Living in the moment can have a wide range of benefits, from reducing anxiety and stress to increasing social relationships. Here’s how to get started. Do your thoughts accompany you from task to task ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Introduction It’s a popular statement. I heard it years ago though I’m not sure who first said it.: Human beings can live ...

Presentism holds that only the present is real (so the past and future are not) The growing block theory holds that the past and the present are real (but the future is not) Eternalism holds that the ...

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Just about every self-help movement from spirituality to leadership to parenting extols the virtue of being more present. We're told to cultivate being introspective, still, and to pay attention to ...

Life is full of distractions. Today’s technological advances have created a sometimes unnecessary sense of instant gratification. In fact, the term “multitasking” has never been more prominent.

It’s easy to let things that have happened in the past or worries about the future turn your attention away from the present moment. There’s likely a lot on your mind right now at this exact moment; ...

What do John Updike's Rabbit, Run, Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat, Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man and Margaret Atwood's Surfacing have in common? They are all modern classics, and they are all ...