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moments of connection, spiritual practices, and even periods of suffering can sometimes open the door to deeper meaning and growth

Hidden Brain
5d ago

moments of connection, spiritual practices, and even periods of suffering can sometimes open the door to deeper meaning and growth.

1w ago

People who have more spiritual experiences also tend to report greater psychological well-being. They have higher life satisfaction, more positive emotions, and fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety. In some ways, this makes perfect sense — feeling connected to something larger than yourself, believing that the universe is fundamentally benevolent, these things might naturally make you happier.

1w ago

Most of us think of rituals as ceremonies attached to special occasions. But researchers have found that everyday rituals — the small, patterned behaviors we engage in regularly — can be a source of profound connection. Unlike habits, which we perform mindlessly, rituals are imbued with meaning. They signal to others and ourselves that something matters.

3w ago

What if the actual reward is not accomplishment but the act of creating? The finished products and trappings of creative accomplishment are often seen as the goal. But I believe that the act of making is like oxygen. When the making stops, it becomes hard to breathe.

1mo ago

We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the "one right path." But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper.

2mo ago
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Wait Wait goes wild on spring break

When I when I first made a little bit of money as an actor, the thing that gave me the most joy was to be able to send money to my mom as proof that not only was I gainfully employed, but I was sufficiently gainfully employed that I could send her some money.

3mo ago

I can't go on. I'll go on. And I really did not know how I could go from I can't go on to I'll go on. And that's when I started thinking about this idea of devoting myself to everyday joys or like cultivating these tiny victories, like just having a different metric for what would make me happy or also how I could stay engaged in life?

3mo ago

we undo the seeming order of the living world and try to make some music out of the wreckage

3mo ago

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