Rebekah Heacock at Jackfruity writes a powerful roundup of the first session of TEDxCambridge: Mind. the key point I’m taking away from this session, which featured a psychologist, a neuroscientist, two guided meditations, a discussion of musical grammar, and reminders to sleep more, practice yoga, and stop trying so damn hard to be happy, is [...]

  “Speakers gave advice our mothers told us all along: smile, stand up straight & eat more veggies.” Conflict mediator Priya Parker talks about the meaning of swasth–to be seated inside yourself–during a talk about mindfulness. (Photo by Justin Ide) By Lindsey Hoshaw Sitting in a room of economists, computer scientists and roboticists, I didn’t [...]