8 posts tagged ‘mental health’
Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it
Boing Boing,
That dull feeling when your once-thrilling job feels routine or your dream home becomes just four walls isn't all in your head—it's your brain doing its job. Scientists call it "habituation," and there's a way to outsmart it. "Habituation is the brain's tendency to tune out what's constant or repeated," Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist and author of Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There told NPR. — Read the rest The post Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it appeared first on Boing Boing.
Three ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging
A philosophy professor thinks making life interesting might be more important than pursuing happiness — and she has three practical ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging. Drawing from her research at Middlebury College, Professor Lorraine Besser says "psychological richness" —a state of robust mental engagement — is just as crucial for a good life as happiness or meaning. — Read the rest The post Three ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging appeared first on Boing Boing.
ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study
Researchers who tracked 483 people with ADHD for 16 years discovered that ADHD symptoms actually improved when life got busier. "We expected the relationship between environmental demands and ADHD symptoms to be the opposite of what we found," said Margaret H. — Read the rest The post ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study appeared first on Boing Boing.
Former chef charged with 14 counts of murder for selling "suicide kits"
In Ontario, Canada, former chef Kenneth Law, 58, was charged with 14 counts of murder in Canada for "counseling or aiding" suicides. Apparently Law sold "suicide kits" containing a food additive that can be deadly if consumed in large amounts. According to CBS News, Law "targeted vulnerable people online" and sent 1,200 orders to people across more than 40 countries: In Britain, at least 272 people purchased products from Law's websites and 88 of them died, police there have said. — Read the rest
Oxford study says internet use doesn’t harm mental health, but its research has limits
TechCrunch,
In one of the largest studies ever on mental health and internet use, the Oxford Internet Institute has declared that there is no “smoking gun” linking the internet with psychological harm. Professors Andrew Przybylski and Matti Vuorre studied data from two million people aged 15 to 89 in 168 countries, finding that in the last […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tribute page for former first lady Rosalynn Carter
Following the death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, The Carter Center set up an official tribute page to promote her life's work in mental illness advocacy. Widely recognized as a leading advocate for mental health and caregiving, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was actively devoted to building a more caring society. — Read the rest
Maya Kowalski’s $211 Million Verdict
The Cut,
A Florida jury found Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg liable on all counts, including contributing to her mother’s suicide.
What Happened to Maya Kowalski
When a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?