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Touching Grass
Do you check the daily screen time on your phone? The number can be jarring. … It may be uncomfortable at first to be alone with your thoughts. But to get the most out of
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Pay Attention
NYU began holding commencement ceremonies here in Yankee Stadium in 2009. Since then, graduates have heard from prime ministers, presidents, Supreme Court justices, movie stars, civil-rights crusaders, and Taylor Swift. So I know what you’re all
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My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?
According to recent polling from the American Psychiatric Association, Americans are feeling anxious — about current events, job security, finances, the future. You don’t have to be in the center of a storm (proverbial or literal) to be
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5 Ways to Resist the Urge to Keep Looking At Your Phone
So you want to reclaim your time and attention by spending less time on your phone. How do you do that when your phone is designed to suck you in and keep you scrolling? … That can
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Can Dreams Help You Solve Problems?
… As well, in recent years, researchers have found ways to influence dreams by communicating with people while they are in a lucid state. In 2021, Ken Paller and Karen Konkoly of Northwestern University and
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I Can’t Sleep. Now What?
Maybe your mind can’t stop racing. Maybe your afternoon coffee or dinner cocktail is keeping you up. So many factors affect our ability to sleep. … For Aric Prather, a sleep specialist at the University
