Jacob Anderson

My head is filled with things I think I should be doing or should've done already. I slow down because I doubt myself or I get anxious or have a bout of depression. Then I have to build my confidence back up, and once that happens, then I power through until the next time.

British Actor

Matthew Walker

If you look at how humans tend to want to sleep, it seems to be either, you know, sort of a monophasic way or at least a biphasic way, where there's, perhaps, a long bout during the night and then maybe a siesta-like pattern during the day.

English Scientist

Riddick Bowe

My toughest opponent is me. My mind has a tendency to wander during bouts. I tend to focus on things other than the bout. I have to work at staying motivated, getting my head right.

American Athlete

Vasyl Lomachenko

I am like every single fighter - going into the ring, I have in my mind, 'Finish the bout before all the rounds are over, and to get the victory before that.

Ukrainian Athlete

Joel Parkinson

It's the way surfing is - you grow up surfing together, and then you're thrown into a heat at Pipe or a world title bout against one another.

Australian Athlete

Jonny Bairstow

When my dad died, I was eight. Becky was seven. My mum had cancer, the first of two bouts that she's fought and beaten.

English Athlete

John Prine

After a couple bouts with cancer and everything, black cats are nothin', you know?

American Singer

Wanderlei Silva

A bout between champions has to be considered a big show.

Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist

Ritika Singh

Cheating during bouts has always existed.

Indian Actress

Chris Eubank Jr.

British Athlete

Use 'bout' to describe a short, intense period of activity, not a mild or ongoing one.

Intensity Context

While often physical, 'bout' can also describe intense emotional experiences.

Emotional States

In sports, 'bout' refers specifically to events like boxing or wrestling matches.

Sporting Event

Athletes often spend a long time preparing for a 'bout', highlighting its importance.

Preparation Period

Use 'bout' for illnesses that are brief and have a clear beginning and end.

Illness Duration

'Bout' often implies that the illness struck quickly and unexpectedly.

Sudden Onset

In competitions, 'bout' can mean the entire match or a segment of it.

Competition Segments

Sequential bouts, like rounds, can determine an overall winner in a competition.

Sequence Importance

'Bout' can describe temporary episodes of mental health conditions.

Mental Health Context

'Bout' is not used for chronic or long-term mental health issues.

Not Long-Term

 we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world. If you've heard the grim climate research that science communicators like me weave into our books and documentaries, you've probably felt bouts of fear, fatalism or hopelessness. If you've been impacted by climate disaster,

How climate change...

 the ability to separate and enrich biomarkers with nanoscale precision in an automated way, opens the door to better understanding diseases such as cancer, with applications ranging from sample preparation to diagnostics, and from drug resistance monitoring to therapeutics. Even before my wife's bout with cancer,

New nanotech to detect...

 The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,

Why do we hiccup? - John...

 When I found myself slipping into my bouts of sadness and self-pity, I would rush to the 88 keys of my piano, knowing in my heart that the tones and rhythms from each one of those keys would soon set me free. At the time, I didn't realize how much music was helping me.

What it's like to have...

 that normally protects against heartburn. Numerous medications, including those for asthma, high blood pressure, birth control, and depression can also have unintended effects on the LES. An occasional bout of heartburn isn't necessarily something to worry about.

What causes heartburn? -...

 What this suggests is that we may have been designed to sleep in a biphasic pattern, meaning one longer bout of sleep at night and then a short afternoon nap during the day, very much like the siesta cultures around the world. But is napping always a good thing?

Are naps actually good...

 that not only what you discovered but I am awake now and this may be affecting me as does that happen yeah it does you know and firstly I'm no bit of cardboard cutout of sleep perfection I've struggled with bouts of insomnia during my life and I'm probably

Why sleep matters now...

 If you have a bout of depression, you'll go to the right side. Here, the -0.5 is the full standard deviation of a meditator who meditated on compassion. It's something that is totally out of the bell curve.

The habits of happiness...

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Kodiak Catch PIPE Alaska...

 And there's one final bout of silk production shrink-wrapping her food for later.