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Loading... Mindfulness (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) (edition 1990)by Ellen J. Langer
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Langer provides a good summary for laypersons. Mindfulness for Langer refers to being aware of the present and one's thinking and environment but she is not referring to mindfulness in the sense of a meditative type of mindfulness. The research is interesting and should prompt thoughtful readers to become more aware of ways in which they tend to view the world, solve problems, and make decisions. Langer hopes that after reading the book people will become more aware and learn to lead more productive and satisfying lives. no reviews | add a review
In the years since it was first published, this influential book based on the highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard made its mark for its unique concept of mindfulness, thoroughly adapted to contemporary life in the West. Langer's theory has been applied to a wide number of fields, including health, business, aging, prejudice, and learning. There is now a new psychological assessment based on her work (called the Langer Mindfulness Scale) as well as an institute in Mexico founded to apply the concepts of mindfulness to health and wellness. In her introduction to this 25th anniversary edition, Dr. Langer outlines some of these exciting applications and suggests those still to come. No library descriptions found. |
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Langer's studies showed up in several recent reads including [b:Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End|20696006|Being Mortal Medicine and What Matters in the End|Atul Gawande|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408324949s/20696006.jpg|40015533], so I found myself smiling with recognition on occasion. With curiosity and insight Langer presents study after study revealing our unintened mindlessness and its farreaching and often dilitorious effects and the simple ways to move toward mindfulness and its notable benefits.
As I study and write about the ways healthy people move through change, intention is my by-word. Mindfulness, as defined by Langer, seems a perfect alternate word choice for intention. I'm sure I'll refer to this work again and again.
Here's the first article I wrote referencing Langer's wisdom. ( )