This document discusses the benefits of mindfulness at work. It notes that mindfulness is the ability to be fully present without getting overwhelmed. Mindfulness reduces stress by around 15% and builds inner strength so future stressors have less impact. It increases focus and productivity by helping people remain vigilant longer and consider alternative perspectives. Mindfulness also improves relationships by increasing emotional intelligence and compassion. The document provides tips for incorporating mindfulness at work such as reflecting often, pausing thinking, listening fully, expressing gratitude, and controlled breathing.
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3. M i n d f u l n e s s
is a human's capacity to be
fully present in the moment
while not getting overwhelmed or
overreacting to the world around them
4. Where is it used?
...have all started their own meditation groups
7. Scientists in the US* have shown
that an 8 week course of
daily mindfulness classes
helps lower stress hormones
by around 15%
*Georgetown University Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry
11. The human mind is estimated to
wander
47% of the time on average
regardless of what you are doing
Killingsworth & Gilbert, Harvard, 2010
12. Mindfulness improves 3 qualities of attention
Individuals who completed mindfulness
training were shown to remain vigilant
longer on both visual and listening tasks
Journal of Management, 2015
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13. Mindfulness enables us
to take a step back and
consider alternative
perspectives
rather than simply react to
events using the least
intelligent area of our brains
to make decisions
20. Pause Your Thinking
Creating a little space in your mind will
help you to recentre and give full
attention to what you're doing
21. Listen
Be completely present in
conversations, without thinking about
what you want to add next or where
you're going to be later
22. Say Thanks
Gratitude increases self-esteem,
which is an essential component to
optimal performance
2014 study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
23. Breathe
As little as 2-5 minutes of
controlled breathing will help take
you out of fight or flight mode
24. Steve Jobs
When your mind
slows down,
you see so much more
than you could see before
Meditate
25. R E A D T H I S P O S T
P A Y A V I S I T T O M Y
W E B S I T E
G E T I N T O U C H !
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