Mindfulness, page 2
Meditation, presence, calm, slowing down. 54 links, newest first. Page 2 of 2.
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An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
Watch · youtube.com · 10 min · Issue #48
A 2019 Kurzgesagt video arguing that gratitude counters dissatisfaction, the common feeling that one's success, relationships or possessions fall short.
Summary
A 2019 Kurzgesagt video arguing that gratitude counters dissatisfaction, the common feeling that one's success, relationships or possessions fall short. Gratitude is presented as one of the strongest predictors of how happy people are, and it is linked to making friends and coping with hardship. The description also promotes the creator's gratitude journal.
Why Breathing Is So Effective at Reducing Stress
Read · hbr.org · 10 min · Issue #43
Emma Seppälä, Christina Bradley, and Michael R.
Summary
Emma Seppälä, Christina Bradley, and Michael R. Goldstein's 2020 Harvard Business Review article reviews several recent studies and finds that SKY Breath Meditation works best for both immediate and long-term stress reduction. The authors explain that breathing and meditation exercises activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps people calm down and think clearly under stress.
Time moves toward you, not past you
Short · tiktok.com · Issue #30
Seeing yourself moving through time creates stress, anxiety and pressure
Summary
Time moves through you rather than you moving through time, so seeing your goal coming toward you reduces stress.
The speaker argues that seeing yourself as moving through time toward a future creates stress and anxiety. Instead, you stay fixed in the present while time, and the future, moves toward you. This view removes the sense that you must act to reach a future moment, letting you focus on what you can do now to shape what comes.
Key points- Seeing yourself moving through time creates stress, anxiety and pressure
- Picture your goal moving toward you, so you only need to focus on this moment
- The speaker says this view reduces stress and makes goals more achievable
All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes
Read · ted.com · Issue #4
Andy Puddicombe, a mindfulness expert, argues in this 2012 TEDSalon London talk that ten minutes a day of simply being present can refresh the mind.
Summary
Andy Puddicombe, a mindfulness expert, argues in this 2012 TEDSalon London talk that ten minutes a day of simply being present can refresh the mind. He says the practice needs no incense or uncomfortable sitting positions. The talk runs about nine minutes.
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