Detachment is essential because, let’s be honest, no one is happy being dependent on anyone or anything…
— Read on www.elephantjournal.com/2017/06/letting-go-of-attachment-to-people-the-buddhist-way/
The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study
Do you have a secret? According to a May 2017 study, you likely have around 13 secrets brewing in that head of yours — five of which you’ll never tell a soul. The researchers say that it isn’t the number of secrets you keep that’s significant. Rather, it’s the burden of those secrets — they weigh on you, literally.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/the-average-person-is-hiding-13-secrets-according-to-a-study-curiosity
These 10 songs are scientifically guaranteed to chill you out
Sound therapies have long been used to help us cope.
— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90274251/song-reduces-anxiety-neuroscience
According to New Research, People Fit into These 4 Personality Types
The five factors have been defined as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, often represented by the acronyms OCEAN or CANOE.
The breakdown into 4 types as follows:
Average: This personality type tends to be high in neuroticism and extraversion, and low in openness. Researchers wager that the typical person would probably line up with this personality type, though women are more likely to fall into this category than men. In “Sex and the City,” this’d be Carrie.
Reserved: This type is not open, neurotic, or extroverted, but they’re pretty agreeable and conscientious. Charlotte all the way.
Role Model: This personality type is low in neuroticism and high in everything else. You’re more likely to be a role model as you get older, and women are more likely to be role models than men. “These are people who are dependable and open to new ideas,” co-author Luís Amaral said in a press release. “These are good people to be in charge of things.” This would probably be a Miranda.
Self-Centered: This personality type is high in extraversion and low in openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. You’re less likely to fall into this type as you get older. This is your garden-variety Samantha.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/according-to-new-research-people-fit-into-these-4-personality-types-curiosity
The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique Will Help You Get to Sleep Faster
The 4-7-8 breathing technique is a breathing pattern developed by Dr. Andrew Weil. It’s based on an ancient yogi technique called Pranayama, which helps practitioners gain control over their breathing. Here’s how it works:
Breathe in slowly through your nose for four seconds.
Hold your breath for seven seconds.
Exhale for eight seconds.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/the-4-7-8-breathing-technique-will-help-you-get-to-sleep-faster-curiosity/
Don’t Worry, You Made a Better First Impression Than You Think
The researchers found that when two strangers met, they both thought that they liked the other person more than the other person liked them — which, of course, isn’t possible. They also consistently underestimated how much the other person liked them.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/dont-worry-you-made-a-better-first-impression-than-you-think-curiosity
A DMT trip ‘feels like dying’ – and scientists now agree – BBC Three
A DMT trip ‘feels like dying’ – and scientists now agree – BBC Three
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa
Science is catching up to the Buddha
3. Evolution “doesn’t care about our… happiness.” It wants us anxiously striving, thus life brings suffering (=Buddhism’s dukkha = “unsatisfactoriness”). So feeling happy requires “rebellion” against evolution’s values.
— Read on bigthink.com/science-is-catching-up-to-the-buddha-2604508165.amp.html
These 5 Creepy Churches Are Decorated With Human Bones
Halloween’s a-coming, which means now is the time to explore the creepiest places in the world. Churches made of bones are not exactly a new topic for us. What we weren’t quite prepared for, though, was just how many terrifying churches made from human remains there were out there. These five sacred buildings are straight out of a doom-metal video.
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/these-5-creepy-churches-are-decorated-with-human-bones-curiosity
