We spend an extraordinary amount of time trying to improve our lives. We look for ways to be more productive, accomplish more, and get ahead. But what if some of the most meaningful improvements to our quality of life come from surprisingly small changes in how we live each day? I've been thinking about this recently, especially as I look at what neuroscience tells us about attention, brain health, and our daily habits. Someday, You Would Give Anything for Just Three Minutes

In 1977, Dolly Parton sat down across from Barbara Walters, one of the most powerful journalists on television. Parton was already successful, but she was still viewed by many through the stereotypes surrounding where she came from, how she talked, and how she looked. Walters did not avoid those stereotypes. She went directly at them. She asked Parton whether people where Walters came from would have called her a “hillbilly.” She questioned her clothes, her appearance, and th