Myth #1: Mindfulness is for taking a time-out from life, quieting the mind and reducing stress. I think this is the #1 myth out there because it’s my experience that this is how people initially experience the practice. One of the greatest entry points to mindfulness in the West is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is a fantastic program with wonderful science behind it, but the name is just for marketing....
The classroom is a set-up for the stress response. I’m trying to get through this lesson so my kids will do well on the standardized tests and I’ll be able to keep my job. But my students aren’t paying attention and don’t care a hoot about this test. After all, the results don’t affect them, only me. I feel a knot in my stomach, my legs feel restless and my heart pounds louder than usual....
You can create an LED notification light on your Pixel 6 thanks to this app You can create an LED notification light on your Pixel 6 thanks to this app That app’s name is aodNotify, and it’s currently in an Early Access program. We knew about it for quite some time now, as it’s not exactly brand new, while Android Police reported that the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are supported now....
In case you’re not brushed up on your TikTok trend lore, let’s give you a rundown. The new Invisible Body Challenge has a filter that removes people’s bodies from the footage. Basically, the background and the people’s bodies are keyed out so that you will only see floating clothes. The people will then proceed to take off their clothes. Since their bodies are visible, nothing is revealed. Classy, huh? How is the Invisible Body Challenge getting people hacked?...
In this video from the PBS science series BrainCraft, creator and host Vanessa Hill explains that our phones—specifically, the apps and the algorithms that guide how we interact with them—tinker with the habit-forming parts of our brain so that we’re triggered to keep coming back to them, and to linger long after a notification has been answered or an interaction has taken place. Everything from the hypnotic buzzing alerts to the brightly colored notifications are tailored to ensure that we’ll come back to an app or website, again and again, in order to receive a “mental reward....
