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The Doldrums and a Nap In the perspective of the Christian monastic tradition, time is a precious gift of God in which there are places for both activity and pauses. I try to keep that in mind as I rise to greet the new d…
The Documented Life Sherry Turkle has been studying people's use of mobile technology for 15 years. In this article in the New York Times she reflects on a new way of life: "I share, therefore I am." But now what we wa…
New Love: A Short Shelf Life In this eye-opening article in The New York Times, Sonya Lyubomirsky reveals some shocking details and insights into marriage. American and European researchers found that the joys and pleasures of …
My Biological Clock and Life as a Lark One of the many marvels of being human is the large role played by our biological clocks which regulate such activities as blood pressure, metabolic rate, digestion, heart rate, and urinary output. …
Feeling Short on Time? Try Something Awe-Inspiring According to an article by Stacy Kennelly published on the Yes Magazine website, a new study shows that experiences of awe ("the feeling we get when we come across something so strikingly vast in nu…
Ah-Ha! Moments Protestant Wisdom Love alone is what shows you the face of God. It's what offers you a home in the universe. It's what makes the stars shine, -- Belden C. Lane, Presbyterian minister and writer …
Cultivating Resilience One of the pivotal goals of holistic health care is cultivating resilience, the ability to absorb change and to bounce back from setbacks, disappointments, and failures. In an article in The Harvard…
Why We Enjoy Working So Hard In The Economist, Ryan Avent writes: "My work – the work we lucky few well-paid professionals do every day, as we co-operate with talented people while solving complex, interesting problems – is…
Where Growth Comes From Literary Wisdom Variety is the pledge that matter makes to living things. — Diane Ackerman in Deep Play
MicroLearning and Mass Attention Deficit In an article in The Guardian, Ben Muzzell writes about the changes that are coming to education and businesses in "the mass attention deficit era." A sign of this happening: many people cannot read…