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Attention & Focus Pt 1 | Neuroscience with Amishi Jha

First Person Plural: EI & Beyond

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Mindfulness

The cyclical nature of attention can leave us feeling a out of control in some sense, like we don't know where our tension is. So when you're being mind fand bringing your mind back to one posture or one object, like your breath, are you going against the grain of how you've been wired in evolution? In some sense, you're helping yourself get more of the reins on your attention. You are going against a default tendency. And i wouldn't say going against but you're aware that this tendency exists. If the moment requires you to bring it back, such as in a formal mindful os practice, you do at other times,.You may notice where the mind is

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