The Benefits of Ignoring Notifications

How many times do you check Twitter? What about Facebook? Don't forget Instagram. Like Pavlov's dog we are being trained with beeps, buzzes, and ...

Doctor Identifies New Epidemic—Busyness

Dr. Susan Koven practices internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In a Boston Globe column, she wrote:

In the past few years, I've observed ...

On the Leash

Rabbi David Wolpe wrote for Time why he sees the constant communication of modern life as a bad thing. Wolpe says, "Constant connection, increases, ...

Study Shows Cell Phone Separation Anxiety

Researchers from the University of Missouri wanted to know how subjects behaved when parted from their iPhones, so they recruited 208 students for a survey ...

Strange and Exciting Things Found in Used Books

You might be surprised what you can find in an old used book. Used and rare booksellers discover countless objects inside books as they sort and catalog ...

Soaking a Tea Bag Is Like Biblical Meditation

To explain how Scripture meditation goes beyond hearing, reading, studying, and even memorizing as a means of taking in God's Word, author Donald ...

Autopilots Produce 'Skill Fade' for Pilots

Since their invention a century ago, autopilots have helped to make air travel safer and more efficient. That trend continued with the introduction of ...

Running Through Museums … And Life

Museums are supposed be a calm and peaceful place where great works of art are displayed for the public to enjoy. But most people visit museums with a ...

Black-hole Resorts Designed to Help You Unplug

In an article titled "The Joy of Quiet," author Pico Iyer mentions a cliff-top room in Big Sur where people pay $2,285 a night partly for the ...

More than Rest: Breaks Help Us Focus

Many people often think that taking a break will derail the momentum of your work but the research says otherwise. An article in the Harvard Business ...