Más De Una década después De Que Greater G
Este hallazgo se mantuvo en un entorno de cafetería de la vida real: los participantes conscientes eligieron comidas más bajas en calorías y más ensaladas que los participantes no conscientes, que prefirieron los hojaldres con queso y las donas.
La atención plena —en este caso, un ejercicio de tan solo 12 minutos sin meditación— parece permitirnos desconectarnos de nuestros antojos problemáticos y, por lo tanto, tomar decisiones más saludables. Los investigadores encontraron una dinámica similar con el deseo de sexo casual y especulan que también podría aplicarse a muchos otros ámbitos, donde un poco de distanciamiento de nuestros impulsos o fobias podría mejorar el comportamiento.
“La atención consciente ofrece una estrategia prometedora y novedosa para el autocontrol”, concluyen.
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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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