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Whatever it is that you love doing in life, the chances are that you are willing to put in some effort to make it a feature of your reality. Ask yourself: as you dedicate the hours to launch your new business, or simply play your favourite video game, how often do you pause and think of the organ that makes such mental acrobatics possible? The human brain — that miraculous power-house cradled between your ears — is a multi-talented taskmaster, that allows us each to do everything from dancing to complex problem solving, and a lot more to boot! Such is the wonder that we hold within our heads that, if the human brain were to be translated into computer circuitry, it would unquestionably create the most powerful computer ever built.

The neuron can be considered the basic workhorse of the brain, and we each have around 100 billion of them. Not to long ago, scientists were unsure if older brains were capable of generating new neurons, however recent research, as published in Nature Medicine, reveals that we can indeed achieve neurogenesis, regenerating and creating new brainpower — even into our ninth decade of life! Many factors within our modern lifestyles can impact our brain’s capacity to generate new neurons. Our diet, lifestyle, and the challenges we set ourselves all have a role to play. Collectively, these factors impact the good, such as moments of genius and happiness, and the bad, such as depression and even Alzheimer’s. With this in mind, it’s worth asking ourselves: if all personal achievement and life experience takes root in our grey matter, could we be looking after our brains better?

 


If you’ve slid into a lousy diet, don’t be surprised if your cognitive performance takes a knock. Many of us invest effort in nourishing our bodies, but what exactly does our brain require? In reality, the brain is a hungry, hungry organ — the most ravenous within the body. Each and every day, your brain demands around a 20% share of your body’s total energy quotient. From performing cell maintenance, to the constant sending of electrical instructions around the body, fuel is necessary for mental acuity.

Keeping neurogenesis at peak rate also requires a bevvy of micro nutrients. Consider little magic-makers such as Vitamins C and E, which both help to delay cognitive decline, and Vitamin K, which aids neurotransmitter processes. Protective goodies such as anthocyanins in blueberries and lycopene in tomatoes can help us keep our memories sharp, and brain ageing at bay. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant curcumin, as found in the pigmented spice turmeric, has also been associated with excellent brain benefits, such as improved memory, and enhanced neurogenesis.

When we talk about brain foods, the must-have you might be surprised about is dietary fat. Not only can we reap the excellent anti-inflammatory properties of EPA and DHA, as found in Omega-3 fats, but we must also consider our brain’s makeup. In reality, our brain tissue is composed of 60% fat — tissue that requires regeneration and repair. Much of this comes in the form of neuron insulation, which allows vital signals to make their way to where they are needed, without getting lost along the way.

It’s also worth noting that, although we use the term “grey matter” to describe out brains, the concept is a little misleading. Surprisingly, our brains are only around 40% grey matter, and 60% white matter. Scientists used to believe that only grey matter played an active role within the brain’s many functions, but today research indicates that white matter plays a key part in learning and — when all is not as it should be — also in brain dysfunction. White matter includes long nerve axons that can be viewed as our brain’s infrastructure, and these also rely on a protective armour of fat insulation. So, consider getting friendly with nuts, seeds, fish, and other friendly-fat sources, or invest in a top-notch supplement.

 


The term “use it or lose it” is apt when it comes to brain maintenance, and when we consider that each of our brain cells is connected with roughly 25,000 others, it makes sense that a diversity of stimuli may be required to keep that mental muscle flexing! You may have come across the idea of brain training — think sudoku or crossword puzzles — but a significant body of research points to expanding this concept a little wider. Researchers have found that when it comes to boosting brain function, performing unfamiliar tasks and learning new skills is the way to go, as is engaging the full sensory spectrum. To maximise your mental means, seek out activities that engage your fine motor skills and challenge your coordination. Explore new soundscapes, and even seek out new sights and smells, alongside those strictly mental forms of challenge.

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Do you wish you could build bigger windows within your life for achieving your mind’s true potential? The mission behind new digital investment App GRAYLL is to make next-generation financial freedom accessible to everyone, liberating each and every user to focus on the prosperity, health, achievement, and happiness they desire. When it comes to wealth inception, seeing is believing — so experience this new evolution in prosperity creation for yourself. GRAYLL is a user-friendly App that was created to open the door to digital investments for all, in an era that sees traditional savings accounts offer interest that is little-better than inflation. AI driven algorithms will steer you through effortless capital growth, with astounding accuracy, unfettered by human biases.

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

Studying the offer and possibilities of GRAYLL, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that the system offers the opportunity to make money on fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices without having any experience. This, of course, sounds very interesting, especially since most do not want to spend time on training, but immediately have success. Perhaps it is GRAYLL and its algorithms that will help such people in the first place, and also attract the attention of professionals. In any case, GRAYLL offers the right tools and they may well be in demand and get success.

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One of the concepts addressed in Tenet is the idea of paradoxes. In the movie, the characters must at all costs avoid encountering themselves, because of the danger of time related paradoxes. The root of this concept can be found in the Grandfather Paradox theory, that explores the idea of what might happen if a person were to travel back in time to before their grandfather had children, and kill him. In doing so, the time traveller would make their own birth impossible — so would they cease to exist? And, if no longer in existence, and no longer able to time travel back and kill their grandfather, would they simultaneously guarantee their own existence?

Such is the potential for time travel-related paradox. However, recent research from Germain Tobar, of the University of Queensland in Australia, has shed doubt on our understanding of time related paradoxes. Tobar’s equations pose the argument that space-time would in fact adapt itself to avoid paradoxes. He theorises that if a time-traveller were to intervene in the past, events would simply adjust themselves to eliminate inconsistencies. Does this mean free-reign time travel, with no need to worry about the consequences?

 


Of course, the dominating time-bending concept featured in Tenet is a machine devised to flip the direction through time of that which passes through it. This idea perfectly manifested an adrenaline-pumping and mind-bending narrative in which some characters were moving forwards, while others backwards. Today, we certainly have the capacity to look backwards through time, once again thanks to the speed of light. When we use NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to view distant galaxies, the light takes so long to reach us that what we see is in fact a vision of what existed many millions of years ago.

