The Reciprocal Benefits of Connecting with People
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Connection with others is an important evolutionary need of ours. Obtaining fulfillment from it isn't only about receiving, though. Meeting others' needs satisfies one of your own.
Read MoreCan Social Connection Protect Your Brain in Old Age?
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Neurobiological research supports longstanding theories about the importance of attunement with others, especially in early life. A recent study hints that it may keep dementia at bay, too.
Read MoreHow to Achieve Your Goals, Step 5: Keeping Your Feedback Loops Running Smoothly
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Your goal-achievement machinery only operates properly when you have information to work with, so the natural tendency to avoid bad news can gum up the works. Fortunately, you don't need to go far to find what you need to keep things moving.
Read MoreThe Problem With Trying to Be Happy All the Time
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Popular culture frames unhappy moments as weeds in the garden, and so long as any remain, you have more pulling to do. But when you cast your unhappiness as an antagonist, you become blind to its merits, and can keep yourself from true well-being.
Read MoreThe Science of Loneliness and the Mindfulness Connection
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Between 15% and 30% of the U.S. population feels lonely chronically. Here I cover the causes and effects of loneliness, and the latest methods of working with it. Mindfulness meditation has a lot in common with them, so there's yet another reason to start meditating.
Read MoreWhy Authentic Connection With Others Happens From the Inside Out
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Self-sufficiency is often necessary in day-to-day life, but to achieve your full human potential you also need deeper presence and connection with people. It may be the best gift you can give to either of you.
Read MoreCracking Open Your Heart Where You’re Already Split
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Ambivalence means caring about different things that are at odds with each other. It can leave you feeling stuck and unhappy. But if you're feeling split, it's not down to the core—that part is always intact.
Read MoreHow to Prevent Emotional Blow-Ups
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Like a volcano, when people blow their tops, the spectacular explosion tends to get all the attention. It's the action below the surface that's driving things, though. You need a smoothly-running emotional metabolism.
Read MoreYou, Just Another Me: Finding Connection and Compassion in Our Stories
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People separate "us" from "them" using even the most trivial differences, which can leave you feeling hardened and alone. Finding the commonalities beneath the surface lets you tap your heart's fullest capacity to extend and receive compassion.
Read MoreWhen You're On the Outside Looking In
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When you're an outsider, it can feel like you're behind a veil of "otherness" that other people can’t or don’t want to see through. You can use acceptance and compassion to break down superficial divisions, to everyone's benefit.
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