La consapevolezza – in questo caso, un semplice esercizio di 12 minuti che non prevedeva meditazione – sembra permetterci di liberarci dai nostri desideri problematici e quindi di fare scelte più sane. I ricercatori hanno riscontrato una dinamica simile con il desiderio di sesso occasionale e ipotizzano che potrebbe applicarsi anche a molti altri ambiti, ovunque un po' di distanza dai nostri impulsi o fobie possa migliorare il comportamento.
"L'attenzione consapevole offre una strategia promettente e innovativa per l'autocontrollo", concludono.
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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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