Mindfulness

A streak can motivate you to keep up with behaviors ranging from praying to running to sharing pictures on social media

Equanimity, a key ingredient of mindfulness meditation, helps people face life’s ups and downs

Fathers and nonbirthing parents benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their newborns

The least skilled people know how much they don't know, but everyone thinks they are better than average

People who prioritize “meaning” when they shop may unwittingly convince themselves to buy cheaper goods, services and experiences

When people argue, a kind of frustration called persuasion fatigue can cloud their judgment and harm relationships

Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose

Individuals often overestimate how harshly others judge them. But self-compassion can help build a more balanced, healthy perspective

Becoming aware of your sleeping self could relieve anxiety or tap the creative unconscious

Searching the keyword “mindfulness” on Google News turns up more than 9,000 results posted over the last few weeks. The vast majority of headlines arrive in your browser resonating with  hyperbolic overtones: “Pioneering Lee School uses mindfulness for pupils to beat stress and boost exams” “How to Manage Your 40,000 Thoughts A Day and Keep [...]

The Synapse Project “encourages young women to enter the field of neuroscience through information and mentorship,” according to its website.

The November/December Scientific American Mind is a tribute to the seven deadly sins. Not that gluttony, envy, greed, sloth, wrath, lust and pride are necessarily laudable traits, but we can learn a lot from them.