"Perception versus fakta". Mindfulness: Perception or Prospection?
Does mindfulness work? That question is asked in a current article in the journal Scientific American. The sticking point seems to be the definition of mindfulness. The traditional view is that Mindfulness is about mentally being in the present. But the main function of the mind about go down memory lane or perception, but about prospecting - to elaborate scenarios an run them forward in time. Bishop et al. 2014 summarizes mindfulness in a way that brings to mind prospective thinking. Mindfulness seem to be consistent with prospection. 4 pages. Please support the blog via Swish (Sweden), MobilePay (Finland) or Wise.