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5 Instagram Rules That Guard Your Attention and Ambition Without Deleting the App

Rule 1: No Instagram in the first 30 minutes of your morningThe moment you open Instagram before your brain has formed a single intention of its own, you hand your attention to an algorithm that has been optimising for capture since before you were awake. Chanakya wrote in the Arthashastra…

Times Life · Aug 14

55 Times Scammers Picked The Wrong Person To Mess With (New Pics)

Getting scammed exacts a profound psychological toll that may exceed the financial loss. Victims may go through bouts of self-blame and shame while dealing with anxiety and depression. This is why seeing someone destroy these fraudsters can be utterly satisfying, and why online communities like the Scambait subreddit are thriving.…

Bored Panda · Aug 13

This Online Group Is Dedicated To Ephemera, And Here Are 85 Of The Most Interesting Pieces People Showed Off

We are extremely sentimental, and we are definitely not alone. Many of us hoard all sorts of odds and ends at home and at work because they evoke feelings of nostalgia and remind us of the good old days. These vintage things are often laced with bittersweet memories. ‘Ephemera’ is…

Bored Panda · Aug 13

A new ADHD drug targets three brain chemicals instead of two. Here’s what that means

A new medicine for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has just entered the treatment toolbox: centanafadine, a once-a-day tablet sold under the brand name Simtriyo.

The Conversation · Aug 13

An LSD-Based Anxiety Drug Met Its Goal in a First Late-Stage Trial, and the Road to a Prescription Is Still Long

Definium says a single dose of its LSD tablet cut anxiety scores by 5.4 points more than placebo at 12 weeks in a 214-person Phase 3 trial.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

When Secure Attachment Meets Avoidant Love: Why Safety Can Feel Like a Threat in Relationships

You Thought Steadiness Would Be EnoughYou did not go in naive. You knew he was guarded. You saw the way he changed the subject when conversations got too close, the way he laughed off anything that required him to say what he actually felt. You told yourself: give him time.…

Times Life · Aug 13

Why Secure Attachment Feels Boring When Your Nervous System Was Trained on Anxiety and Love

The feeling you keep mistaking for nothingHe texts back within the hour. He says what he means. There is no subtext to decode, no silence to sit with at 2 a.m. parsing for clues. He is simply there, reliably, without drama. And something in you goes flat. This is the…

Times Life · Aug 13

What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?

The social media companies have denied allegations that their ​products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a broader youth mental health crisis, saying they take action to ​protect the youngest users on their platforms. The companies have also argued Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields them…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

Eight Weeks of Salsa Classes Cut Depression Scores at Oxford, But Not the Thing the Trial Was Built Around

Oxford put 121 young adults with depressive symptoms into salsa classes. Depression and social anxiety fell. Loneliness did not separate the groups.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Why Dogs Keep Circling Before Lying Down: The Canine Evolutionary Instinct Behind This Ancient Ritual

The Three-Turn Habit Has a Number for a ReasonMost dogs circle two to four times before settling. A 2011 study published in the journal Anthrozoös, conducted by researchers at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, found that dogs given a soft, deformable surface to sleep on circled significantly more than…

Times Life · Aug 12