Tag: mindful
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How to Implement Gratitude in the Workplace (and Why You Can’t Afford Not to)
We all feel gratitude sometimes, even if we’re not mindful enough to be aware of the feeling. And if we are aware of it, often times we forget or feel awkward expressing it. Feelings can be hard to talk about, even positive ones. But sometimes, that’s exactly what businesses need to improve! A great company…
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Study: Meditation vs. Yoga for a Brain & Energy Boost
If there were something that you could do for free, something that took less than a half hour per day, that was scientifically proven to boost energy and brainpower, would you do it? For most of us, that answer is a resounding YES! Unless it’s hard or takes a lot of effort… Well, I have…
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What’s A Mindful Company & What Does It Take To Be One?
We’ve talked before about using mindfulness at a personal level in the workplace to reduce stress. But you may have also heard the term mindful company. So what does it really mean to be a mindful company ? This term has only started to gain popularity in recent years. In fact, many still question whether…
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Reduce Your Digital Clutter, Reduce Your Anxiety
Most people regularly (or at least semi-regularly) go through their stuff and declutter. We donate old clothes, we throw away broken items around the house, we host yard sales to sell off those things that we no longer want or need. It can feel cleansed and refreshing! So why should our digital clutter be any…
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Technology Changes Us, And Generation Z Is Proof
We all know that each generation has different experiences, they grow up in a different time, so it’s impossible not to! But is the latest generation, generation Z, missing out? Has their generation been destroyed by technology? We’ve all see the articles online saying things like Millennials are killing fabric softener or Millennials are running…
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Mindfulness Event This Friday!
Robert Plotkin, co-founder of the Hack Your Mind series is pleased to invite you to the next event this Friday, October 6th at 12 pm on the campus of MIT. Join us for the first program of the semester of our Hack Your Mind series with Dr. Susan Gabrieli. Dr. Gabrieli is a neuroscientist and…
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How Be Happier & More Productive at Work with Simple Mindfulness Practices
Work is a place that we can easily feel stressed and overwhelmed. Maybe you have multiple projects going at the same time or an impossibly short deadline that your boss wants you to meet. It’s happened to all of us at one point! The key to keeping calm under all this stress? Mindfulness. When a…
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Maintain Your Mental Abilities As You Age with Meditation
As we age our cognitive abilities tend to decline. We begin misplacing items more often (keys and glasses, anyone?), it becomes more difficult to solve problems, or we may have trouble remembering names. It’s all just a natural part of aging, right? Maybe it doesn’t have to be! Research shows that the adult brain changes…
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Why We’re Never REALLY Bored, and the Benefits of Boredom
When you were younger—before your first smartphone—do you remember ever being bored? If you’re like most people, you’re probably thinking, yeah, of course! So what did you do when you got bored? Now, this answer is going to be immensely different for every single one of us, but the bottom line is: we entertained ourselves!…
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Mindful Dating is Going Mainstream and We Love It
Years ago who would have ever imagined finding a date online? But then came dating sites like Match.com and eHarmony, and it took the effort out of meeting new people and dating. Today finding a date has become even more mindless with sites like Tinder where you simply swipe left or right to find a…
