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In recent years researchers have highlighted the peculiar power of silence to calm our bodies, turn up the volume on our inner thoughts, and attune our connection to the world.

http://nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/this-is-your-brain-on-silence

This Is Your Brain on Silence - Issue 16: Nothingness - Nautilus One icy night in March 2010, 100 marketing experts piled into the Sea Horse Restaurant in Helsinki, with the modest goal of making…

A brilliant fusion of form and function that acts as both a bookmark when flat, and an LED book light when folded up.

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/ultra-thin-japanese-bookmark-light-reading

The Bookmark Light Is Design at Its Brightest | The Creators Project Silver nanoparticle ink meets practical magic in Kyouei design's stunning hybrid bookmark reading light.

A place for introverts to share their stories, find like-minded people and read advice written specifically for them.

http://blog.ted.com/a-community-for-those-who-like-to-be-alone/

A community for those who like to be alone, grown out of a blockbuster TED Talk Quiet Revolution is a place for introverts to share their stories, find like-minded people and read advice written specifically for them.

Dots and dashes make for a dynamic new journalling method

http://qz.com/701309/people-are-falling-in-love-with-a-simple-productivity-system-that-just-uses-pen-and-paper/

People are falling in love with a simple productivity system that just uses pen and paper The no-frills (and free) Bullet Journal system is taking the world by storm.

"Almost every single species that has survived has the ability to take routines and make them automatic. That way you have cognitive power to invent spears and fire and video games."

http://qz.com/692717/your-inability-to-form-a-routine-is-a-warning-sign-that-something-deeper-is-wrong/

Your inability to form a routine is a warning sign that something deeper is wrong Having a routine is extremely critical to creating success.

Designers and technologists are exploring new ways of converting the surface of textiles into working circuit boards.

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/stitchable-circuits-wearable-tech-madison-maxey

Stitchable Circuits Weave the Future of Wearable Tech | The Creators Project Self-proclaimed "creative technologist" Madison Maxey is changing wearable tech, one custom textile at a time.

Recent scientific studies support the facts that the 1,500-year-old practice of Zen meditation has real-world mental and physical health benefits that everyone — not just monks — can benefit from.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3060330/your-most-productive-self/heres-how-a-month-of-zen-meditation-changed-my-life

Here's How A Month Of Zen Meditation Changed My Life The Buddhist meditation practice is over 1,500 years old, but modern science says it has very real mental and physical health benefits.

Giving physical form to abstract digital information, with delightful visuals to boot!

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/06/piano-projection/

Projected Figures of Humans and Animals Play the Keyboard Through Dancing Footsteps "Andante" was created by MIT's Tangible Media Group as a way to promote an understanding of the way that music is rooted in the body, an experience that transcends more than just the ears. The group, led by Professor Hiroshi Ishii, gives physical form to abstract digital infor

A beautiful collection of thoughts and a day-dreamy, uplifting little film comprised of 30 days of animations.

http://apeonthemoon.com/2016/05/21/a-dreamy-collection-of-ideas-in-a-30-day-animation-by-ashleigh-green/

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"Even at the moment of your failure, you are beautiful... You don't know it yet, but you have the ability to reinvent yourself endlessly. That's your beauty."

http://www.ted.com/talks/lidia_yuknavitch_the_beauty_of_being_a_misfit

The beauty of being a misfit To those who feel like they don't belong: there is beauty in being a misfit. Author Lidia Yuknavitch shares her own wayward journey in an intimate recollection of patchwork stories about loss, shame and the slow process of self-acceptance. "Even at the moment of your failure, you are beautiful," she...

The effects of exercise on your mood and thought process can be as powerful a motivational tool as the effects on your health and body

http://qz.com/592569/a-neuroscientist-says-theres-a-powerful-benefit-to-exercise-that-is-rarely-discussed/

A neuroscientist says there’s a powerful benefit to exercise that is rarely discussed The neurological benefits of exercise could have profound implications for how we live, learn and age as a society.

In moderation, stress can be inspiring; when it's chronic, it can actually change your brain! Insightful stuff here

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-stress-affects-your-brain-madhumita-murgia

How stress affects your brain - Madhumita Murgia Stress isn’t always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you’re playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it’s continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its str...