Interestingly, perhaps because of the vast span of historical time when reading also meant experiencing sound, even when we are reading silently to ourselves it turns out we’re still “hearing.” When we’re settled into our favorite book, or armed with our paper on the train (indeed, as you’re reading these words to yourself right now), auditory processing areas light up in our brains. Today, it’s not unusual to attend a mindfulness retreat and hear someone read a passage aloud....

It was Elton John who sang, “Sorry seems to be the hardest word…” This couldn’t more true, and especially in marriage. For a majority of divorced couples, the problems in their marriage started (or were worsened) with the lack of an apology, or a horribly botched apology. We’re human and we make mistakes. Oftentimes those mistakes hurt the people we love the most. It could be as minor as a grouchy look, or as serious as a betrayal, but whatever the grievance, you should apologize....

From hair products you use to the pillowcases you sleep on, keep scrolling for the different ways you can achieve humidity-proof hair: ** 1. Get your beauty sleep for humidity-proof hair. Getting your six to eight hours of sleep every night is essential for your overall health. However, the pillowcases you’re sleeping on will affect your hair health, too. You’ve likely heard about the wonders that silk pillowcases can do for your hair but if you’re like me then you haven’t bought into the hype....

Saveland had begun to take an interest in work done at a human performance laboratory at the University of Montana that suggested there were many similarities between firefighters and elite endurance athletes. He then started to research endurance athletic training that employed mindfulness training, and was impressed with how applicable this approach might be to firefighter training. Last year, he and Putnam piloted a half-day course that introduced firefighters to situational awareness and recent research on the benefits of enhancing it....

The culture there is all about connection, but the connections are forced and superficial. She has no room to examine her choices, as she’s mindlessly absorbed into a corporate culture where people don’t cultivate their own attention. They only seek it from others: see me, see me, like me, like me, share me, share me. It’s a fictional account, but the concern about over-controlling workplaces is very real. Back east, Michael Lewis’ chronicles of Wall Street collapses—in The Big Short and Liar’s Poker—portray a culture of disconnection....