When it comes to the dynamics of an object, such as the bullet seen in Tenet, when we discuss altering its passage in time, we really mean reversing its entropy. Entropy, as a fundamental principle of the universe, describes the tendency of all things to get less and less organized. For example, cells age, and gasses spread out. Speaking to the LA Times, theoretical physicist Claudia De Rham points out that we have the capacity to slow entropy — just as we do when we put something in the freezer, slowing its decay — but that we do not currently have the capacity to invert it.

 


As we each wait out the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic — and many wonder what the future will look like, while dreaming of travel without the potential peril of taking a plane or train — the idea of being able to bend time, or even jump from one time to another offers a particularly seductive type of escapism! If you could travel to any place, at any time, where would you go, and who would you visit? If you could move backwards through space-time, what mischief might you be tempted to unleash? For now, such possibilities remain but equations on the pages of our brightest minds, but who knows what the future may hold.

 

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While we might not be able to journey through time just yet, most of us dream of the opportunity to achieve far more realistic fantasies. The mission behind new digital investment App GRAYLL is to provide just that: to make next-generation financial freedom accessible to everyone, liberating each and every user to focus on their prosperity, health, and happiness. When it comes to wealth inception, seeing is believing — so experience this new evolution in prosperity creation for yourself.

GRAYLL is a user-friendly App that was created to open the door to digital investments for all, in an era that sees traditional savings accounts offer interest that is little-better than inflation. AI driven algorithms will steer you through effortless capital growth, with astounding accuracy, unfettered by human biases.

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

Hollywood savant Christopher Nolan certainly has a knack for inspiring our awe of science — most recently with edge-of-your-seat blockbuster Tenet. Last year, we took a deep-dive into the evolving dream-science reflected in his movie Inception. So, as many enthusiastic cinema goers book a second viewing of Tenet in an effort to grasp the complex concepts within, it seems only fair that we set out upon yet another quest for scientific understanding! Entering the realm of time-travel, and even altering the direction of time, we were instantly curious: how close are real-world scientists to realising such fantasy concepts? Ever since H.G. Wells popularized the dream of such feats with his 1895 novel The Time Machine, many have pursued them, but how close have we come?

 


Take a moment to glance at your smartphone. Whenever that pocket sized device interacts with GPS satellites orbiting above us, it ultimately relies on our understanding of how speed manipulates time. Within our daily lives, we imagine time to be a fixed-form progression, however — just as Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity laid out — in truth, time can be, and is, dilated by movement. Einstein’s work set us on path for our contemporary understanding that the closer an object, or person, gets to travelling at the speed of light, the slower its/their experience of time will be.

An early test of this theory consisted of comparing two clocks. One remained on the earth, while the other was flown around the world in an aeroplane, travelling in the same direction as the Earth’s rotation. When the two clocks were reunited, the clock that had been travelling at speed was indeed behind the clock that had remained on the ground. This theory is expanded when we imagine what might happen if future space travel allowed astronauts to travel faster than the speed of light, allowing astronauts to journey to the centre of our galaxy and back again — some 60,000 light years — within their lifetimes. If such a feat were possible, the astronauts making this journey would return to discover than tens of thousands of years had elapsed here on earth.

While we currently lack the capacity to achieve travel faster than the speed of light — or even the certainty of its possibility — we do rely on our understanding of time dilatation to make modern satellite technology work, as equipment on each satellite is required to take the impact of time dilation into account, in order to remain synced with our smartphones!

 


Dilating time is all good and well, but what about being able to step from one moment in time, directly through to another? The work of the great Albert Einstein also predicted the capacity to create such a phenomenon, in the form of time loops that would allow an event to exist simultaneously in the past and the future. The term used to express this idea today is “wormholes”, and there is perhaps no better mind to consult on such a matter than astrophysicist Ron Mallett. An avid fan of H.G. Wells’ aforementioned novel, Mallett lost his father suddenly at the age of ten. From that moment, he was spurned to begin a life-long quest to achieve time travel, and go back and visit his father in the past.

To date, Mallet’s career represents six decades of research and experimentation, focused largely on Einstein’s theories, and the study of black holes. Mallet explains that Einstein’s description of the relationship between time and space in fact expresses that “the stronger gravity is, the more time will slow down,” and thus, the force of gravity itself holds the capacity to bend time. By Mallet’s understanding, what can be bent, can also be twisted. A wormhole would represent a twist in time, allowing entry at one end, from one point in time, and exit from the other, at an altogether different point in time.

At present, the work of Mallet and his peers is little more than highly advanced theory — which we presently lack the technology to realise — and many argue that the absence of time travellers from the future suggests that their work will not succeed. However, the romantics among us may prefer to subscribe to astrophysicist and author Carl Sagan’s theory that those from the future are indeed among us, but are simply choosing not to reveal their presence!

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We are indeed hard wired to connect, and while social media does allow us to keep in contact more than ever before, certain vital social aspects simply cannot be replicated from behind a screen. Don’t forget about the IRL — in real life — side of the equation. Spend time in proximity to loved ones, connect in the real world, and build a back-catalogue of memory and experience — you don’t even need to worry if you forget to capture it for Instagram!

The team at GRAYLL believe that time is precious. By paying attention to how we spend ours, we can unleash far greater happiness within our unique human journey. Take advantage of an App that will grow your wealth without the need for more screen time. GRAYLL taps into the vast processing power of Artificial Intelligence within this easy to use App — allowing you to invest and grow your capital, of any amount, with no expert knowledge or time commitment required. The drive behind GRAYLL is to make next-generation financial freedom accessible to everyone — liberating users to enjoy a richer IRL experience!

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

 


So, if we’re inclined to misjudge the impact of our virtual indulgences — and the consequences they carry — what can we do to redress the balance? A great place to start is by defining what you want to get out of social media. It might be a place that you go to for light relief in the form of funny memes, or cute cat videos. Perhaps it’s how you stay connected with your family overseas. You may be using it to increase the profile of your work, or rely on it as a news feed for the current affairs and cultural interests that you’re passionate about. With that framed, take a little time to examine what’s actually in your feed, and to become attuned to changes in your emotional state as you scroll.

