What Is Mindfulness, and Should You Try It?

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What's New on Savvy Psychologist? What Is Mindfulness, and Should You Try It? As the mindfulness joke goes, what do we want? Mindfulness! When do we want it? Now! Mindfulness, indeed, is designed to keep us in the now. But there is frequent confusion about how exactly that occurs, and what mindfulness feels like. So let’s start with four things that mindfulness often gets mistaken for...Read More 07/22/2016 3:05am View Is Your Smartphone Good or Bad for Your Relationship? Smartphones are a contradiction: they infinitely expand our access to the world yet also cut us off from our immediate surroundings, as the number of viral videos of epic fails while walking with smartphone in hand can attest. And if smartphones make us unable to avoid telephone poles and food court fountains, we might assume they’re wrecking our relationships as well. But, the real answer might surprise you...Read More 07/15/2016 8:58am View How to Deal with Sarcastic People Sarcasm is like jazz—you know it when you hear it. That’s because sarcasm is primarily communicated by tone of voice, which is used to mean the opposite of the literal words. You can tell by a speaker’s tone that, “Well, that’s exactly what I need right now,” means that’s exactly what’s not needed. Sarcasm can be used to compliment: “You majored in applied math? Slacker.” Or be self-deprecating: “What are you talking about? My ‘99...Read More 07/08/2016 3:05am View   GET MORE SAVVY PSYCHOLOGIST Subscribe to the Savvy Psychologist Podcast Subscribing to the Savvy Psychologist podcast is the easiest way to stay up to date with my weekly audio tips. If you like to listen to podcasts on the go, you can subscribe today on your favorite device with apps such as iTunes Podcasts, Stitcher, and SoundCloud.                 Be happy, be healthy, and be yourself!     FEATURED PRODUCTS Now Available in the QDT Store Money Girl's Smart Moves to Grow Rich by Laura D. Adams Buy now on Amazon or B&N. Learn more. Smart Talk by Lisa Marshall Buy now on Amazon or B&N. Learn more.   9 Steps to Work Less and Do More by Stever Robbins Buy now on Amazon or B&N. Learn more.                 SHARE THIS EMAIL

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