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Video: Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Learn New Things Faster & Study More Effectively With Brain Hacks From ASAPScience


[Keanu voice] Whoooaa…I Know Kung-Fu!:
At one time in our lives, we’ve all wanted or needed to learn something new.

Whether it was a requirement or just the pursuit of a great hobby, sometimes it can seem to go a bit too slow as our brains readjust.

And though geniuses like Carol Dweck and Elizabeth Gould would tell you that is the time you are actually re-making your brain & getting smarter,

We all need a little shortcut to get to the fun part sooner.

And so in this video, ASAP does their part to add something to mega-lists like the one by OEDB…

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Forest Bathing: The Road To Wellville Less Traveled. A Pre-19th-Century Practice Revived In 80s Japan That Improves Your Health. -All With Just A Calm Stroll.

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Exercise, Mind/Brain

Forest Bathing: The Road To Wellville Less Traveled. A Pre-19th-Century Practice Revived In 80s Japan That Improves Your Health. -All With Just A Calm Stroll.
mohonk mountain house postcard lake view of house 1940s


1880s or 1980s, Good Ideas Never Get Old:
In our technologically-advanced time, we have a bad-tendency toward disqualifying thoughts & theories that have come before us.

-Especially in the Sciences, old traditions that don’t have a big corporation behind them are looked at as Hokum, Superstition, & Snake-Oil.

But are they really?

Well recently, the scientists of (data) !Crazy Japan! came together and found actual scientific proof for a practice that saw it’s heyday back at the end of the 1800s.

-Getting outside and groping communing-with nature;…

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Video: I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found. The Best & Healthiest Reason For Travel Or Vacation

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found. The Best & Healthiest Reason For Travel Or Vacation


Zen And The Art Of Metaphysical Maintenance:
So we’ve talked before about the actual, real health benefits of Happiness.

Recently, it’s been shown that people who take regular vacations actually live longer, happier, and healthier lives.

And in one post, we mentioned some of the specific ways you improve the “effectiveness” of a vacation.

But here, The School Of Life raises the surprising, yet philosophical idea of specific types of vacations as a kind-of symbolic “food”,

Or better yet: Nutrition For The Soul…

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Video: Don’t Keep Up With The Joneses. Forget Comparison And Become Happy & Healthy, Starting With Your Vacation

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Don’t Keep Up With The Joneses. Forget Comparison And Become Happy & Healthy, Starting With Your Vacation


Make Your Mind & Body Healthy With A Bigger “Weekend”:
So we’ve been told at least once or twice, that Happiness equals Healthiness.

And in much the same way that our bodies need good Sleep for good health,

There is new work that shows we need a type of rest you just don’t get on the Weekends.

Believe it or not, our bodies actually do need Vacations.

And on that note, The Science Of Us pulled a lot together to help us with our Summers, so we can get maximum enjoyment as we also recharge for better health…

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Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy

Filed Under: Aging, Disease, Mind/Brain

Ladies, Break Out The Dark Chocolate! Gentlemen, Start Your Omega 3s! Because Happiness Really Does Make You Healthy
happy asian girl with red hair by white building daytime sun


One Quest Meets Another:
Over time, mankind has set itself many challenges to find purpose & meaning in life.

And one of those big goals is counterintuitive. One that doesn’t necessarily involve outward achievements.

-But Inward ones. All of which lead to it: Happiness.

And once you’re actually surviving, perhaps it’s The Only Goal.

Strangely enough, researchers are finding out some of our dearest desires have significant, yet unexpected side-benefits.

Including, among other things, actually keeping you alive longer…

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Video: Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” Meditation Is Short But Fantastic, Foul-Mouthed Stress-Relief For Your Real Life


The 3rd School Of Meditation We All Needed:
So over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Meditation.

From ancient shamans and their wild claims, all the way to present-day experts like Eckhart Tolle.

And all the while, the discipline has preached a serene, near-wordless detachment in its suggested-state.

It hasn’t been until now that a more purpose-built school for the trials of modern life has taken Meditation into the realm of something practical & liberating.

Jason Headley’s “F*ck That” school of thought…

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Video: Science Said You Can’t Grow New Brain-Cells. Science Was WRONG! Fancy French Lady Explains How You Can.

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Science Said You Can’t Grow New Brain-Cells. Science Was WRONG! Fancy French Lady Explains How You Can.


A Lose-Lose Situation Reverses?:
So for the longest time now, Science has painted a pretty static picture. After about 18-25 you only get worse, right?

Well teams of researchers are finding you don’t have to get stuck.

In-fact, the brain-map is changeable. And research is showing you can Improve it,

Not just with supplements or Lumosity, but by doing something science said was impossible.

Growing new freaking brain cells, baby!…

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Video: Dr. Mike Evans’ 10+ Mental Breaks You Can Take To Get Through A Bad Week. +BONUS 4!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Video: Dr. Mike Evans’ 10+ Mental Breaks You Can Take To Get Through A Bad Week. +BONUS 4!


10+ Tips To Help Yourself Get Through Tough Times:
So in this video, Dr. Mike asks, “What if You’re Having A Tough Day, Or Week?”

You might be sad, anxious, regretful, overworked, temporarily-flummoxed, etc.

And there are many real Sources to consider, like: Depression/Anxiety, & also many involved-Solutions like: Problem-Solving, Stress-Management, Mindfulness Meditation, or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

BUT! Sometimes people want the most easy & simple “get through the day/week”-type advice, just to simply make it through.

So here’s what he says are his best “Easy-Version” tips…

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Note: For informational purposes only. Should not be construed as medical advice, diagnosis or substitute for professional care.