What gives you a boost as it moves up your screen, and what brings you down? Do curated posts from certain friends leave you bogged down with FOMO — fear of missing out — or a wave of jealously? Even if you know in your heart of hearts that they probably spent ten minutes trying to get that perfect beach selfie between gusts of wind, or have hefty debts on account of that swanky sports car, your emotional irritation still warrants attention. Perhaps you regularly find yourself seeing posts with racist or sexist undertones, from a roster of usual culprits. Do you follow news sites that cover things you consider deeply important — such as climate change or animal rights news? While this content may reflect your core values, ask yourself: could over-saturation be hitting you below the belt, emotionally? Step by step, analyse how your feed effects your mood, and whether that aligns with what you want from your online experience.

 


While social media sites are steered by algorithms that aim to keep us engaged and hooked in — perhaps whatever the cost — we do have some control over what we are exposed to. If you suspect a correlation between low mood and time spent on social media, then consider this time for a cull! If we zero in on the big three — Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter — there are starter strategies that can certainly help. On Facebook, you don’t need to worry about the social stigma of “unfriending” or “blocking” people, as any person or page can be unfollowed, without the owner becoming any the wiser. That prejudiced aunt — who always seems to be RANTING IN CAPITALS — will likely not notice that you’ve chosen to expel her virtual shouting from your inner sanctum. Experience the exuberance of mastering the “Unfollow” click!

On Instagram, the formula is twofold. Primarily, we can simply choose to only follow those who create content we want to see. Secondarily, we can note that Instagram pays attention to what we click on. So, if something annoys you, don’t let your mouse cursor linger — move right along and click on something that makes you feel good instead. When we delve into perhaps the darkest realm within the social media mainstream, Twitter, we may be up against the odds. However, we do have multiple resources at our fingertips. We can mute, block, and unfollow at will. We can also mute certain words — removing tweets that contain them from our feeds all together. For any individuals that you don’t feel able to expunge, perhaps evaluate why their posts push your buttons, and try working on it from your end. How can you mitigate that negative impact — what does it tell you about your own frame of mind, and how can you navigate it constructively?

Of course, the other highly effective strategy for raising our spirits is to simply spend less time on social media. A study from the Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology highlighted that avoiding Facebook for only a short time can provide a significant boost to our sense of well-being. Limiting social media time to 30 minutes a day served to improve mood over the course of just three weeks. If that sounds too daunting, perhaps try restricting certain times of day. For example, don’t jump on social media first thing in the morning, allowing it to dictate the start to your day. Or, leave your phone charging in the living room each evening, and skip blue light and bad mojo before your head hits the pillow.

 

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We are indeed hard wired to connect, and while social media does allow us to keep in contact more than ever before, certain vital social aspects simply cannot be replicated from behind a screen. Don’t forget about the IRL — in real life — side of the equation. Spend time in proximity to loved ones, connect in the real world, and build a back-catalogue of memory and experience — you don’t even need to worry if you forget to capture it for Instagram!

The team at GRAYLL believe that time is precious. By paying attention to how we spend ours, we can unleash far greater happiness within our unique human journey. Take advantage of an App that will grow your wealth without the need for more screen time. GRAYLL taps into the vast processing power of Artificial Intelligence within this easy to use App — allowing you to invest and grow your capital, of any amount, with no expert knowledge or time commitment required. The drive behind GRAYLL is to make next-generation financial freedom accessible to everyone — liberating users to enjoy a richer IRL experience!

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

Spending time within the modern virtual realm can be pretty overwhelming. There’s a lot to rub us up the wrong way — between political spats, conspiracy theories, and of course who has most recently been “cancelled” on Twitter! Unfortunately, media moguls and marketers know that we humans are in possession of something called “negativity bias”. Functionally, this means that we have evolved to react to threats. So, clickbait headlines that illicit a negative emotional response — think shock, outrage, appal — make us more likely to jump down the rabbit hole.

What’s more, we’re getting a lot of exposure. According to research from GlobalWebIndex, around 45% of the world population use social media sites daily, for an average of three hours per day. Three hours of scrolling is plenty of time to overdose on content that is designed to push our buttons. More and more, research indicates that such triggers are dealing a blow to our mental health. So, ask yourself: how tuned in are you to the impact of your online habits? Perhaps the place to start is understanding how this whole hooked-on-social-media thing works. Then we can move onto tactics for retaining a rational mind and a sense of Zen within our digital hangouts!




Research from Trevor Haynes of Harvard University revealed exactly what’s going on inside our minds when we absent-mindedly reach for our smartphones. When you receive a social media notification, or register how many likes your latest post got, your brain hits up your reward pathways with a chemical messenger called dopamine. In a survival sense, dopamine does the handy job of making us feel good when we eat, exercise, and even when we’re in love — it plays a crucial role in steering our actions. However, this oft-mischievous chemical also comes into play with some of our more questionable habits, such as gambling, drugs, and other forms of addiction. In the case of social media, our brains adapt to a sense of expectation for the next hit of dopamine. This impact is so profound that many social media users experience phantom notifications, when they falsely experience the sensation of their phone vibrating, or the sound of a notification tone when there wasn’t one at all!




It turns out that we are pretty rubbish at identifying what’s going on inside our heads when we jump onto social media for a quick dopamine fix. A study published in the journal Computers In Human Behaviour examined how people feel after using Facebook, versus how they think they’ll feel. In striking opposition, participants invariable anticipated feeling better after checking their accounts, however almost consistently felt worse. For most users, time spent on the site means running a negativity gamut, with feelings of sadness, depression, and anxiety along for the ride.

Another study published in the American Journal Of Preventative Medicine highlighted yet another danger lurking within our feeds. Upon examination of users on 11 major social media sites — including Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram — researchers hoped to glean insight into the impact of scrolling on our sense of social connection. While we might imagine that the “social” in social media is central to the entire concept, the study found that the more time people spent on these sites, the more socially isolated they perceived themselves to be. If you also read our article on human connection, you will know how core a sense of connection is to our overall of well-being.

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Where we experience challenge, alongside hardship we find the opportunity to learn and evolve. Paying attention to opportunity is vital in such moments. What would life look like if we undertook a large-scale shift away from office spaces? How could we reallocate time saved when commutes are skipped, and what would be possible if location ceased to be a professional factor — allowing us to live anywhere? The extent to which working from home will stick is yet to be seen, but we can be certain that the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed greater focus on a vast array of possibilities, and shaken up many a status-quo.

