Consider our story. Following the 2016 Presidential Election, Nate noticed that tracking the news became a near addiction: “I woke up each morning with an irresistible urge to view the latest headlines. During short two-minute breaks in my day, I would reach for my phone to scan through breaking news updates. Even though the news left me feeling anxious, I couldn’t get enough of it.” Eric’s relationship to the news took on a similarly habitual form: “I generally don’t watch a lot of TV and yet for the few months leading up to President Trump’s inauguration and immediately following it, I became a news junkie....

Leave-in Conditioner Cream: Your Unsung Hero Leave-in Conditioner Cream: Your Unsung Hero We all know leave-in conditioner as that perfect post-blowout product that, depending on your hair type and process, actually goes beyond the call of duty. Typically used as an after-wash hair care product, a lot of people also use it as a thermal protectant before heat-styling, a mid-day refresher or as an extra moisture boost for strands that need just a bit more slip after conditioner....

I received a steady diet of these inspiring messages in movie theater ads preceding the coming attractions during Christmas. They were being used to sell…Tylenol. Words are indeed cheap, and many of the words used to promote mindfulness are the same words used to sell lots of stuff these days. For good reason: We crave these things. As cheesy as it sounds, we do want “moments that matter” and we do want to “live in the now....

Science has considered all of these questions. It might be a relief to hear that researchers have not figured out the formula for what makes people kind—but with a very ambitious new study, a pioneering team from Germany might have brought us one step closer to some answers. Researchers Anne Böckler, Anita Tusche, and Tania Singer analyzed years of data about how contemplative practice—i.e., meditation—affects a slew of biological and behavioral measures (The ReSource Project)....

Editors’ Picks: Hairstyle Trends I Loved from 2016 Editors’ Picks: Hairstyle Trends I Loved from 2016 1. Shag Hairstyles This year, I haven’t come across a shag hairstyle I didn’t like. The shag is the perfect look for the woman that’s into the undone hair trend with an edge. All it takes is a good wash and go routine, sea salt spray and some hair gel and you’re golden! Don’t believe me?...