How Music Helps us Focus

How Music Helps us Focus

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What's My Role Here?

If there's something you've been wanting to start but keep putting off, Dora has a question that might help: What's my role here? Rather than running through every task, obstacle, and possible outcome, try getting specific about the part that's actually yours. Dora found that onc ...  Show more

We've Turned Meditation Into Another Performance

Even when we sit down to do something restorative, it's easy to bring along the same expectations we carry everywhere else. We want to make progress, see results, and know we're doing it correctly. Dora recognizes how that achievement mindset showed up in her own meditation pract ...  Show more

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