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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2021 · 8 MIN

Meditation as practice and metaphor

from Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every · host Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide

There is evidence that having a meditation practice can improve your ability to focus. I talk a bit about how that works and then go on to talk about how meditation is also a good metaphor for understanding the relationship between focus and distraction. Distraction is normal. The important thing is how you get back to focusing on the thing you want to focus on.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/meditation-practice-metaphor-focus/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm no longer on Twitter but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachFor more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

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There is evidence that having a meditation practice can improve your ability to focus. I talk a bit about how that works and then go on to talk about how meditation is also a good metaphor for understanding the relationship between focus and distraction. Distraction is normal. The important thing is how you get back to focusing on the thing you want to focus on.Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/meditation-practice-metaphor-focus/For more content like this, sign up to the monthly ne...

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