
Want to do your brain a favor? Adopt the two Ms. Move & Mediterranean. No, you don’t really need to relocate to Greece (unless you really want to. I have nothing against Greece). M & M The first M is for Motion, as in exercise. The second M is for Mediterranean, as in diet. There …
Silence Enough is enough. Our eardrums are exploding under the assault of noise. If you are at home, even without any kids running around, focus on the sounds around you. Chances are, you are not watching your TV, but it is on. Background noise, “to keep you company.” In the summer, you probably can hear …
Everybody knows that exercise helps the body and builds up muscles. But it does more than that. It also helps the brain. Focus and attention A study published in 2013 in The Journal of Pediatrics looked at 8-10 year old boys and girls before and after 20 minutes of exercise. Here are the details: Half …
What’s a human being to do? We evolved a while ago. Before email pings, before smartphones, before PTA meetings competed with business conference calls. Back in the day, we just needed to focus on how to kill the deer in front of our eyes. Then we had to remember where our cave was, so we …