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Losing focus

Attention is the process of the mind selecting and focusing on one particular object or train of thought out of several. To challenge the mind, tech-free hours are necessary. Various techniques such as the Pomodoro and "eat the frog" can help reach a "flow state" of creativity and productivity.

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2023

Do we really use only 10% of our brains?

How much of the brain does each person use throughout their day?

LiveScience · Aug 5, 2023

Chemical adventurers: the science of the mind has a long, colourful history of psychedelic exploration

There is a delirious moment in the 1988 documentary Cane Toads: An Unnatural History when a back-lit hippie explains that consuming mescaline allowed Native Americans to see the world through the eyes of the cactus. It is the same when people imbibe the skin secretions of the toad, he mumbles,…

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2023

No big investiture for William and Kate as new Prince and Princess of Wales

British royals William and Kate on Tuesday carried out their first Welsh visit since being made Prince and Princess of Wales following the death of Queen Elizabeth, as a source said there were no plans for them to have a big investiture ceremony.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Britain's Prince William thanks funeral volunteers and staff

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine on Thursday met volunteers and staff involved in Monday's funeral for Queen Elizabeth, their first in-person public engagement since the event.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Princes William, Harry to stand vigil at Queen Elizabeth's coffin on Saturday

Queen Elizabeth's eight grandchildren, including Princes William and Harry, will stand vigil beside her coffin for 15 minutes on Saturday evening, a Kensington Palace spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 16, 2022

Prince William says walking behind queen's coffin brought back memories

Prince William has told well-wishers that walking behind his grandmother's coffin had been challenging and had brought back memories, alluding to the day 25 years earlier when, as a boy, he followed his mother's casket on the way to her funeral.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Queen Elizabeth's funeral 'will unite' world as mourners queue for miles

Prince William has told how walking behind his grandmother's coffin brought back challenging memories, alluding to the death of his mother, as mourners from all walks of life queued for hours on Thursday to file past the late monarch's coffin.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Prince William honoured to be made Prince of Wales - statement

Prince William said he was honoured to be made the new Prince of Wales when he spoke with Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford on Sunday, Kensington Palace said in a statement.

Reuters · Sep 11, 2022

Bernard Benedict James, aerospace engineer and Black WWII veteran, dies at 101

LOS ANGELES — Bernard Benedict James sat his young children down in the family living room decades ago in their La Mirada home, where he’d written a set of math equations on a blackboard.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 24, 2022