I have a problem with accepting this. Much of it sounds like it's dumbing down human potential. If you don't think about the past then how can you learn from

I have a problem with accepting this. Much of it sounds like it's dumbing down human potential. If you don't think about the past then how can you learn from previous mistakes? Or reflect on past happinesses? If you don't think about the future, how will you know where you're headed, or check that you're progressing in the right direction? I agree that removing past and future anxiety (ie - being in the present) will make you happier in what you're doing, but only to an extent. After a while, just doing day to day things without any sense of direction makes your feel like a drone. Or like an animal that knows just enough to feed, find shelter, etc. "Doing" in the present is one thing, but dreaming from time to time about the bigger picture is equally important.