GRAYLL is an App that aims to make recession-proof digital investment available to everyone, in a world that is witnessing the failure of conventional financial systems. It’s creators are fascinated by the untapped potential that we all possess for living the lives we dream of. Discover more about GRAYLL, and begin building a future enriched with health, wealth, and happiness today!

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

Online collaboration tools have been on the rise for some time, with brands such as Slack, Asana, and Trello tapping into this emerging market long before Covid-19 arrived on our radars. Increasing numbers of online freelancers also make collaboration resources invaluable for businesses bringing in outside help. The arrival of 5G may, in this sense, be well timed, as large-scale virtual teamwork will call for serious hikes in bandwidth hunger. We may see brands who have been developing communication software next turn their hands to online infrastructure for interpersonal support. If businesses are to build tomorrow’s leadership from afar, targets and deadlines will not be enough — an array of resources, and yet further increases in video conferencing may be destined, if businesses are to keep company culture and engagement alive.




For those who rely on the work environment for social contact, the move to remote work can be particularly lonesome. Perhaps this particular aspect would have been less jarring had we not fallen into isolation with such a bump. Working from home requires a specific skill set, which may come naturally to some, but could potentially be learned by others. Mastering time management from a work-from-home perspective, as well as developing independent thinking and problem solving strategies may allow others to find their feet in a new approach to work.

Science indicates that social contact is essential for human health — although some bear the evidence of this more than others. Introverts may find themselves delighted to skip immersion in a busy work environment. Some may find that appropriate interpersonal tools allow them to experience a strong sense of social contact with colleagues from afar, just as we have transitioned to communication virtually via social media in recent years. Through and through extroverts may simply long to get back to the water cooler!




More time to rest and be with family is cited as one of the greatest advantages that many have enjoyed under lockdown. Sleep scientist Sara Alger from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is unsurprised from the rest perspective, highlighting that sleep is the secret to success. Alger argues that we have things backwards when we imagine that sacrificing quality sleep is a chivalrous professional undertaking. Her research indicates that we are actually terrible judges of our own impairment.

While many of us imagine that after four hours of sleep and seven espressos we are on top form, scientific testing reveals that we are not even close. Alger argues that while modern 9–5 office jobs force us to push through a natural afternoon dip in our circadian rhythm — you know, that 2pm moment when you feel like curling up under your desk — when working from home, we could instead take a nap and come back to our work refreshed, later in the afternoon. Even a 20 minute nap at the right moment can enhance our learning and recall capabilities. Equally, early risers can hit their desks at 6am, while night owls can do their best work in the twilight hours.




Where we experience challenge, alongside hardship we find the opportunity to learn and evolve. Paying attention to opportunity is vital in such moments. What would life look like if we undertook a large-scale shift away from office spaces? How could we reallocate time saved when commutes are skipped, and what would be possible if location ceased to be a professional factor — allowing us to live anywhere? The extent to which working from home will stick is yet to be seen, but we can be certain that the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed greater focus on a vast array of possibilities, and shaken up many a status-quo.

GRAYLL is an App that aims to make recession-proof digital investment available to everyone, in a world that is witnessing the failure of conventional financial systems. It’s creators are fascinated by the untapped potential that we all possess for living the lives we dream of. Discover more about GRAYLL, and begin building a future enriched with health, wealth, and happiness today!

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

If necessity is the birthplace of invention, has the Coronavirus crisis pushed us towards a new era in terms of the working experience? While the forced move to working from home under pandemic lockdown has been clunky and jarring for many, some have found themselves within their element. Those who are loving every second working from home may be facing a looming return to the office with dread. However, does it have to be so, and should it be? Perhaps this unanticipated mass work-from-home experiment can serve as a once-in-a-life-time learning experience.

Diving into remote work has given many the chance to restructure their days, create their own workspaces, and ditch long and frustrating commutes. While some may be missing the office buzz, others are relieved to step out of the din of office politics. We can say with absolute certainty that our household confinement has worked wonders for the natural environment, and probably allowed us to get more sleep than we’ve ever had in our lives. The question is, if the rewards of working from home are bountiful, can we enhance its effectiveness with modern tools, and what advancements will be required if we are indeed on the precipice of a grand transition?




Of course, it’s quite possible that not all of us are suited to a work from home lifestyle, as a bottom line. Back in 2013, Chinese company CTrip, a 16,000 employee, NASDAQ-listed Chinese travel agency, decided to conduct an experiment into the potential of sending workers home. They asked employees to volunteer, and then from that group randomly assigned half to work from home for 9 months. Impressively, they discovered that working from home led to a 13% productivity increase. Employee satisfaction rose, and staff turnover fell, but the frequency of promotions based on performance dropped.

Most fascinatingly, when the nine month test came to an end, CTrip gave the work-from-home employees the choice of whether to return to the office or not. Around half preferred to return to an office environment, but statistics from those who stayed home are worth highlighting. Among this group, productivity now shot to 22% higher than that of pre-trial. This seems to suggest that while working at home may not be suited to all, for some it may be the key to dramatic performance enhancement.




As many businesses have discovered over the course of lockdown, remote work can have it’s pitfalls. For modern companies with remote work built into their fundamental structure, company ethos and employee expectations are launched from a remote work perspective. However, for businesses transitioning some or even all of their workforce out of an office environment, deep and fundamental structural changes to the way the company operates, how teams communicate, and how productivity is motivated need to be reinvented. This is a transition that must take root right at the core of the company, which calls for a mammoth oversight for successful implementation — especially when setting new precedents in doing so.

Some of the larger pitfalls to sidestep include avoiding silos between teams and departments, as vital communication procedures are not adequately replaced. Employers must navigate the dangers of a two-class divide between in-office and at-home workers. New systems for monitoring employees must be established, in order to maintain boundaries and discipline. Staff onboarding and training become more challenging, with the need for leadership to take the finer and more subtle elements of in-person training virtual. While some may lean into working independently, and self-driving growth, others will require as much guidance as ever. As companies toy with increased remote work staffing solutions for the first time, the potential pool of candidates widens geographically in ways never before experienced — with relocation no longer a requirement. If this is to be successful, however, innovations in remote communication are certain to be required.

