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My sample set is small, but I remain dubious about this study. Accomplished meditators are very rarely couch potatoes; they tackle things that need to tackled
by linuxhansl 8y ago
My sample set is small, but I remain dubious about this study.
Accomplished meditators are very rarely couch potatoes; they tackle things that need to tackled with calm, wisdom, and efficiency.
True, motivations like "I don't want to yelled at.", or "I want more money.", or "I want to look good and smart to everybody." will go away or at least have less impact. But they are replaced by "How can I make this happier place?", or "What's the right thing to do for the company?", or "How can I take my ego out of this and do what's right?", along with better behaviour under stress and time constraints "When you're in a hurry go more slowly...", etc.
Also what kind of meditation are we referring to? Sitting and just breathing can also just be a relaxation exercise... not meditation. Those effects more or less just vanish when you come out of the sitting. Once some basic insights are there, the relationship to work changes and becomes more relaxed and practical and ... more effective.
As I said my sample set is small.
- thewhitetulip 8y agoAlthough tour sample size is small, you are making the right conclusion out of it. If you don't meditate then you are trapped in the cycle of wanting confirmation and approval from others. After meditation you realise that it doesn't matter one bit what others think or say about you. Inner peace is all that matters.
- jm__87 8y agoI would argue that you should care what other people think about you if you're inclined towards selfish behavior or treating others poorly. Caring what others think would stop you from engaging in behavior that would result in you alienating yourself. Of course meditation should help you become more prosocial as well, but I don't think removing the need for confirmation/approval of others is going to help everyone.
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- thewhitetulip 8y agoYou are absolutely right. But I am not a snob, I am a socially awkward nerd so it did good to me when I begun ignoring how people judged me for 1. Reading books: wtf do you do? Read books? Why??? Don't you have a life? 2. You code in your free time? Wtf is wrong with you? 3. Why don't you dance with us? It is fun, you should. Etx
- jm__87 8y agoOh, wow. I can't imagine being judged negatively for reading books. I read a lot and almost everyone I tell this to tells me they are impressed and wishes they read more themselves. Never apologize for reading, that just sounds crazy to me.
- thewhitetulip 8y agoI'm in India, ppl judge you for everything unless you do things they like.