Més d'una dècada després Que Greater G
Aquesta troballa es va mantenir en un entorn de cafeteria de la vida real: els participants conscients van triar àpats baixos en calories i més amanides que els participants no conscients, que van preferir pastissos de full de formatge i donuts.
La consciència plena —en aquest cas, un simple exercici de 12 minuts que no implica meditació— sembla permetre'ns desconnectar dels nostres desitjos problemàtics i, per tant, prendre decisions més saludables. Els investigadors van trobar una dinàmica similar amb el desig de sexe casual i especulen que també podria aplicar-se en molts altres àmbits, allà on una mica de distància dels nostres impulsos o fòbies podria millorar el comportament.
«L'atenció conscient ofereix una estratègia prometedora i novedosa per a l'autocontrol», conclouen.
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I am one of those older Americans who are less happy with the direction our society/culture has gone. Yes, we have to deal with many problems just as other generations have, but the pace of change toward individualism and interruptive technologies is outpacing the ability of the human mind to adapt. We simply were not cut out for this pace, nor for this culture.
Mindfulness certainly helps (as many sages have shown), but as another article highlighted in Daily Good shows, human connections are the most basic thing that we need in order to have meaningful and healthy lives.
Can we slow the rate of "progress?" Maybe not for now, but I strongly believe that our culture is headed for a forced reset that, while difficult, may be just what we need to in order to live more meaningful, healthy, and happy lives. Not "going back to the good ol' days," but going forward to a more meaningful and humane way of living - less materialistic and more inter-connected.
Peace, and Happy New Year!
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