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Where we experience challenge, alongside hardship we find the opportunity to learn and evolve. Paying attention to opportunity is vital in such moments. What would life look like if we undertook a large-scale shift away from office spaces? How could we reallocate time saved when commutes are skipped, and what would be possible if location ceased to be a professional factor — allowing us to live anywhere? The extent to which working from home will stick is yet to be seen, but we can be certain that the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed greater focus on a vast array of possibilities, and shaken up many a status-quo.

GRAYLL is an App that aims to make recession-proof digital investment available to everyone, in a world that is witnessing the failure of conventional financial systems. It’s creators are fascinated by the untapped potential that we all possess for living the lives we dream of. Discover more about GRAYLL, and begin building a future enriched with health, wealth, and happiness today!

 Learn more about GRAYLL, and register for your own account today!

GRAYLL is an innovative Recession Proof & Anti-Fragile system. Investors, traders, savers and pensioners using the GRAYLL GRZ Algorithm have a significant advantage in these catastrophic financial markets exacerbated by the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis. Watch the GRAYLL App in action!💥

Within trading circles, the most celebrated enactor of financial astrology is undoubtedly W.D. Gann. Trading on Wall Street for the first half of the 20th Century, Gann rose to lofty heights as an expert market forecaster of international renown. Cultivating an array of techniques and analysis tools, Gann drew on geometry, astronomy, astrology, and ancient mathematics. To this day, a substantial following draw on his theories when navigating trading markets.

Gann’s legacy was carried on by author and trader Donald Bradley, whose works include titles such as Solar And Lunar Returns, and Stock Market Prediction: The Planetary Barometer And How To Use It. Bradley cultivated a system of assigning numerical values to astrological positions, and translated them into market predictions. The next notable torch bearer for the astrological approach can perhaps be found in Larry Pesavento. Combining astrology with geometry and Fibonacci numbers, Pesavento set his own trajectory for success in the world of trading. Among his written titles, A Traders Guide to Financial Astrology offers beginner’s insights to the world where the stars meet the dollar sign.




In 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta published research on the impact of geomagnetic storms on daily stock market returns. The paper, titled Playing the Field: Geomagnetic Storms And The Stock Market, highlighted that a “large body of psychological research has shown that geomagnetic storms have a profound effect on people’s moods, and, in turn, people’s moods have been found to be related to human behaviour, judgments and decisions about risk.”

The paper went on to speculate that geomagnetic activity sways markets by incorrectly leading people to suspect negative economic prospects, and in turn prematurely selling their stocks. In conclusion, the authors proposed that high levels of geomagnetic activity causes “a negative, statistically and economically significant effect on the following week’s stock returns for all U.S. stock market indices”, while providing “evidence of substantially higher returns around the world during periods of quiet geomagnetic activity.”




Those hoping to harness the powers wrought from above may well find their way to revered financial astrologist Christeen Skinner. Her current clients include an array of finance world contenders, ranging from bankers to Forex traders, precious metal investors to property market players, and individuals in corporate finance. Attracting such weighty clients can likely be attributed to Skinners near-Nostradamus success rate. She is reported to have warned clients ahead of the 2000/01 dot-com crash, and the 2007/08 financial crisis. The latter she describes as having seen in the transition of Pluto into the constellation of Capricorn, which led her to advise clients to withdraw their assets from banks.

Skinner has published several books on financial astrology, or the Financial Universe as she describes it, within which she examines correlations between astrological indicators and currencies, stock market crashes, commodities, housing markets, and more, alongside making predictions for the future. Her most recent skin-tingling prediction can be found in her 2019 book Navigating The Financial Universe, in which she forecast a pandemic in 2020 — of course, Covid-19 has delivered upon her foretelling in a most jaw-dropping fashion.

Skinners passion for the power of the stars extends beyond finance, to include trends in architecture, politics, and even music. She applies an array of approaches to astrology, including planetary alignments, the 20 year Jupiter-Saturn cycle, lunar and solar events, and even certain so-considered financially relevant asteroids, such as Juno and Vesta. With each new client, Skinner assesses their track record from a financial-astrological perspective, hunting for patterns that can shine a light forwards. She also advises clients upon when they should, or shouldn’t, take financial action, based upon whether or not they find themselves within a “planetary minefield”, and what future celestial events warrant anticipation.




For those who find their imagination captured, an array of resources await discovery. As a starting point, beyond her private consultancy service, Skinner offers a free monthly newsletter on her Finance Universe website. The works of Gann, Bradley, and Pesavento await eager eyes, and a host of financial astrology courses and subscription services can be explored — particularly in reference to trading. As for the remainder of 2020, Skinner warns that we are still in for a bumpy ride. Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto coming together in the sign of Capricorn are set to deliver yet more volatility over the months ahead. She warns: “You have to go back several centuries to find this or anything similar.” Although, as anyone with an interest in finance will know, wherever there is challenge, there is always opportunity.

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Pairing finance and astrology together may seem counter-intuitive, but perhaps — when aspiring to wealth — there truly is something to be found when turning our heads upwards to the heavens. Whether you religiously check you horoscope, or long-ago relegated the concept of astrology to your esoteric mumbo-jumbo repository, could it be time for fresh reflection?

If the likes of George Soros — the infamous Billionaire trader, investor, and philanthropist — consider astrology a valuable resource, perhaps it’s time to sit up and pay attention. After all, even Goldman Sachs have been known to dally, reportedly investigating correlations between markets and eclipses. Legendary American financier and banker J.P. Morgan is famously quoted to have said: “Millionaires don’t use astrology, billionaires do”. So, what is financial astrology, and where does one even begin?




Most of us are familiar with the basic premise of astrology as applied to people. Our astrological birth signs are combined with present day terrestrial events to forecast what awaits us. In the case of financial astrology, the concept is similar, although a breadth of approaches can be taken, making the methodology complex. Financial astrologers may plot astrological charts for certain financial institutions or even currencies, just as they would a person, and cross check them against a host of heavenly indicators. In many cases, the art form requires complex analysis, as prior financial trends, crashes, and victories are compared with the ethereal events of the time. Such research allows the development of predictive theories that may hold the key to future events.

