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Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Evolution, Schedules, and the Quiet Cost to Mental Health

Relentless scheduling and treating time as a scarce resource creates an evolutionary mismatch that narrows attention and raises chronic stress and mental health risk.
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

What Taoism can teach us about learning in the age of AI

As our attention spans and cognitive abilities are increasingly damaged by digital overuse and AI-mediated shortcuts, the ability to focus deeply and learn something in depth is quickly becoming a critical skill. Never have we had such broad access to information. And never have so many people felt unable to concentrate long enough to truly master anything. Learning is everywhere, yet depth feels elusive.
Mindfulness
Science
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

2 Signs Short-Videos Are Changing Your Brain

Short-video compulsion dulls attention, weakens memory, reduces loss aversion, and increases impulsivity through measurable changes in brain function.
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