Continuing to work past retirement age can have benefits on both physical and mental health. It’s also beneficial to organizations, because the older employees not only bring knowledge and life experience, but they can help mentor the younger employees. While in the past, retirement meant giving up working completely, it is now sometimes seen […]
How Humor Helps You to Be Taken Seriously
Humor is a good way to make awkward situations less awkward. But when used at work, there has to be a balance between humor, and clowning around. In general, people are drawn towards people who make them laugh. And it can be used in professional environments. And while people can be funny, it doesn’t […]
The Highs and Lows of Psychedelics
Some people are looking into medicinal use of psychedelics drugs. One example is a drug called psilocybin. When used in conjunction with therapy, it can potentially be helpful for treating anxiety, depression, and substance abuse disorders. One big benefit is that it may only take two doses to yield effects that last for a […]
7 Tips for Building Friendships to Last a Lifetime
Lifelong friendships are wonderful, but they take work. This work includes accepting changes, being resilient, and focusing on the things you have in common, rather than the things that differ between you. One secret to building a lifelong friendship is reciprocity. Kindness just needs to generally go in both directions when it’s needed. Another […]
Distressing Study On Long COVID-19 Reveals Just How Enduring It Can Be
A study published in the journal Nature Communications looked into the symptoms of long COVID. Researchers followed more than 30,000 people with COVID-19 infections alongside a control group of over 60,000. The symptoms most commonly associated with long COVID were found to be breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain, and brain fog. Being asymptomatic and vaccinated lessens […]
Music and the Body: Richard Powers on the Power of Song
Nietzsche wrote that without music, life would be a mistake. Edna St. Vincent Millay said that without music, she would wish to die. Among current writers, Richard Powers has written beautifully about life with music, particularly in his novel The Time of Our Singing. The story is about a black woman in 1930s Philadelphia, […]
The Difference Between Insight and Inspiration
There is a popular and persistent misconception that literary creation begins with inspiration. There is also a related myth that mind-expanding drugs can enhance the creative process, but this hasn’t been supported by research. Inspiration refers not just to the beginning of the creative process, but also implies a sudden sense of breakthrough, a “Eureka!” […]
How to Meditate Anywhere
We lead our lives in a fast paced and ever-changing environment. We move quickly, make decisions as we go, and we are required to be able to do that without a pause in our thinking. This kind of expectation is found not only at our workplace, but also during the leisure time and entertainment. It […]
An Antimatter Experiment Shows Surprises Near Absolute Zero
Researchers have been messing around with antimatters for years trying to find new laws of physics. However, there hasn’t been anything found that is ground-breaking as of yet. In a perfect world these researchers would be able to see all hydrogen atoms having the same sharp hue. However, we don’t live in a perfect […]
5 Tips for Reducing Emotional and Mindless Eating
There are many different things that you can do in order to reduce both emotional and mindless eating. One of the first things that you should do is start a journal and write down any time that you are having urges that fall outside of your typical meal times. You also want to check in […]