For the sceptical reader, this may sound a little far fetched, but many renowned financial power-players throughout history have turned to terrestrial events when setting their course for success. In the trading world in particular, astrology is surprisingly — to some at least — pervasive. It is considered a powerful complement to conventional forms of technical analysis, and harnessed as a method for timing the market. In other spheres, interested parties turn to financial astrologers for guidance in areas ranging from the housing market, to cryptocurrencies.




Most will know the name J.P. Morgan, in sound if not in deed. This unparalleled force within the Gilded Age of Wall Street in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the founder of J.P. Morgan & Co. — predecessor to J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank. When imagining how on earth one single man could have created such extraordinary financial success, it is intriguing to explore his own fascination with the realms beyond earth. Evidence can be found within the library that Morgan built in New York to house his expansive collection of books and artefacts.

Upon entering the Morgan Library & Museum, an upward glance will reveal an impressive display of painted astrological signs. Morgan is believed to have faithfully consulted astrological indicators when planning his business strategies, and liked “to walk under his two lucky stars each time he entered” his library. These can be found in the form of his own birth sign, Aries, and the sign under which he married, Gemini, displayed above the building’s entrance.

Propelling our examination forward into far more recent territory, one can discover that the Royal Bank of Scotland published a report whimsically titled Sheer Lunacy Staring At The Heavens. The study explored correlations between moon phases and behaviour of financial markets. The authors compiled their findings into a formula for medium-to-long term trading strategies, which the report stated could “significantly increase profits”. It also briefly touched upon planetary alignments and their significance. Mention of the impacts of lunar events can also be found in the writing of Lisa Burrell, for the Harvard Business Review.

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While a diversity of regional payment apps are springing up internationally, and PayPal has seen stock value rise of 55% percent this year, many are casting their eye towards electronic currencies as an alternative to cash. Swedish Riksbank is in the testing phase of a digital Krona, or e-Krona with the hope of retaining state control over digital transactions. Meanwhile, despite a current ban on the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies within the PRoC, the Chinese government has outlined aspirations of replacing cash with a central bank-issued digital currency, with President Xi Jinping throwing his weight behind blockchain technologies.

Within a research report titled Imagine 2030, world power-player Deutsche Bank has predicted that cryptocurrencies could entirely replace cash within the next decade. The report sites appeal in the security, speed, minimal transaction fees, ease of storage of digital currencies as propelling factors, while projecting Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra as a potential game-changer. “Facebook, with its potential user base of over 2bn, has the potential to disrupt the payment industry and send the use of cryptocurrencies in to the mainstream”, it speculated. The report proposed regulatory hurdles as all that stands between today’s financial practices and a substantial leap away from fiat currencies.




Despite the allure of going digital, consumer groups are warning of marginalization of the most vulnerable within society — such as low-income earners, retirees, immigrants, and people with disabilities. As those without access to electronic payments experience the decline of bank branch and ATM availability, a new digital divide threatens. Increasing dependence on smartphones and apps is leaving a subset of society excluded, according to union Luxembourgeoise des Consommateurs, who are running a campaign against increasing bank tariffs and branch closures.

Reseach from FDIC in the United States highlights that around 6.5% of US households don’t have access to a bank account, which equates to 14.1 million adults and 6.4 million children. A further 18.7% of households were found to be “underbanked”, which means that while they were found to have at least one bank account, they habitually rely on cash-based systems such as payday loans or cash-checking services. In this sense, any transition towards cashlessness will require protective policies if the electronically excluded are to be spared from falling through the cracks.




Senior Policy Analyst Jay Stanley of ACLU detailed the dangers of data vulnerability — specifically in the US — within the frame of a cashless society. He describes how when paying by credit card, companies can either ask or infer a customer’s postcode, and then harness “data appending” services to collect the consumer’s home address, email, and phone number, and potentially much more.

As the 21st century’s most valuable commodity, more than 90% of the world’s data has been produced within the last few years alone. A move towards cashlessness will, without strategic intervention, leave the data of the global population in the hands of tech giants, and a small number of payment card companies. If the current trajectory is to continue, it remains to be seen if digital currency developers will become the new spearheads of privacy protection, helping consumers avoid contributing their data as a commodity, in a world becoming increasingly cashless. Digital security, and the power struggle for control over emerging currency technologies, are without doubt going to remain hot-button topics as the world’s financial landscape continues to transform. How do you feel about going cashless — is it a step towards the future, or a surrendering of human autonomy? Join the debate, as part of the GRAYLL community.




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The concept of a cashless society has been a subject for public debate for some time now. However, new evidence suggests that the Coronavirus crisis is swaying opinion, and driving practical changes to the ways in which we pay. As governments aspire to eliminate larger notes to stamp out black money, technological innovations are making it easier and easier to make small payments with a press or a swipe. While older generations continue to carry purses and wallets, today’s youth are enjoying the liberty of only requiring a wallet of a digital variety — within an app on their smartphones.

Meanwhile, concern over the transmission of COVID-19 has lead meany to fear handling money, for fear of contracting the virus which can live on some surfaces for several days. In states that permit it, certain businesses have stopped accepting paper money all together, while in China banks are now required to sterilize cash before allowing it to re-enter circulation. Valdis Dombrovskis, vice-president for financial services of the European Commission, tweeted: “Time to swap your coins for payment cards — safer for containing coronavirus”. With this in mind, we find ourselves within a poignant moment for re-examining the narrative around the controversial cashless debate.




Recent data released by MoneySavingHeroes in the United Kingdom revealed a dramatic shift in perception of cash within our new post-COVID world. The research revealed that 43% of Britons would now welcome a cashless society — a substantial jump, with 42% of this number having changes their minds since the virus outbreak began. 39% of those surveyed expressed indifference about going cashless, while only 18% said that they would be against a move to ditch physical currency.

