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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0" xml:base="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us"> <channel> <title>Psychology Today: The Latest</title> <link>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us</link> <atom:link href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/front/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/> <description>The latest blog posts from Psychology Today</description> <language>en-US</language> <ttl>30</ttl> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:55:33 -0400</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:09:08 -0400</lastBuildDate> <item> <title>The Lost Art of Doing One Thing at a Time</title> <link>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-mental-health/202505/the-lost-art-of-doing-one-thing-at-a-time</link> <description>In a world fixated on productivity, is multitasking our best option?</description> <media:content url="/assets/styles/manual_crop_1_91_1_1528x800/public/teaser_image/blog_entry/2025-05/3577815294050099235.jpg?h=a1306bde&itok=s5ish73y" type="image/jpeg" width="2000" height="1500"> <media:description> The Lost Art of Doing One Thing at a Time </media:description> <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Courtesy of Jennifer Gerlach </media:credit> </media:content> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:55:33 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jennifer Gerlach LCSW</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">psychologytoday.com:5035548</guid> <source url="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/front/feed">Psychology Today: The Latest</source></item><item> <title>How Mindfulness Can Help You Avoid Accidents of All Kinds </title> <link>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/practical-mindfulness/202505/how-mindfulness-can-help-you-avoid-accidents-of-all-kinds</link> <description>When you use your free will and intentionality, you engage mindfulness—the antidote to mindless distraction and a way to potentially avoid the accidents that sometimes follow. </description> <media:content url="https://cdn2.psychologytoday.com/assets/styles/manual_crop_1_91_1_1528x800/public/teaser_image/blog_entry/2025-05/diana-polekhina-unsplash.jpg?itok=PLFk0tzs" type="image/jpeg" width="600" height="400"> <media:description> How Mindfulness Can Help You Avoid Accidents of All Kinds </media:description> <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Diana Polekhina/Unsplash </media:credit> </media:content> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:51:29 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Donald Altman</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">psychologytoday.com:5035305</guid> <source url="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/front/feed">Psychology Today: The Latest</source></item><item> <title>What Neuroscience Misses: Why Behavior Wins the Argument </title> <link>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-we-learn/202506/what-neuroscience-misses-why-behavior-wins-the-argument</link> <description>Neuroscience fascinates, but behavior guides instruction. 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