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The Emotion that Silences Overthinking

Research suggests that experiences of awe – moments when we encounter something vast or beautiful – can calm the brain systems associated with rumination and self-focused thinking.

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4 Surprising Science-Backed Ways to Slow Ageing

These are surprising in the sense that they’re not the usual things we tend to associate with slowing ageing, like eating well and getting exercise.

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Edinburgh at night scene with Lights streak from high-sided vehicles on Princess street and Balmoral hotel on background. The sky is dark blue.

How to Slow Time and Make Life Feel Richer

Because the brain encodes new experiences in rich detail and routines as faint traces, we get the sense of time skipping by in-between our key moments and experiences.

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Why time speeds up as you age

As children, the last few days before Christmas or a birthday drag on, yet as adults, come November, we’re counting the weeks to Christmas and can’t believe it’s come around again so fast.

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