Have you ever heard of mind mapping? It is a technique developed in the 1960s for organizing your thoughts in a hierarchical manner. You start by writing down your central idea. From that you draw ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking care ...

In 1979, Harvard researcher Ellen Langer invited elderly men to spend a week at a retreat designed to remind them of their younger days, surrounded by the art, music, food, games, décor, and more from ...

Our minds are basically recorders that play (and replay) their soundtracks all day long, sometimes all night long too. Some people have recordings that tend to be more pleasant and present. Some ...

If you find yourself making inconsistent decisions, even in familiar situations, or struggling to filter out mental “noise,” your mind may be working in ways that benefit you more than you realize.

Using your breath and body, you can hack your brain by moving from the outside in and alter your mind from the inside out.

Being smart exists on a spectrum, and there are many different ways that people's intelligence shows up. Some people are emotionally intelligent and maintain strong, close relationships. Other people ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I like gadgets, and so, at times, my digital detox has verged on technophilic decadence. A few months ...