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The Greatest Harm of Screen Time

May 14, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

In my previous blog, I covered some concerns that parents have about kids’ technology use. As parents, we all want our kids to grow up […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: attention, boredom, brain, creativity, diminished attention, happiness, harm, multitask, screen time, sexting, technology

Some Mindfulness Meditation “Hacks”

March 12, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

In my previous blog, I discussed how/why mindfulness is the “master” key to change. Mindfulness is being in the present moment nonjudgmentally. Mindfulness is a […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness Tagged With: attention, Exercise, focus, gym, hacks, meditation, Mindfulness, practice, well-being

Why Is Mindfuless is the Master Key to Change?

February 26, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

You might have seen the recent cover story on “The Mindfulness Revolution” in Time magazine. It gives a nice introduction to the practice as well […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: attention, benefits, change, focus, happiness, Mindfulness, stress reduction, suffering

Which Wolf Will You Feed?

August 13, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

I love finding spiritual truths on which I can hang my hat. Life is complicated. People are complicated. Gaining some clarity about how to navigate […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: attention, evil, experience, feed, flourish, good, lust anger, nourish, truth, two wolves, William James

Taming the Beast of ADHD

August 10, 2011 by Dr. Melissa Case-Vincent Leave a Comment

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a developmental disorder of self-control. It consists of problems with attention span, impulsive control, and activity level. Although the behaviors […]

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An Alternative to Reading: Audiobooks

June 13, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Maybe you are not like me and you are able to blaze through book after book without a hitch. At times and my life, I […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities, Educational Support Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, attention, audiobooks, Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities, reading

Keep on (Day) Dreamin'

May 12, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Daydreaming can sometimes be an effective way to solve problems, despite conventional wisdom to the contrary. Recent research published in the May 2009 journal Proceedings […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: attention, brain, dreaming, mind

Relief from Anger

June 30, 2008 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Our anger can be kept alive indefinitely. An incident in which we felt wronged from 20 years ago can send us spiraling into a heated […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: anger, attention, emotions, happiness, moods, peace, well-being

Reading & Fatigue

June 21, 2008 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Have you ever had the experience of not being able to maintain concentration while reading and/or not remembering what you just read? Of course, this […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: attention, fatigue, reading, sleep

Max Caffeine Per Day?

June 14, 2008 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I love coffee…and the caffeine that comes with it. But there can be “too much of a good thing.” Coffee helped me make it through […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: attention, caffeine, coffee, performance, stimulant

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