David Gaz, the filmmaker, talked to Mindful about how his own experience of passing good along in the world made him think that there was more at play than just getting a hit from giving: I ended up helping this person who seemed hungry. A big smile came across his face and we went inside to eat some food. He ordered the cheapest thing on the menu, so I upgraded him to something with roast beef, extra cheese, extra everything....
** The truth is, while there is a range of hair clippers available on the market, you can make even an inexpensive option work almost just as well. Hair clippers are built to last and you can achieve the style you want with an inexpensive online purchase. Once you purchase your clippers, here is how you can DIY your hair clippers cut: 1: Get to know the numbers. Each hair clipper set will come with a range of attachments that are labeled by number....
We have emotions for a reason. Anger in response to injustice can signal that the situation needs to change; sadness in response to loss can signal that we’d like to keep the people we love in our lives. It’s when we ruminate, or get caught up in our emotions, that they might become maladaptive. That’s when emotion regulation can be helpful and healthy. Previous research has shown that mindfulness can be an effective tool to help regulate our emotions....
Alas, as research subsequently showed, such artificially inflated self-esteem does not boost academic performance, occupational success, or leader ship ability, let alone improve personal relationships. The best account of these findings is a May 2003 paper in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. I was prompted to take this trip down memory lane when I began noticing a profusion of studies on “self-affirmation.” This is a little different from self-esteem. Self-affirmation is the process of reminding yourself of the values and interests “that constitute your true or core self,” Lisa Legault, assistant professor of psychology at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N....
Barry: And I’m Barry Boyce. I’m the founding editor of Mindful Magazine and mindful.org. And I write the regular column Point of View. Stephanie: And this is the Point of View podcast. Welcome to a special, pandemic edition of Point of View. As we record this—me in my home, and Barry in his—many places around the world are locked down, quarantining, self-isolating, social or physical distancing—whatever you want to call it, we are doing it....
