This animation from The London School of Life revisits phone addiction, suggesting that when we’re constantly attached to our phones, we constantly find ways to detach from other things. From the narrator, philosopher Alain de Botton: “Addiction sounds horrible,” de Botton continues, “but it’s a hard name for a normal inclination: a habit of running away from the joys and terrors of self-knowledge.” Here, de Botton explores how we use our phones to avoid “a frank encounter with our own minds” and how that impacts us:

However, even with the increase in mindfulness practice and mental health awareness, the diseases of despair (suicide, substance misuse, alcohol-related disease), and the many stress-mediated chronic diseases (heart disease, high blood pressure, depression) are on the rise, leading to a continued decline in U.S. life expectancy. Perhaps we’re still missing a piece of the puzzle? As a licensed psychologist, professor, and co-founder of Open Source Wellness, I have a particular take on this problem....

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** Truth or myth? This one is the truth! Before you start to freak out and wonder how on earth you could have possibly made this mistake, keep reading. Since your hair is delicate, any time you do something vigorous to it, like brush your hair forcefully or rub it between a towel, you risk causing damage. The rubbing motion can alter the structure of your hair if you pull or twist it too hard....

Why is that the case? It’s got to be more than the cold short days of winter. And in fact, it is. Our brains were set up to help us survive (not only the holidays, but the entire winter and beyond). We evolved to find food, and to remember where we found it. We evolved to notice danger and to avoid it in the future. We evolved to learn all sorts of behaviors that make us efficient at what we do, every day....