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Practice mindfulness to enhance general attention

Practice mindfulness to enhance general attention

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Practice mindfulness to enhance general attention

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- Have you ever thought about the irony of mindfulness? A mindfulness practice will build your attentional capacity, but to build a mindfulness practice, you'll need to give it your attention. There's no way around it. Building mindfulness is hard work, but you can think of mindfulness as going to the gym for your attention span. You wouldn't expect to get physically stronger without regular exercise, and you can't expect your attention to improve without training. But the beautiful thing about mindfulness is that it's like compound interest for your brain. A small but consistent practice will lead to significant improvements over time. Research shows that a regular mindfulness practice can actually change the structure of your brain, particularly in areas responsible for attention and focus. After just eight weeks of consistent practice, people show measurable improvements in their ability to concentrate. But I want to debunk a common myth about meditation. It's not about emptying…

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