9 Best Articles in 2021
Harvard Business Review
The Busier You Are, the More You Need Quiet Time
Harvard Business Review
3 min read · 4417 saves · From 2017 · It’s essential for strategic thinking.
The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The New York Times
7 min read · 1296 saves · 2020-04-01 · 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.
LessWrong
100 Tips for a Better Life
LessWrong
10 min read · 1165 saves · 2020-12-23 · The other day I made an advice thread based on Jacobian’s from last year! If you know a source for one of these, shout and I’ll edit it in. Possessions 1 .If you want to find out about people’s…
Entrepreneur
How Reading Books Helps Your Brain Recharge
Entrepreneur
4 min read · 834 saves · 2020-02-15 · 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
6 min read · 684 saves · 2019-09-07 · 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 · 650 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 Cut
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
The Cut
5 min read · 632 saves · 2020-04-08 · Research in neuroscience shows a solid link between aerobic exercise and cognitive clarity.
The Guardian
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
The Guardian
20+ min read · 616 saves · From 2018 · 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
Leo Babauta
Coming Back to Powerful Habits (plus 6 Powerful Habits)
Leo Babauta
3 min read · 515 saves · 2020-02-28 · I was talking with a client about how he felt constantly behind on his email, Slack and other messages and small tasks. I suggested having regular times to do those things: 15 minutes in the morning…
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Mindful productivity audit: 10 questions to improve your well-being at work
Ness Labs
10 min read · 285 saves · Mar 20th · Mindful productivity combines productivity, creativity, and mental health. Perform an audit to achieve more without burning out.
Mashable
Why ADHD and mindfulness make for unexpected but perfect bedfellows
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10 min read · 142 saves · Mar 22nd
Harvard Business Review
Where Mindfulness Falls Short
Harvard Business Review
6 min read · 130 saves · Mar 18th · Sometimes being more aware can actually have a negative effect on mental health.