Daniel Wentsch

You have mastered Stage One when you never miss a daily practice session except when absolutely unavoidable, and when you rarely if ever procrastinate on the cushion by thinking and planning or doing something besides meditating. This Stage is the most difficult to master, but it can be done in a few weeks. By following the basic instructions and

So, what exactly happens to your body when you increase your daily step count? A single afternoon stroll can improve your mood

and ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. Walking, especially at a brisk pace, is thought to trigger the release of pain-relieving endorphins and curb the release of the stress hormone cortisol. Within weeks of adding

A third lever involves establishing cognitive “offline” spaces. A room without screens—where brainstorming happens on paper for twenty minutes—helps produce thinking that is less scattered. AI intervenes only after, to format or enrich what the team has imagined. This alternation helps regulate cognitive load.

Anxiety is the subtle and pervasive destroyer of our happiness. It depends upon thoughts of past and future. It cannot exist in the present.

Kunst macht Spaß. Sie aktiviert das Belohnungssystem – so wie Schokolade und Sex. Dafür ist tatsächlich der künstlerische Wert von Bildern verantwortlich, das konnten Forscher in den USA nachweisen. Sie zeigten Probanden im Hirnscanner Werke von Tizian, Monet oder Munch und Fotos mit ähnlichen Motiven, die nicht von Künstlern gemacht worden waren.