Motivation Aside, If People Get Better At

Want A Happier, More Content Life? I Highly Recommend The Down-to-earth Methods You'll Find In 'mindfulness.' Professor Mark Williams And Dr Danny Penman Have Teamed Up To Give Us Scientifically Grounded Techniques We Can Apply In The Midst Of Our Everyday Challenges And Catastrophes.

Directing Attention Toward Where It Needs To Go Is A Primal Task Of Leadership.

Threats To Our Standing In The Eyes Of Others Are Remarkably Potent Biologically, Almost As Powerful As Those To Our Very Survival.

There Is Perhaps No Psychological Skill More Fundamental Than Resisting Impulse. It Is The Root Of All Emotional Self-control, Since All Emotions, By Their Very Nature, Lead To One Or Another Impulse To Act. The Root Meaning Of The Word Emotion, Remember, Is "to Move.

I Don't Really Follow Meditation Hype. But My Impression Is That Poor Studies Are Cited As "proof" Of Meditation's Benefits, Findings That Apply To Advanced Meditators Are Sometimes Touted As Accruing To Beginners, And, Occasionally, Some Benefits Are Simply Imagined. This May Be Most True In The Business World, Where Many Companies Are Bringing In Teachers Who Are A Bit Loose In Their Use Of Research As Evidence For The Usefulness Of The Method.