Attention Residue: Why Your Mind Stays on the Last Task
“My experience is what I agree to attend to.” – William James, The Principles of Psychology, 1890
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The Mind
This section contains articles that touch on mental health and psychology. Some articles contain tips that aim to help us navigate our daily challenges.
What Is Cognitive Offloading? When Tools Help or Replace Thinking
“The use of physical action to alter the information processing requirements of a task so as to reduce cognitive demand.” – Risko & Gilbert, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2016
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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why You Delay Sleep
“Bedtime procrastination is defined as the volitional delay of going to bed, without any external circumstances causing the delay.” – Hill et al., Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2022
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Cognitive Flexibility Exercises: Can You Actually Train Mental Adaptability?
“If any man is able to convince me and show me that I do not think or act right, I will gladly change.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VI.21, trans. George Long
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6 Benefits of Reading for the Brain: What the Science Actually Supports
“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” – Francis Bacon, Of Studies, 1597
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How to Stop Ruminating: When Thinking Stops Being Useful
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 13, c. 65 CE
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The Joy Before the Joy: Why Anticipation Is a Form of Happiness
“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” – Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, 1975
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How to Manage Stress at Work: Tools to Find Calm Amidst Chaos
Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace. – Joan Borysenko, PhD
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Top 3 Health Benefits Of Sauna: Things You Should Know
“The thoughts and feelings that emerge from being on the sauna bench could never appear being anywhere else in the world”
– Frans Eemil Sillanpää
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Enclothed Cognition: The Intersection of Clothing and Mind
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
― Yves Saint Laurent
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