9 Best Articles in 2020
Harvard Business Review
The Busier You Are, the More You Need Quiet Time
Harvard Business Review
3 min read · 4409 saves · From 2017 · It’s essential for strategic thinking.
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…
Entrepreneur
How Reading Books Helps Your Brain Recharge
Entrepreneur
4 min read · 803 saves · Feb 14th · It may seem counterintuitive, but absorbing information through old-fashioned books gives your brain a break.
Ness Labs
From FOMO to JOMO: the joy of missing out September 6, 2019 In Mental Health
Ness Labs
5 min read · 659 saves · 2019-09-06 · JOMO—the joy of missing out—is a way to live an intentional life. It’s realising that FOMO is distracting you from your life’s purpose.
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.
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…
The Cut
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
The Cut
5 min read · 562 saves · From 2016 · Research in neuroscience shows a solid link between aerobic exercise and cognitive clarity.
Leo Babauta
Coming Back to Powerful Habits (plus 6 Powerful Habits)
Leo Babauta
3 min read · 504 saves · Feb 28th · I was talking with a client about how he felt constantly behind on his email, Slack and other messages and small tasks. I suggested…
The Guardian
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
The Guardian
~15 min read · 442 saves · Jan 3rd · Kyle Chayka · The long read: From the ‘KonMari method’ to Apple’s barely-there design philosophy, we are forever being urged to declutter and simplify our lives. But…
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The G.R.A.C.E. Practice: A Moment to Engage in Self-Care
Mindful
2 min read · 13 saves · Oct 16th · Follow this 12-minute guided meditation to gather your attention and consider what would really serve you, your self-care, and your capacity for resilience.
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Look Inward To Make External Change: Advice From A Meditation Teacher
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2 min read · 12 saves · Oct 22nd · When the world feels upside-down, it might seem counterintuitive to turn inward to create change. But that's exactly what meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg says…
