
Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Flow and Mindfulness - Are They Cousins?
Flow and mindfulness are cousins, i would say, and they certainly share a lot in common. It turns out that attention is really a powerful force. And if we're letting it kind of a carry away to worries and ruminations and unpleasant thoughts, that's going to hurt us. If we can focus it toward something productive and pleasant, that's probably going to help us in those moments. I'm in lots of parts of life, flow, i think of is more of like an in the moment solution. So i'm having a bad worry, day to dayis a good day to get into that flow state.
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