Mindfulness as raising awareness on the present moment non-judgmentally. It is about paying full attention(firing all cylinders) on an object in one's working memory. Since you do it non-judgementally, without an urgency to rush through (that is very much time insensitive manner), your mind is calm and relaxed (all senses, thoughts, emotions/feelings, actions/behaviours etc. are in harmony/synchrony), possibly helping to form new neural networks of knowledge, forming as many connections as possible in a coherent, meaningful manner. That is, one is able to identify new relationships with a flexible/open mind (being creative and insightful without being hampered by stereotypes) among pieces of knowledge held in working memory. Consequently, it should help creating lasting (long-term) memories. Further, a characterising ability of mindfulness practices is the development of self-awareness or self-knowledge. With this self-knowledge, one not only understands oneself better but also, using it as a reference, he/she tends to understand others better (possible more empathically.
An interesting development at GOOGLE. It has a program called GOOGLE Talks on Emotional Intelligence/Healthy Minds/Empathy/Compassion/Personal Growth/Optimal Performance/Productivity etc. (The tech giant invites leading researchers in related areas to talk to their employees to direct them to personal growth leading to productivity)
Jon Kabat-Zinn (Professor of Medicine who introduced mindfulness practices to mainstream medicine) on "Mindfulness Meditation"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc
The essence if mindfulness is noticing when the mind has become distracted and bringing it back to non-distracted awareness, without judgment or reactivity for having been distracted.
Yes when the mind gets distracted, one needs to get it refocused on the task/object. Especially this is very important when one begins mindfulness practices as a practitioner - seasoned practitioners would be more comfortable in maintaining attention longer and would have a better control of refocusing if required.
The following article can be useful in mindfulness practices:
Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program, J Carmody, RA Baer - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2008 - Springer
On Knowledge Behaviors, available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266477251_On_Knowledge_Behaviors, may be of interest. That article isolates 16 habits of mind to help individuals recognize and rework habitual patterns. It also makes the point and makes the point that high-performance organizations seek to minimize the drag of old mental models and help embed knowledge behaviors. Toward this, from the 16 desirable habits of mind, a high-end inventory of knowledge behaviors—that together would enrich a knowledge culture—might read as follows:
- Ask—asking questions; checking first to see what already exists; questioning accepted wisdom.
- Learn—contextualizing learning to make it real; connecting and taking opportunities to learn; reviewing lessons as one goes and applying learning.
- Share—conveying personal details, roles, and skills; imparting experience, evidence, and feedback; communicating achievements, outcomes, and pride.
Article On Knowledge Behaviors
Dear Chandana,
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