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In the midst of this multimedia blitzkrieg, the importance of mindfulness and focused attention is rising. If we can't cultivate mindfulness and focused attention while sitting quietly in a room, then how can we expect to bring these qualities of mind into turbulent circumstances -- both on and offline?
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/04/why-we-need-to-teach-mindfulness-in-a-digital-age095.html
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Recent brain imaging studies reveal that sections of our brains are highly active during down time. This has led scientists to imply that moments of not-doing are critical for connecting and synthesizing new information, ideas and experiences.
===> Dr. Michael Rich, a professor at Harvard Medical School put it this way in a 2010 New York Times article: “Downtime is to the brain what sleep is to the body.” <===
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Mindfulness being taught in higher education? College students attuning to their inner thoughts? It’s really not as farfetched as you might believe.
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