Three Ways to Help the Brain at Work
Three Ways to Help the Brain at Work
Taking care of our bodies and minds can be difficult under the best of circumstances. However, the busier and more hectic our lives become, the harder it can be to make time for ourselves. With busy schedules, work challenges, and a changing ...
Three Ways To Celebrate (And Become) #RealLifeHeroes
Three Ways To Celebrate (And Become) #RealLifeHeroes
One of the main focal areas of the United Nations is coordinating humanitarian relief operations around the world. These efforts occur in both natural and man-made disasters, in nations big and small. It makes sense that they began inspiring the ...
How To Find The Flow State
How To Find The Flow State
On a recent episode of our podcast, we interviewed New York Times bestselling author and director of the Flow Research Collective, Steven Kotler. In the interview, Jim asked him to walk us through the four stages of the flow state. The flow state is ...
Why Are Fear Memories So Strong?
Why Are Fear Memories So Strong?
Think of a time when you were filled with fear and you will almost feel like you are reliving the event. What you were wearing, where you were and - most terrifyingly - exactly how you felt all come to the surface. The human memory has been crucial ...
Celebrate International Youth Day
Celebrate International Youth Day
Since August 12, 1999, the United Nations has been inspiring the world to celebrate International Youth Day. By choosing a different theme each year, they hope to guide young people into understanding how much of an impact they can have on national ...
The Five Facts About Sleep (and How to Get More of it!)
The Five Facts About Sleep (and How to Get More of it!)
In general, people do not get enough sleep. In fact, 40% of Americans aren’t getting the recommended amount of sleep every night. Fortunately, this is something we can get much better at. According to the American Psychology Association, adding ...
Three Ways to Get More Dopamine – The Happiness Hormone
Three Ways to Get More Dopamine – The Happiness Hormone
There’s a lot of good advice about how to pursue a life filled with happiness, but when it comes to the brain, happiness boils down to the chemical connections driven by neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemical communicators in the brain ...
Why Our Brains Like ‘Likes’ On Social Media
Why Our Brains Like ‘Likes’ On Social Media
Do you ever catch yourself reaching for your phone to check social media even though you really don’t want to? This could be because your brain thinks it’s a beneficial behaviour.
One thing I have definitely come out of lockdown is is a huge ...
International Day of Friendship
International Day of Friendship
In 2011, The United Nations declared July 30 the International Day of Friendship. An idea with roots extending back as early as 1919, this action was intended as an on-going strategy towards promoting a culture of peace. By encouraging people around ...
Three Ways Imagination Benefits Brain Health
Three Ways Imagination Benefits Brain Health
When we talk about imagination, we often think of the fantasies we had when we were young, dreaming of spaceships or castle. But imagination is more than dreaming of the fantastical and isn’t something we should grow out of.
Albert Einstein once ...
