Attention

Being A Grandparent Is Not Always A Breeze

guardian.co.uk | Michele Hanson | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


One has to take great care not to offend the new mothers, by advising or using old-fashioned methods. To a sensitive daughter/daughter-in-law, help an...

Art of Attention: Healing Your Heart 101

Elena Brower | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

In one sentence: follow your breathing to your heart and dwell there - for a few moments or minutes if possible. Notice how everything eases: your mind, your body, your face.

Art Of Attention: Is Yoga Really Useful?

Elena Brower | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

Instead of trying to get something from your practice, use your yoga or your meditation to practice expressing how you see and value yourself.

Why Email Can Be Habit-Forming

Linda Stone | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Linda Stone

One of the most significant lifestyle changes to happen over the last twenty years is screen time: time in front of a television, video game, computer, or mobile device.

Art Of Attention: Awakening

Elena Brower | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

The process of placing our attention on the doubt and fear - and learning what we need to see in order to bring balance to this life - is the process of awakening that brings us toward that evolution again and again.

Art of Attention: How Has Yoga Influenced You?

Elena Brower | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

When we're attentive, our interior environment resonates as easeful exterior experiences.

Why Life Does Not Make Sense: Overcoming The Attentional Blink Through Meditation

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

When we are watching something with our eyes open, even if our eyes do not blink, our attention does. Either way, eye-blinks and "attentional blinks" mean that there is some period of time when we are missing seeing something.

Art of Attention: Five Keys to Emotional Consistency

Elena Brower | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

This is not about purification, nor is it about denial. This is about using your attention, your only real tool, to cultivate your most essential capacity for inner consistency.

Nissan Cubism

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 07.25.2009 | Style


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

No question: the Cube's asymmetry - design-wise - will evoke attention and intrigue. But will this visual pattern interruption mean more or less safety for the drivers behind the Cube?

Religious Conviction: Effects on the Human Brain

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

When our beliefs are invested in something greater than ourselves, they protect us from anxiety because our attention is not on what is going on inside of us.

Distracted? Meet Maggie Jackson

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Despite our scientific and technical achievements, we are squandering our chances to create a high-tech, yet reflective and caring society.

Elastic Escaper : The Game

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.15.2009 | Home


Imagine the ball hooked on elastic. You control a ball on an elastic string. You must avoid tons of different enemies by moving your mouse around the screen. Try to avoid as more collisions as possible having in mind that you manage another end of string.

Jasmine & Jack: Spot the Differences!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy


A wonderful comics like spot the differences game. Help Jasmine & Jack explore the park and watch their exciting adventures! Each play will show new differences and branch into several different stories!

Top 11 Books for Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

We've compiled the 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains' readers during 2008.

Memo to Our Parents: We Do Care

Naomi Hirabayashi | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media


Naomi Hirabayashi

Our social action is unrecognizable to older generations. They wonder why we spend so much time online, join Facebook groups, and tweet our lives away.

8 Reasons Why You Can't Pay Attention

Forbes.com | Allison Van Dusen | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living


We've all had days--perhaps weeks and even months--when we can't seem to focus on anything. One minute you're reading an article online, the next you'...

Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Phone in the Toilet?

Linda Stone | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living


Linda Stone

Last week, a high school sophomore told me that she brings her phone into the shower with her -- in a Ziploc bag. She didn't want to miss an incoming text message.

Is it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List?

Linda Stone | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living


Linda Stone

As I was scanning a long list that I was adding to endlessly, I realized, "I'll never get it all done. That's probably just fine. But this endless list and this feeling of being completely scheduled...it's not working right now."