Since 1970, life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, with people living more than 10 years longer. That's the good news. The bad news is that starting when people are in their mid-to-late-20s, the brain begins to wither --
Garner noted, with a touch of wonder, that the interconnectivity that has made so many people stressed out also can offer them a solution.
Noise exists all around us: traffic, television, and cell phones, and internally in the form of constant thoughts. More and more, both mainstream and alternative experts are encouraging increased silence, both from outside and inside.