Month: April 2024

I am very much a part of the Apple ecosystem. I’ve used MacBooks, iPads and the iPhone for over a decade. But somehow, I’ve never tried the Apple Watch — that is, until now. Why not? Well, I was happy with checking the time and how many steps I walked per day on my iPhone. But I didn’t realize the breadth of additional data the Apple Watch could offer about my workouts, sleeping habits and more. Plus, I’ve been trying to become less…

The picture of health is changing. New attitudes, innovations, and medications are transforming how millions manage their physical and mental wellness — and even greater shifts are on the horizon, from nutrition to prescriptions. What the Future: Wellness explores the vast societal social commercial implications of this evolution — from the shifts in life stages and retirement that are reshaping the financial services industry, to the changes in Americans’ diets (and grocery lists) that could reorient the opportunities in food…

Getting yourself to do deep work—or work that is solely focused on a single task with no disruptions or distractions—is a major part of being productive, but you might find that settling into that flow state is surprisingly hard. For some, it comes easily, but if you’re not one of them, consider using some mindfulness practices to get into the zone. Mindfulness is kind of a buzzword these days, but there’s some solid research out there that shows how it…