自“美好生活” （Greater Good）网站十多年前开始报道同情心、慷慨
这一发现也在真实的自助餐厅环境中得到证实：有意识的参与者选择了低热量餐食和更多的沙拉，而没有意识的参与者则更喜欢奶酪酥皮点心和甜甜圈。
正念——在本例中，指的是一项仅需12分钟、无需冥想的练习——似乎能够帮助我们摆脱那些令人困扰的欲望，从而做出更健康的选择。研究人员在对随意性行为的渴望上也发现了类似的机制，并推测这种机制或许也适用于其他许多领域——只要我们与自身的冲动或恐惧保持一定的距离，就可能改善行为。
他们总结道：“正念注意力为自我控制提供了一种很有前景的新颖策略。”
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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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