Researchers asked respondents to identify why they like the idea of going cashless. While stopping the spread of germs was on the list, it came in only 4th in the ranking, behind conveniences such as keeping track of where money has gone, easier budgeting, and making it more difficult to lose money, suggesting a sizeable shift in perception. This may, in part be attributed to the increase in limits on contactless card payments. Perhaps surprisingly, crime prevention came in low on the list of cash free appeal factors, with only 34% expressing favour in this area.




A report released by European consumer organization BEUC, titled Cash Versus Cashless: Consumers Need A Right To Use Cash, explores the role that physical currency plays in EU countries, as well as advising strategies for protecting the rights of Europeans. The research revealed a substantial chasm between the spending habits of different EU nations. In terms of cashlessness, Sweden tops the charts not only within the EU, but worldwide, with less than 2% of offline payments being made with physical tender.

In terms of point of sale transactions — in shops, as opposed to transactions such as salary payments — this number jumps up to just shy of 20%. However, when we contrast this against POS transactions across the EU, we find a broad spectrum, spanning as far as 87% and 92% of payments made in cash, in Spain and Malta respectively. Meanwhile, activity in Italy points to shifting practices. Where cash was previously dominant, e-commerce transactions have surged more than 80%, according to research from McKinsey & Company.

As an obstacle to cash, the number of ATMs within the eurozone peaked in 2014 and is now in decline. In countries that don’t enforce the availability of free withdrawals, the cost of using ATMs is on the rise, decreasing use and in turn triggering the removal of ATMs. This self-propelling cycle calls for attention, if a steady slide towards cashless society is to be avoided or navigated.

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Studies on the impact of colour have led to an array of real-world colour interventions. Blue is often associated with a sense of calm, and a state of relaxation. Fascinatingly, blue coloured lighting has been harnessed in Japan, with several other countries following suit, to decrease suicide rates in high-risk locations. In a similar vein, the city of Glasgow, Scotland, found that crime rates fell in neighbourhoods where they introduced blue street lighting. In contrast, we frequently associate the colour red with energy, and impact. This has been utilized in the manufacture of medications, following the findings that placebo pills that are warm in colour prove more effective than their cool-coloured counterparts.

Evidence also suggests that colour can alter our perception of time. A study published in journal Nature found that the colour red seemed to stretch viewers’ perception of the passage of time — with men experiencing the time distortion more than women. Another study published in PubMed indicated that exposure to the colour red can speed up our reaction times too. Perhaps this is why research carried out during the 2004 Summer Olympics found that red seemed to enhance sports performance.




The fundamentals of colour psychology theory suggest that we are each influenced by colour, and that our perceptions lead to colour-motivated behaviour. The meanings we interpret within the palettes around us may be learned, or may be biologically innate, but our unique response to colour is broadly automatic. Context can influence our colour associations too. For example, red may help us get fired up on the sports field, but may detract from our performance in a written exam — where red tends to be associated with bad marks and negative results.

Several studies have pointed to the power of warm colours to increase our heart rate and blood flow, helping us to become more mentally alert. Yellow in particular, as published in the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, appears to boost our ability to absorb and retain information. This makes it the perfect backdrop to learning new skills! Fundamentally, we can add elements of colour to our surroundings that will enhance the activities we wish to partake in — whether that’s red furnishings in a meeting room, or a gentle blue paint choice for the space in which you like to unwind.




Of course, where influence can be harnessed, marketing research will soon follow. Today, strategies around the use of colour in marketing are well researched, and complex. To give an example of the power of colour in marketing, we can examine the colour-shift of popular brand Heinz. When they changed the label colour of their signature ketchup from red to green, they saw a $23 million dollar jump in sales over the following seven months! In other marketing colour tactics, we find that blue is considered valuable for instilling a sense of trust. So, we often see it in the branding of banks, and businesses that we trust with our data security. For another type of influence, red creates a sense of urgency, so we see it in food branding, and on sale signs.

Even walking through a busy shopping street, we can view the use of colour psychology in shop window displays. Studies indicate that we are drawn to warm or darkly coloured displays, but find cooler and paler colours more favourable. Perhaps next time you are browsing you will notice that retailers hoping for impulse shoppers, such as outlet and food shops often lean towards warm hues; large shops geared towards those on a budget are more likely to opt for blues and teals; while long-standing traditional outlets are more likely to choose a gentle pastel palette.

What impact do you notice colours having on the way that you interact with the world? Pablo Picasso once remarked that “colours, like features, follow the changes of the emotions”. Armed with the knowledge that colour can change not only how we perceive the world, but how we think, feel, and even behave, tuning into our own colour psychology can be a valuable tool in the quest we share to get the greatest reward out of life, in whatever form that may take.




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Many of us have a favourite colour, but did you know that the colours that surround you may influence you in a spectrum — pun intended — of different ways? From the theories of colour psychology, to the practice of chromotherapy, hues can be harnessed to alter our moods, and even induce healing. Once your awareness of colour is awakened, you will likely find that you can intuit how colour is being used around you — especially in marketing — and how you can employ it to suit your needs. Read on to discover how to colour hack your life!

Our relationship with colour is as intrinsic as our ability to see it. Of course, we don’t all see colour in exactly the same way. Some people experience one of several forms of colour blindness. For example, Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colour blind, which is one of the reasons why he selected blue branding for Facebook!

English Scientist Sir Isaac Newton was the first to gain a glimpse of how we perceive colour in 1666. He observed that when seemingly pure white light passes through a prism, it splits to reveal the full repertoire of the visible colour spectrum. He identified that each colour has its own unique wave length, that cannot be further separated. He also discovered that, in the form of light waves, certain colours could be combined, while other colour combinations would seemingly neutralise each other. For example, red and yellow light creates and orange hue. Meanwhile, light beams of green and magenta simply cancel each other out, and illuminating in monochrome.




Colours appear to influence us in a number of different ways. Some impacts seem to be instinctive, however certain associations are very much cultural, with particular palette choices possessing very different meanings and representations depending upon a range of culture-rooted influences. The practice of chromotherapy — the therapeutic use of colour — is age-old, and finds its roots in as far flung places as ancient China and ancient Egypt. From the notion that indigo can alleviate skin ailments, to orange holding healing power for the lungs, belief in the power of colour is nothing new. However, when applying colour, it is important to realise that we don’t all share the same associations.

