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Precision Change
Read more: Precision ChangeOCD meets CBT: The Data Driven Life profiles people precisely measuring what’s going on in their lives. A few months ago, Barooah began to wean himself from coffee. His method was precise. He made a large cup of coffee and removed 20 milliliters weekly. This went on for more than four months, until barely a…
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The Middle-Aged Brain
Read more: The Middle-Aged BrainThe middle-aged brain is “better than ever,” says Barbara Stauch, author of a book on the subject: The thing the middle-aged brain shares with the teenage brain is that it’s still developing. It’s not some static blob that is going inextricably downhill…during this period…we’re better at all sorts of things than we were at 20.…
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Mind-Body Media
Read more: Mind-Body MediaOnce you begin considering that many physical symptoms may be stress related, not only do you react to your own aches and pains differently, the news starts to take on a different meaning. That’s why Dr. David Schechter repeatedly asks in his MindBody Workbook what kind of messages you’ve been getting in the media about…
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On Blinking
Read more: On BlinkingAt ScienceDaily, Blinking Eyes Indicate Mind Wandering: When your mind wanders, you’re not paying attention to what’s going in front of you. A new study suggests that it’s not just the mind, it’s the body, too; when subjects’ minds wandered, they blinked more, setting up a tiny physical barrier between themselves and the outside world…