Thomas Ramey Watson

3 important lessons to help you find your calling

More and more people are unwilling to exchange their ideals for a paycheck. But how does this work practically? The place most of us begin is wrong. We search for epiphanies when, in fact, we should be learning to live with ambiguity. The clarity we seek is a myth. This magical button delivers Upworthy stories …

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Consciousness Works Differently Than You Think, According To This New Theory

In a paper published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Biology, an international team of researchers suggests that there’s some lag time between when we actually see something and when we become aware of it. Data from previously published psychological and behavioral experiments supports this theory, the researchers determined. The two-stage model they devised suggests that …

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We May Have Been Wrong About Autism And Empathy

[N]ew research, published Tuesday in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that while social deficiencies are one aspect of autism, this stereotype is nothing more than a myth. In fact, individuals with autism are far from indifferent to the suffering of others. “It’s a common but very unfortunate misunderstanding that individuals with autism do not care …

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Why Silence Is So Good For Your Brain

We live in a loud and distracting world, where silence is increasingly difficult to come by — and that may be negatively affecting our health. In fact, a 2011 World Health Organization report called noise pollution a “modern plague,” concluding that “there is overwhelming evidence that exposure to environmental noise has adverse effects on the …

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