Certain mindfulness aspects might support mental health and well-being more than others. But which combinations of mindfulness aspects are better than others, and does your age play a role?
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Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
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Both involve feeling uncomfortable in social situations. But one can be debilitating.
What do you love?
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When we are in a state of flow, it is likely that we are spending less time ruminating over our lives or worrying about the future.
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New research shows how fear of missing out and an inability to regulate our own emotions is linked to using the internet in concerning ways.
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Sometimes a shared problem is halved, but it also can double the trouble.
The longitudinal study traced how empathy develops across three generations.
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Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
Players and fans pay tribute to former Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy.
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More is being done to support athletes’ mental health as they retire but early intervention is crucial, which means more education is needed with young athletes.
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When you sample speech and put it on a loop, we stop paying attention to the meaning of the words. We start paying attention to the sound, the rhythm and the melody. We hear speech as music.
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Philosophers have been debating whether we need conditioning to link information from different senses for centuries.
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Very compressed study schedules lead to a catastrophic amount of forgetting.
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What if we could experience the mind of another person in a video game?
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It’s important to remember that you can’t ‘complete’ revision.
Mathematical analysis may hold the key to a successful, long-lasting, and loving relationship.
Conspiracy theories can muddle people’s thinking.
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Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
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Spatial representations of time are not universal between different cultures and languages.
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Humans tend to suffer from a negativity bias – we notice and dwell more readily on negative experiences than positive ones.
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Linking kind or harsh words to a child’s personality – as opposed to one specific action or behaviour – can impact their self perception.
Andy and the Odd Socks on stage.
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How do our differences unite us? Lessons from a kids’ rock band.
About a third of U.S. adults have looked for love online.
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Online dating has its own jargon. But the feelings involved are nothing new.
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Pathological demand avoidance isn’t listed in the diagnostic manuals clinicians use. But that doesn’t make it less distressing for children or families. What can help?