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How a Healthy Mind-Set Influences Longevity
… Maintaining a positive outlook on life, and about aging in particular, also appears to benefit people in their later years. A 2022 study found that women over 50 who scored highest on a measure
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Phone And Computer Time May Actually Be Good for Your Aging Brain
You might think spending time on your smartphone or computer is bad for your brain. Indeed, “brain rot” — the slang term for a mental decline caused by mindlessly consuming social media or digital dreck
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Do You Live In a ‘Lonelygenic Environment’? Being In Nature May Help
Loneliness has become a global public health concern. Countries including the United Kingdom and Japan have appointed “ministers of loneliness” to help tackle the problem. In the United States, then-Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a public health advisory on loneliness, stating
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What Do Young People Need to Help Them Thrive?
If you were asked to write an article about student happiness at your school, what would you include? What are some of the things that you and your peers identify as sources of joy, fun
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A Guide to Mastering Small Talk With Just About Anyone
You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. … In some scenarios, such as an upcoming work or networking event, people can prepare ahead of time for the expected
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The Loneliness Cure: How to Break the Cycle and Build Connections
A recent Gallup Poll showed that 1 in 5 American adults reports feeling lonely every single day. It’s something that former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called a “national epidemic of loneliness and isolation.”
