Posts Tagged ‘health’
The Mindful Body argues against mindlessly accepting age-related decline in cognition and health as inevitable
In 1979, Harvard researcher Ellen Langer invited elderly men to spend a week at a retreat designed to remind them of their younger days, surrounded by the art, music, food, games, décor, and more from the late 1950s. Afterward, the men were tested and found to have made significant gains in hearing, memory, dexterity, posture,…
Read MoreWithout Brain Health, you do not have Health
As you go through life, your brain undergoes extraordinary development. Your brain is the most adaptable, modifiable organ in your body, and it can change both positively and negatively by how you use it each day. Just by reading a book such as this one, your brain has been changed. How has your brain been…
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Harnessing Technology (and Anxiety) for Good
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring important brain & mental health news plus a few fun brain teasers to test your reasoning skills and more… #1. Challenge ahead: Harnessing technology for good mental health “Technology can not only help us grow out of unhealthy habits, it is also possible to expand human mental…
Read MoreTen insights on human well-being and potential from two giants we sadly lost in 2021: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Ed Diener
Many of us suffered terrible losses in 2021. In the field of positive psychology, we lost two of our most influential scholars: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Ed Diener. In their honor, I’d like to remember and appreciate the contributions they made to the understanding of human flourishing.
Read MoreStudy in China finds that retirement may accelerate cognitive decline, even for those with stable income
People who retire early suffer from accelerated cognitive decline and may even encounter early onset of dementia, according to a new economic study (Note: opens PDF) I conducted with my doctoral student Alan Adelman. To establish that finding, we examined the effects of a rural pension program China introduced in 2009 that provided people who…
Read MoreRead, Play, Train: 3 Resolutions and 36 Gift Ideas for a Happier & Healthier 2021
Dear reader, We’d like to share something special. As we start to celebrate the holidays and welcome a much needed new year, we asked our team and trusted advisors to compile a list of gift (and self-gift) ideas to help us stay sane and healthy in the months ahead, prioritizing three habits which have been…
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