This Is Why Everyone Always Tells You to Meditate

It’s not b.s. — the practice really can strengthen your mind like a muscle

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This is a modified excerpt from Inside Your Head 🧠, a weekly newsletter exploring why your brain makes you think, feel, and act the way you do, written by me, Elemental’s senior writer and a former brain scientist. Subscribe here so you won’t miss the next…