How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation by Chris Bailey

How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation

by Chris Bailey

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According to Chris Bailey, every minute you spend meditating earns back about nine minutes. That's the practical, secular case in this Audible Original he narrates: meditation clears mental clutter, so you think more clearly and work more efficiently, at the office and at home.

Core ideas
  • Less pull toward distraction: Meditation dampens the dopamine-seeking pull toward distraction, and he cites research that an attention lapse costs about 25 minutes of recovery.
  • Start small: Sessions of about two minutes are the suggested starting point, with around 30 minutes marked as where the productivity returns begin to diminish.
  • Breath, not mysticism: Guided sessions center on the breath rather than mantras, aimed at procrastination, stress and anxiety as well as focus.
Published2021
ReadMar 2021

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