How can we change our mindset around aging?
How can we each change our mindset around aging and choreograph a high quality of life to the end?
Does creativity improve your mental health?
What is it about creativity that connects with people? Does creativity open herself to anyone? How can we bring more creativity into our lives? And how does creativity improve our mental health?
Are you curious about meditation?
What are the many benefits of meditation, like stress reduction? How do you do it? And why is it so important to give it a try?
What memories wake up when someone dies?
How do memories wake up after someone dies? How do we come to terms with our memories? What becomes of them? And how are they honored or recast?
What’s your relationship with time?
What is time? Why are we so obsessed with it? And how can we stop feeling crushed by time and be more conscious of our choices?
What is serendipity?
What’s the difference between serendipity and synchronicity? And how can I bring more into my life?
How does memory work?
How are our memories formed? Where do they exist and hang out? How do we access them? And why do memories change over time?
Why do we dream?
There are many theories about why we dream, a source of mystery for scientists and psychologists alike. Why do we dream? What do they mean? Can we control them?
Chaos theory — what’s your butterfly effect?
Do you need a bit less chaos in your life? That's not how it works. Chaos is all around us. All the time. What can we learn from it?
Who are you entangled with?
Quantum physics has fascinated me for decades. As a non-quantum scientist, wrapping my arms around quantum concepts has been an intriguing challenge. Movies, TV shows, and books experimenting with the concepts help.
What's a mindset?
When I first came across the term mindset, it was back in the summer of 2020 near the beginning of the pandemic. Many friends described a COVID fog they felt. They shared their difficulty in participating in their regular activities. Then I learned more about mindsets: fixed and growth, which do you have?
Strokes & neuroanatomy — what’s your monkey mind up to?
Neuroanatomy & monkey mind. According to the World Stroke Organization, there are over 12M strokes worldwide per year. Strokes are becoming more frequent (1 in 4 over a lifetime versus 1 in 6 30 years ago). Strokes are affecting younger and younger people too (22% are younger than 50, almost 70% are younger than 70). Let that sink in - almost 70% are younger than 70.
How much neuroplasticity does your brain have?
Neuroplasticity has fascinated me even before realizing its importance while recovering from my strokes. Years later, I discovered Dr. Laura Boyd’s TEDx talk, “After watching this your brain will not be the same.” I felt changed.
What’s a multipotentialite?
Are you a multipotentialite? After listening to Emilie Wapnick’s TED talk on “Why some of us don't have one true calling” she introduced me to the term: multipotentialite and popularized it with her TED talk.