In China, red is tied to concepts of luck, happiness, and longevity, while in South Africa, it is considered a colour of mourning and struggle. Yellow traditionally represents valour and wealth in Japan, thanks to yellow chrysanthemums that warriors wore during the War Dynasties in 1357. This bright and cheery colour — as many of us consider it — has, however, some gloomier associations. In France and Germany, it is considered the colour of jealousy, while in China, it is associated with pornography. Here, the terms “yellow picture” and “yellow book” describe media of a strictly adult nature!

Blue is a colour that receives many religious associations, all around the world. However, in Western cultures, we simultaneously discuss “having the blues”. We associate green with nature, and often with money, however within several South American cultures, the colour is connected with death. While we may experience emotional responses to certain colours, it is always important to remember that they may have meanings for others that differ from our own.

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Not all of the changes thought to be triggered by mindfulness have been observed within the brain. In fact, Kabat-Zinn identified that combining a mindfulness practice with light-treatment for psoriasis resulted in a faster skin healing rate, at no less than four times the statistical average. This may be because MBSR appears to improve immune function. David Cresswell and colleagues, of the University Of California, found that mindfulness enhanced the immunity of not only healthy individuals, but even in those with HIV. Those practising mindfulness meditation were also found to have increased telomerase activity. This enzyme plays a key role in ensuring the health of each of our cell’s telomeres — the protective caps that top and tail our chromosomes. Each time our cells regenerate, this function protects us from degeneration, making it vital for longevity.




Making mindfulness part of your routine is, it would seem, well worth exploring. When considering how much time we should dedicate to mindfulness, we might emit a chuckle at the old Zen proverb that says “You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day — unless you’re too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” There may be some truth in such wisdom, however for those who can’t begin to imagine spending an hour doing yoga, or even 10 minutes meditating, mindfulness can be incorporated into daily life without taking time out.

Self-training can be applied simply by connecting with the senses while performing every day tasks, observing the body, and being more aware of surrounding colours and textures, taste, or the sensation of touch. The result of drawing the self into present awareness is known as embodying an “approach state”, as defined by Dr. Daniel Siegel in his book Mindsight, and described as a benchmark of resilience. Those achieving this state are thought to be better able to move into meaningful challenge, rather than pulling away. With that in mind, what could you achieve, if you harnessed the enhancing power of mindfulness?




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Mindfulness is a buzz-word term that gets bandied about a lot these days. If you’re naturally inclined to scepticism — just like me — you might have dismissed mindfulness up until now, or at least eyed it with suspicion from a safe distance. To some, it might sound like a concept that goes hand in hand with flowing natural fabrics, and the wafting scent of patchouli, but to assume it to be so — especially if that simply isn’t your vibe — is to miss out on a tool of great potential value.

In reality, the practice of mindfulness has been the subject of scientific study for near half a century, and experts are beginning to flesh out a very tangible picture of evidence based reasons to give it a go. Research points to mindfulness being not only a means for life enhancement that we can all use, but also a resource for those grappling with mental health disorders and addictive behaviour. Here, we will dive into exactly what mindfulness is. What does the current science indicate, and what is yet to be revealed? Rest assured, should it concern you, that a bohemian sensibility is compatible, but certainly isn’t a requisite!




One of the challenges faced by researchers is that the term itself is of the umbrella variety, covering a broad spectrum of different styles of practice. What is considered consensus is that mindfulness describes engaging with an endeavour which draws our attention to the present moment. It is a form of self-regulation, an attempt to adopt an attitude of openness, and the practice of paying attention to our intention. A mindfulness practice may take a form with roots in spirituality, such as meditation derived from Buddhist teachings, yoga, prayer, or tai chi — however it may also come in the form of secular chanting, performing body scans, or breath exercises.

The integration of a spiritual element is a question of personal taste — whether one feels they are communing with something larger than themselves, or simply taking the reins of the self in a purely practical sense, is down to the practitioner. Harvard psychologist, and author of the now infamous Mindfulness, Ellen Langer considers mindfulness to be — first and foremost — a method of interrupting the automatic behaviours that can, if left unchecked, lead us into ruts of negativity. She describes mindfulness as a resource to help us tap into intuition and creativity, and open ourselves up to new information and perspectives.




It was in the 1970s that a scientific eye was first substantially and strategically applied to mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn, a microbiology PhD, was fascinated by the impact he had observed in such practices, and so he set about engaging patients in the basic principles of mindfulness meditation within a medical setting. He developed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, or MBSR, which called for consistent practice of carefully focusing attention, as a secular or non-spiritual application of mindfulness. His initial work with MBSR, in collaboration with affective neuroscience pioneer Richard Davidson, showed great promise in the alleviation of chronic pain.

In parallel, transcendental meditation was enjoying a huge surge in popularity across the United States. Professor Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School also found his curiosity piqued within this period of high-speed adoption of eastern practices. His work identified that transcendental meditation, alongside yoga and even religious prayer, triggered what he called the relaxation response. He described this as our ability to trigger a release of chemicals and brain signals slow muscle and organ activity, while increasing blood flow to the brain — the exact opposite of fight or flight.
 



 Using fMRI, Dr. Sara Lazar of Harvard Medical School was able to identify that eight weeks of MBSR was enough to alter grey matter concentrations in areas of the brain responsible for emotion regulation, learning, and memory. Her work indicated that those who have years of mindfulness practice under their belts appear to have a thicker frontal cortex than those that don’t, which suggests a level of protection against age related cognitive decline. However, commentators point out that it is hard to know the extent to which such long-term practitioners are inclined to mindfulness because of an already distinct brain structure, or have entirely altered their brain structure due to dedication to mindfulness. In this sense, future research still has much to reveal.

A study published in the journal Social Congnitive And Affective Neuroscience pointed to capacity for a mindfulness practice to dampen stress reactions in the amygdala, while enhancing connectivity between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. The result being that those subjected to stressors, who are adept at mindfulness, will be more resilient — bouncing back from stress quickly, or being less reactive in the first place. We can see the impact of such transformation in a steady stream of studies: from meditation training reducing drug use in prisons — leading to the development of Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention programs — to positive impact on patients struggling with binge eating at the University of New Mexico.

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