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The best way to quiet your mind: reduce multitasking
Multitasking creates cognitive fatigue and reduces focus. Research shows task switching incurs measurable costs, and phone interruptions fragment attention. Reducing multitasking and creating distance from devices helps quiet the mind and improve concentration.
Bad sleep and frequent napping are linked to feeling disconnected from reality
A study on female university students found that poor sleep efficiency and frequent daytime naps significantly increase the risk of…
Staying awake too long can cause hallucinations and psychotic-like symptoms
A systematic review of 21 studies on sleep deprivation shows that going without sleep for extended periods causes visual, auditory,…
Oxytocin social bonding: vole study shows how love and loss change the brain
A review of oxytocin social bonding in prairie voles shows the hormone helps form pair bonds and that social loss disrupts oxytocin, causing depression.
Men prefer less makeup than many women think
A 2014 study found that women may overestimate how much makeup men find most attractive. Later research adds nuance and does not prove that men prefer no makeup.
Thinking fast and slow shows why we misjudge risk
Thinking fast and slow explains why we trust vivid stories, framing, and first impressions too easily. Kahneman's work changed economics, but it does not prove that every intuitive judgment is wrong.
Psychologist Jung and philosopher Simondon explain how digital life shapes people and their ties
Individuation, the making of a person or a thing as a distinct being, offers a clear way to read daily…
EMDR therapy helps some people with PTSD
EMDR therapy for PTSD explained in plain language: how sessions work, what studies show, WHO/NICE guidance, limits, and risks to help you choose.