Because the brain encodes new experiences in rich detail and routines as faint traces, we get the sense of time skipping by in-between our key moments and experiences. The post How to Slow Time and Make Life Feel Richer appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
Imagining exercise can actually make you stronger – AND it doesn’t matter how old you are. I say this because most previous studies have focused on younger people. But the youngest person in this study was 68.| David R Hamilton PHD
Writer & bestselling author of 11 books, columnist, public and corporate speaker, and kindness scientist.| David R Hamilton PHD
The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed This week’s Better You, Backed by Science is about reducing pain – using nothing but your mind. In a fascinating brand new study, people with painful knee arthritis got just as much relief from visualising treatment as from actually receiving it – and the “real” treatment involved ultrasound,… The post The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
The Gratitude Trick that Boosts Mood and Sleep This week’s Better You, Backed by Science email is about gratitude – and how it can boost your mood and help you sleep better. We all know how it feels when someone thanks us for something we’ve done. It’s warm. It lifts us. It can even turn a bad… The post The Gratitude Trick that Boosts Mood and Sleep appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
image: iStock The focus of this week’s Better You, Backed by Science is a science-backed way to boost your mood and energy without even having| David R Hamilton PHD
1. Kindness counteracts stress Physiologically, kindness is the opposite of stress. It soothes stress-related regions of the brain and brings calming effects throughout the body. The post 18 Reasons Why Kindness Is Pure Magic (and Backed by Science) appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
A daily practice to support your heart, brain, and immune system There’s a lot of buzz around the vagus nerve these days, but many people still don’t fully understand what it is, how it works, or why it matters so much for health. So this week’s Better You, Backed by Science is dedicated to why “toning” your vagus nerve… The post Why “toning” your vagus nerve can boost your health appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
Your Mirror Neuron System doesn’t just mirror actions. It mirrors emotions. This means that when you spend time around people who are stressed, anxious, angry, or happy or cheerful… your brain tends to copy them. The post Stop “Catching” Stress: A Mirror Neuron Trick that Works appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
When you be happy for other people, you're literally 'being' happy. It's called 'confelicity'. The post Want to Feel Happier? Be Happy for Other people appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
We’ve all heard of affirmations. “I can do it.” “Money is coming to me now.” “All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good.” Those sorts of things. I love affirmations. I’ve used them all through my adult life and have found them incredibly helpful. But have you heard of self-affirmations? That one word… The post The Power of SELF affirmations – How to strengthen from the inside out appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
Did you know that positive interactions with others can boost happiness, support mental health, and even help us live longer? It's true. Here's how.| David R Hamilton PHD
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image: iStock We were driving to the graveyard earlier in the year on what would have been my Dad’s birthday, except that he’d passed away a year earlier| David R Hamilton PHD
When we think of heroes, our minds often leap to grand gestures—leaping into burning buildings, scaling mountains, delivering dramatic speeches that shift the course of history.| David R Hamilton PHD
Have you ever thought about how incredibly vast and intriguing the universe is? It's like this endless ocean of mysteries, right? Each star a little pinprick of light in a massive cosmic tapestry.| David R Hamilton PHD
