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A study by researchers states, “significant mental and physical distress, panic, confusion and extreme isolation when forced to unplug from technology for an entire day.” One day of non-usage of technology produces systems similar to drug withdrawal. Now that is startling.
Contrary to what we used to believe we now know that the brain is open to change throughout the lifespan. And what some people don’t realize is that not only can the brain change, but we can learn to use the focus of the mind to actually change the connections in the brain itself.
These ways the brain is altered by experience are a part of what is called the neuroplasticity of the brain. The discoveries of how moldable the brain is in response to experience would soon create a revolution in how we can change with experience—and open the doors to how relationships and the mind might be understood to alter the brain itself.
- What Is Mindsight?
- Developing and Improving Your Mindsight
- You Can Change Your Brain
- Understanding The Brain
- Integration – A Source of Strength
Mindsight is the way we can focus attention on the nature of the internal world. It’s how we focus our awareness on ourselves, so our own thoughts and feelings, and it’s how we’re able to actually focus on the internal world of someone else. So at a very minimum, it’s how we have insight into ourselves, and empathyfor others. But Mindsight is more ...
When we understand that the mind can change the brain itself, we become empowered to actually transform our lives. And when we look from a mindsight point of view at how we can deeply know what’s happening in our brains, when we can look very clearly at what’s happening in our relationships, what happens is we’re able to actually see patterns where...
Contrary to what we used to believe we now know that the brain is open to change throughout the lifespan. And what some people don’t realize is that not only can the brain change, but we can learn to use the focus of the mind to actually change the connections in the brain itself. You might ask, “How in the world could attention change something li...
Knowing about the brain can empower our lives. And for some people they say “Well why, why would knowing about the brain matter at all?” The brain is important to know about because getting insight into the mechanism by which all of this energy and information is flowing can actually help us understanding everyday events. I’ll give you an example. ...
In looking at mindsight as a way of strengthening the mind there’s the very important concept of integration. But what I was really interested in was what was a fundamental definition of mental health, not just a description. And what became clear in a number of ways of looking at it – from a scientific point of view, a clinical point of view, a so...
8 tips for procrastinating effectively. 1. Use “structured procrastination” to your advantage. Also called “ active procrastination ,” this phrase means that if you’re avoiding one thing on your to-due list, you use that time to accomplish something less imminent on the list instead.
5 Strategies for Dealing With Your Partner’s Fear of Intimacy. Critical Inner Voice and Intimacy, Fear of Intimacy, Relationship Advice, Relationship Problems, Relationships By Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. As a therapist, I often hear couples complain that whenever one partner tries to get close, the other pulls away.
Whether it’s a lazy co-worker who calls in sick every Monday or a flaky friend who always bails at the last minute, there’s always something (or someone) in our lives that can make us cynical. Like an ill-fitting sweater, cynicism can be easy to slip into, yet difficult to shake off. But what are the risks of indulging in cynical attitudes?
