9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The New York Times
6 min read · 1155 saves · 2020-04-01 · 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 basic needs is plenty.
The Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
The Atlantic
1103 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.
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
BuzzFeed News
898 saves · From 2019 · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, rejects those labels. Milllennials like herself, she argues, are merely trying their best to navigate trends like skyrocketing student loans and an underpaying, perk-free gig economy. Millennials will likely not be the only ones who feel that her insights and observations are almost painfully on the nose.
Psychology Today
10 Exercises to Make You Mentally Stronger
Psychology Today
3 min read · 698 saves · 2020-02-26 · Building a little mental muscle could have a big impact on your life.
medium.com
Psychologists Explain How To Stop Overthinking Everything
medium.com
7 min read · 662 saves · 2019-11-16 · Thomas Oppong · Overthinking can lead to serious emotional distress and increase your risk of mental health problems
New York Magazine
Andrew Sullivan: My Distraction Sickness — and Yours
New York Magazine
20+ min read · 638 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.
The Economist Data Team
How heavy use of social media is linked to mental illness
The Economist Data Team
5 min read · 624 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
588 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 learn to the hit the pause button
The New York Times
What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others
The New York Times
6 min read · 496 saves · 2020-06-18 · Eilene Zimmerman · The very earliest days of our lives, and our closest relationships, can offer clues about how we cope with adversity.
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The New York Times
This Year, Try Downsizing Your Resolutions
The New York Times
5 min read · 85 saves · 2020-12-29 · Christina Caron · 2020 was a rough one. Here’s how to make goals for 2021 that feel both satisfying and doable.
The Atlantic
The Social Depression
The Atlantic
5 min read · 63 saves · Jan 2nd · Annie Lowrey · Isolation has taken a tremendous emotional toll on many older Americans.
Psychology Today
Cultivating Hope to Boost Your Mental Health Under Stress
Psychology Today
4 min read · 61 saves · Jan 1st · Tools from positive psychology to help you overcome stress and adversity
The Washington Post
How to navigate the ‘chaotic’ world of mental health apps
The Washington Post
6 min read · 57 saves · 2020-12-24 · Thousands of mental health apps promise to help you through this tough year. Here’s how to choose the right one.
Lifehacker
Journaling Is Much More Than Keeping a Diary
Lifehacker
4 min read · 47 saves · Jan 4th · If you can’t afford a therapist or schedule regular visits with a mental health counselor, you have one one self-soothing method at your disposal that you may have long overlooked, and it won’t cost…
WIRED
How to Make the Most of a Virtual Therapy Session
WIRED
2 min read · 43 saves · Jan 1st · Charmaine Lang · And some Instagram resources to shore up your mental health, if therapy isn't an option right now.
The Atlantic
The Problem With ‘Uber for Therapy’
The Atlantic
8 min read · 41 saves · 2020-12-28 · Olga Khazan · A company that offers app-based coaching laid off its mental-health coaches, then offered them their jobs back without health insurance.
Big Think
Anxiety and depression can affect your learning ability
Big Think
4 min read · 37 saves · 2020-12-28 · An excessive focus on past failures can make learning about new situtations more difficult.
The Atlantic
Dear Therapist: COVID-19 Took My Father. I Am So Angry.
The Atlantic
5 min read · 37 saves · 2020-12-28 · Lori Gottlieb · I was not there for his last breaths. I was not there for his last words. I’m trying to combat my guilt.
Neuroscience News
A Faster Route to Treat Depression
Neuroscience News
5 min read · 36 saves · Jan 4th · Researchers used epigenetic modulators to reduce the damage done by stress to neuroplasticity. Findings reveal acute intervention in epigenetic mechanisms produced antidepressant effects more rapidly…