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Mental Health & Happiness

What is “Mindfulness” and Why Should You Care?

Today, I’m tackling a big topic: mindfulness. But wait! Before you run away, let me convince you that it’s worth reading and quash a bit of your skepticism. Perhaps for you, the very word “mindfulness” evokes images of hippies or new-age wackos. Fear not, as I am neither of those things. This article will simply serve as a practical, down-to-earth guide that explains what mindfulness is and how we can… Read More »What is “Mindfulness” and Why Should You Care?

What We Can Learn About Rest From Toddlers

Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my nephew Max. He’s two. Max is an energetic, playful child who, like all two-year-olds, has very little self-awareness. Most notably, he seems to have no awareness of when he is tired. Luckily, his parents can tell. When Max starts to get tired, he becomes increasingly prone to frustration, crying, and general crankiness. In response, my brother and his wife impose… Read More »What We Can Learn About Rest From Toddlers

OTMs

In her book, No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness, Michelle Segar encourages us to find “opportunities to move,” or OTMs for short. Finding OTMs means finding ways to do some additional physical movement throughout the day.1 The reasoning behind this is that we live very sedentary lives and being sedentary is bad for both our physical2 and mental health.3 Even if… Read More »OTMs

What do you choose to focus on?

Consider for a moment, the photograph above, taken from the deck of my apartment in late September. What do you see? Do you see a gorgeous, sunlit tree whose leaves are starting to change? Or do you see a city street, parked cars, and an orange traffic cone? Do you choose to appreciate the subtle beauty of the leaves’ colors as they transition from green to yellow to orange to… Read More »What do you choose to focus on?

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