In a crisis, it’s far too easy to jump to conclusions or otherwise react impulsively. But in order to make wise decisions, it’s essential to stabilize yourself on the objective ground of reality, or facts, so your fear of uncertainty can’t run away with you. In this post, you’ll practice identifying the facts of a situation as distinct from your uncertainties, as well as how to begin embracing them…just for now.
Read More...Can Wisdom Be Cultivated?
As part of their research on wisdom and aging, scientists at UC San Diego have uncovered seven factors of wisdom. In this post, you’ll learn more about these factors, along with tips for cultivating more wisdom and strengthening your connection to it.
Read More...Does Age Naturally Bring Wisdom?
Do we really get wiser as we age? This blog post explains what researchers have discovered about the brain, wisdom, and aging.
Read More...The Wisdom in Letting Go
When the stories we tell ourselves about the pain and trauma from our past color our present-day experiences, practicing detachment can help us let go. Professor Stanley Rachman’s experience with patients suffering from PTSD and OCD disorders shows how developing a more neutral response to traumatic experiences from the past helps lessen the impact they have on us.
Read More...What is Wisdom? How Can We Achieve it?
Mindfulness goes hand in hand with wisdom because at its foundation, wisdom is about learning to recognize and restrain fear-based impulses. This post invites you to question the validity of thoughts distorted by emotional reactions and offers some tips for how to go through this process, as well as a mindfulness reset for restoring clarity.
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