9 Best Articles in 2020
The Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
The Atlantic
1071 saves · From 2017 · Jean M. Twenge · More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The New York Times
6 min read · 980 saves · Apr 1st · Taylor Lorenz · The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to…
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
BuzzFeed News
877 saves · 2019-01-05 · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen…
Psychology Today
10 Exercises to Make You Mentally Stronger
Psychology Today
3 min read · 685 saves · Feb 26th · Building a little mental muscle could have a big impact on your life.
New York Magazine
Andrew Sullivan: My Distraction Sickness — and Yours
New York Magazine
20+ min read · 624 saves · From 2016 · An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too.
medium.com
Psychologists Explain How To Stop Overthinking Everything
medium.com
7 min read · 623 saves · 2019-11-16 · Thomas Oppong · Overthinking can lead to serious emotional distress and increase your risk of mental health problems
The Economist Data Team
How heavy use of social media is linked to mental illness
The Economist Data Team
5 min read · 611 saves · From 2018 · Youngsters report problems with anxiety, depression, sleep and “FoMO”
The Guardian
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
The Guardian
577 saves · From 2018 · Harriet Griffey · We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to…
Harvard Business Review
Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus
Harvard Business Review
5 min read · 458 saves · From 2017 · “Unfocus” enhances resilience, creativity, and decision making.
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The New York Times
Don’t Grieve Alone. Reach Out.
The New York Times
5 min read · 111 saves · Oct 14th · Finding emotional support during a crisis often means turning to long-established networks already built for distance.
Vox
You can help make psychedelic therapy for depression a reality
Vox
7 min read · 69 saves · Oct 9th · Sigal Samuel · Scientists are developing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, into a treatment for depression.
Esquire
Inside the Teen Suicide Public Health Crisis - Tempe Arizona Community Fighting Against Suicide Rates
Esquire
20+ min read · 41 saves · Oct 20th · Matthew Shaer · Teens are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. Public health officials call it a crisis. Researchers have identified several clusters nationwide. The survivors…
Creative Bloq
How to look after your mental health during lockdown
Creative Bloq
3 min read · 39 saves · Oct 19th · Rosie Hilder · Creatives share their tips.
Anon
The Surprising Power of Color to Ease Quarantine Anxiety
Anon
5 min read · 36 saves · Oct 22nd · The Covid-bound are trying to redecorate their way out of a pandemic slump.
Nature
Depression alters the circadian pattern of online activity
Nature
7 min read · 36 saves · Oct 14th · 1.World Health Organization. Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020. Technical report ISBN 978 92 4 150602, World Health Organization (2013).2.World Health Organization. Suicide Fact-Sheet.…
NPR
Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll
NPR
5 min read · 30 saves · Oct 14th · Aneri Pattani · Reports are on the rise of symptoms such as headaches, stomach problems and flare-ups of autoimmune disorders. Here's why chronic stress can make our…
BBC Breaking News
Covid: What is the mental health cost to the young?
BBC Breaking News
4 min read · 24 saves · Oct 12th · Could the long-term mental health impact of virus restrictions be far more damaging than the virus itself?
The Wall Street Journal
A Hidden Cost of Covid: Shrinking Mental-Health Services
The Wall Street Journal
15 saves · Oct 9th · Mental-health treatment has become harder to find just as the coronavirus pandemic has driven higher demand for such services and hospitals place a high…
Fast Company
5 ways to design a better mental health future for a stressed-out workforce
Fast Company
3 min read · 12 saves · Oct 27th · Almost 41% of Americans struggle with mental health issues stemming from the pandemic, but many companies remain ill-equipped to address the problem, says this…
