Episode 8: Mindfulness--A Tool For Clearer Thinking?

Send us Fan MailIn this short episode, April explains what mindfulness is and its potential use as a tool for better critical thinking.Episode 9 Show NotesThe Niroga Institutes' definition of mindfulness:https://www.niroga.org/media/news/2019-what_is_mindfulness.php?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8rT8BRCbARIsALWiOvSf6DfTkjHq-ZMMjqbicowM3dtk3UC3huZgTbBZKCaOe-hLVlBxGwkaAjv8EALw_wcBThe Happier Skeptic's definition of mindfulness:https://happierskeptic.com/critical-thinking-and-mindfulness/Even more definitions of mindfulness you may find enlightening:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-matters-most/201711/3-definitions-mindfulness-might-surprise-youYou can access the Oxford Language Dictionary's definition simply by typing "mindfulness" into Google's search bar.Here's Dr. Michael Hogan's article in Psychology Today:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-one-lifespan/201601/does-mindfulness-enhance-critical-thinkingHere's another article co-authored by Hogan on the same topic:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02043/fullThe disturbing rise of QAnon within the wellness and yoga communities:https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/yoga-wellness-and-qanon-conspiracy-theoriesThe origin of one of my favorite quotes:https://spinstrangenesscharm.wordpress.com/2017/10/22/who-first-said-we-must-keep-an-open-mind-but-not-so-open-that-our-brains-fall-out/Easy and effective mindfulness exercises you can do:https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356Some mindfulness apps for your consideration:https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-apps/An article about utilizing mindfulness in the workplace to enhance problem solving:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140625172839-26938934-critical-thinking-mindfulness-and-thinking-about-thinking/