The Happiness Track

One study found that, the more people engaged in media multitasking (from word processing to text messaging and e-mail), the higher their anxiety and depression levels tended to be.22

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s breathing technique (the Sudarshan Kriya)

Just as your mind influences the breath, you can influence the state of your mind through the breath as well.”

Research shows that the more you check your e-mail, the more stress you experience.

Research shows that multitasking harms your memory.

As described earlier, our brain is wired to focus on fearful or negative stimuli more than positive ones.

Daniel Wegner, a psychology professor at Harvard University, has shown in several studies that the intention to control a particular thought often breaks down under stress or mental overload and actually ends up triggering the unwanted thought, undermining our best intentions.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. —Alan Watts1

Our brains tend to focus on negative thoughts more than positive ones.