One of the biggest problems most people have is that they ask the wrong questions about their life.
Guess what happens when you ask the wrong questions? You spend a lot of time trying to figure out the answers to things that don’t matter or that you shouldn’t be thinking about in the first place. That’s because if you try to ask your brain a question, it will try to come up with an answer, and some of those answers may be irrelevant, very damaging, or even put you in a no-win situation. For example, should you be asking yourself, “Why am I always such a loser?” No, because even if you’re the most successful person on earth, when you ask yourself a question like that, your brain will try to ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. You want your brain to focus on questions that will help you build a better life for yourself, not questions that…Open
The exercise can help you identify what's wasting your time — and make room for what matters, says psychotherapist Niro Feliciano. Take a moment to try it. You might be surprised with what you find.
In a world filled with noise and notifications, Sister Mary Catharine Perry has built her life around silence. She explains how stepping back from the noise can make being truly present possible on this week's episode of "One Nation Under God." Watch this full episode: https://youtu.be/zDgw8f1Dno4 #religion #cloisterednun #Catholicism
I had no idea what would help with my problems, but I knew what wouldn’t: talking about them. Which is why a silent retreat turned out to be exactly what I needed.
Photo Credit:Public domain Public Domain By Lars Møller Some of us are fortunate enough to recognize the garden as a heavenly refuge in the midst of a chaotic world.
There's a reason why double- or triple-screening your devices makes you feel tired, says NPR's Manoush Zomorodi. She explains the science of information overload and how to reclaim calm and focus.
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being. '/Open
Content creator Nathaly Sanguino talks with ABC News' Gio Benitez about "being present in the moment" and deciding what devices are "actually necessary for your day-to-day."
Is there something to be said for enforced stillness? The post The Lessons Extracted from a Migraine appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Lessons Extracted from a Migraine Is there something to be said for enforced stillness? “I said I think that a guy who’s always interested in the condition of the world and changing it either has no problems of his own or refuses to face them,” said the novelist Henry Miller in a talking-head segment from Warren Beatty’s much-honored 1981 biopic of the Communist journalist John Reed, Reds. Although the film itself worked overtime to aggrandize its protagonist—he was, after all, played by Beatty, then in full command of his charm and screen presence—Miller did the opposite: The sly, devilish author of Tropic of…Open
