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Are the benefits of meditation really that new? For example this article from 2013[0]. Seems like this gets repeated every couple of years like clockwork. [0]
by Someone1234 9y ago
Are the benefits of meditation really that new? For example this article from 2013[0]. Seems like this gets repeated every couple of years like clockwork.
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/study-meditation-improves-memory-attention/275564/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/study-med...
- rabidrat 9y agoEvery couple of years there's a whole new batch of people who've not heard it yet, or who've forgotten it and need to be reminded :)
- wahern 9y agoDon't forget the dangers of meditation: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/the-dark-knight-of-the-souls/372766/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/the-dark-...
- jimmytucson 9y agoThis. A lot of people get so caught up in the benefits of doing nothing they forget it’s dangerous to do too little. One technique that’s worked wonders for me is breaking up doing nothing with 15 minutes of doing something. That way I’m not doing nothing or something all of the time.
- ekianjo 9y agoIs taking a 15 minutes break to do nothing the same as meditation though?
- flatfilefan 9y agoThere’s a joke that meditation is better than just sitting around and doing nothing. But in this case I’m not sure anymore.
- jnordwick 9y agoIs meditation the same a active rest though? Guided meditation would certainly seem to be more closer to the group that was asked to think on an event, and that reduced their recall below the "do nothing" group. A non-guided meditation more focused on letting thoughts pass and quieting your inner dialog might affect memory formation differently.
- criddell 9y agoIs it well established that the benefits of mediation are more than just the placebo effect?