M0011.001 - Casual mindfulness
Casual mindfulness
- Integrating simple, mindful awareness practices into daily activities to maintain presence and focus without formal meditation.
- These activities are usually shorter than a minute.
- Incorporating these moments of mindfulness between activities can reduce impulsivity, improve emotional awareness, and lead to better and more conscious decisions on what you want to do next.[1]
Examples
- Perform short breathing exercises when wrapping up a task or while transitioning between tasks to ground and focus.
- Soften your gaze, and try to get your thumb and index finger tip as close together as possible without touching.
Discussion
Sub- and Co-Mitigations
| Mitigation | Description |
|---|---|
| M0003 - Self-Awareness Exercises | Exercises designed to enhance self-awareness, including emotional awareness, to help individuals understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors better. |
| M0003.001 - Journaling | A method to process thoughts and emotions, improving self-awareness and emotional regulation. |
| M0003.002 - Reality Testing | Techniques to evaluate the accuracy of thoughts and perceptions. |
| M0008.002 - Breathing Exercises | Focusing on the breath to calm the mind, reduce stress, and enhance mindfulness. |
| M0012.001 - Label and Reject Inner Critic | Recognize personal critical thoughts and reject them. |
Expressions
| Expression | Description |
|---|---|
| EX0002 - Difficulty Shifting Attention | Difficulty intentionally shifting attention from one (typically very rewarding) task to another less rewarding task. |
| EX0003 - Task-Switching Distractibility | The likelihood when switching tasks to become distracted by another stimulus. |
Metadata
Sources
Why Having Free Will Holds You Back - YouTube
Tags
#ex0002 #ex0002-002 #ex0003
#m0003 #m0003-002 #m0011