Mindfulness can get wandering thoughts back on track, according to new study

‘And just like that,’ everyone wondered: Is exercise safe?
15 December 2021
Virtually guided exposure therapy improves outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: preliminary study
15 December 2021

Mindfulness can get wandering thoughts back on track, according to new study

Everyone has times where their mind won’t stay on task. For example, you might be listening to someone talk in a meeting or class and your mind wanders to your dinner plans. Notably, research suggests that 30% to 50% of our daily thoughts are spent on this kind of mind wandering, and that excessive mind wandering can lead to many negative outcomes like poorer performance on standardized tests and poorer recall of information.

Comments are closed.