The idea that meditation is good for you is certainly not new, but scientists are still trying to figure out exactly why meditating so reliably improves mental and physical health. One old theory is ...

“How you react to the world tells you more about yourself than it tells you about the world.” That’s Carmine Anastasio, an adjunct philosophy professor at the University of Dayton, and former adjunct ...

In today's fast-paced world, where everything happens in a flash, people's attention spans are shorter than ever. Studies indicate that attention spans are rapidly shrinking, with individuals ...

Humans have less attention span than goldfish! A number of sites, including Time.com, reported a few years ago that we were only able to hold our attention for 8 seconds, compared with 9 seconds for a ...

We often think of meditation as something that can help us feel better. But did you know it can also help us to be better? While there are many forms of meditation, and not all of them may help us ...

Cognitive psychology has been particularly interested in attention because it is the front gate to the mind. What gets into the mind has to pass through this attentional gate first. Things that don’t ...

Ever find yourself staring at a screen, wondering where the last hour went, only to realize you’ve been lost in a sea of distractions? In our hyper-connected world, maintaining focus can feel like an ...