"Have you heard of the ‘monkey mind’? Here are 5 scientifically-backed methods will help you calm your mind and quiet mental chatter. Buddha believed that the human mind was filled with drunken monkeys – monkeys that would chatter, screech and clamor for attention endlessly. That was 2,500 years ago. In the modern world we’re now absolutely bombarded by information — from phone calls to 24 hour news cycles to highway billboards and social media posts. With the information overload and our busy lives, is it any wonder that our mind constantly plays a soundtrack of anxious and intrusive thoughts?" (read more)