By Sarah Jackson Plenty of CEOs swear by meditation, but Google's chief executive Sunder Pichai likes to relax using a slightly lesser-known practice - NSDR. Pichai said he sometimes unwinds with the help of non-sleep deep rest, or NSDR, a term coined by Stanford neuroscience professor Andrew Huberman, who says it involves "self-inducing a state of...
Wherever you are in the world today, it’s important to realize that someone or something is probably watching you, keeping track of your movements. One of these days, you’ll be in the bathroom, looking at your phone and an advertisement will pop up: “Having trouble doing your business today, Sanjay? Try Metamucil fiber supplement....
Do you tend to see the glass as half full, rather than half empty? By Fuschia Sirois A number of studies have shown that optimizers enjoy higher levels of well-being, better sleep, lower stress, and even better cardiovascular health and immune function. And now, a study links being an optimizer to a longer life. Researchers tracked the...
Xeriscaping is designing a panorama that wants little irrigation to outlive Conventional garden grasses are thirsty. Due to shallow roots, they want anywhere from 20 to 60 percent extra water than different vegetation in your yard to seem inexperienced and plush, says Haven Kiers, assistant professor of panorama structure at the College of California at...
An estimated 1.06 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir from January to July 3 this year, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha. Responding to questions in the House, the minister also said nearly 30,000 people have been recruited in the public sector in Jammu and Kashmir since...
The other day, after driving my car around, my older daughter gave me some news that no car owner wants to hear: “The car is making some strange sounds.” “Strange sounds” often means that you have to take your car to a garage and get some bad news from a mechanic. And if you’re as...
Whether you’re young, middle-aged, or getting up there, it’s important to be as healthy as possible. Being healthy doesn’t ensure that you’ll live to 100, but it certainly improves your chances. Even if you get unlucky and an angry bull charges toward you while you’re crossing a field, you’ll be able to react quickly...
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons has announced to invest in startup firm Goodfellows, which provides companionship to elderly people. Goodfellows was founded by Shantanu Naidu, who happened to be Ratan Tata’s business assistant. The 25-year-old Naidu is Cornell University-educated and is a general manager in Tata’s office and has been assisting Tata...
The state capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow will soon have India’s first night safari, which would be developed on lines of Singapore. The Kukrail forest area in Lucknow would be developed as a world-class night safari and bio-diversity park. The Yogi government has planned to channelize the Kukrail River here and construct an attractive...
