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Does mindfulness work for everybody? I've read plenty about its effects on some people and read about how it seems to work on average, but is it something that

Does mindfulness work for everybody? I've read plenty about its effects on some people and read about how it seems to work on average, but is it something that helps everyone that tries it or are some people less benefited by it?

username90 7y ago
I think it works mostly for those who try to fill up every waking minute with "meaningful" activities. HN seems to be full of people like that, and to them taking a break from the chase might be the most important thing and mindfulness helps them do that without feeling like they wasted time.
chewz 7y ago
> Does mindfulness work for everybody? Deepends on your karma. People who start meditating often get on a pink cloud and they mistake that for a proof that meditation is working for them. As this feeling washes away with time some people get disapointed and give up while some try chasing it. Sort of like chasing runners high. [meditation as any other sport attracts certain number of narcistic over-achievers with compulsion for controling reality] But some people - no matter what attracted them to meditation - make suprising progress. Also some people had been meditators in past lifes so they are naturals :-) PS. Bear in mind that insight meditation / mindfulness is styling itself as millenia old practice but in fact had been created in 2nd part of XIX century as reaction to British colonialism. First teaching of fan-down meditation for laypeople took place in Rangoon in 1911. Silicon Valey took it recently to next level with 10 minutes a day mindfulness apps. Does it work? Well there are also 7-pushups-a-day apps. Do they work? Do they provide same benefits as professional years long athlete training? https://tricycle.org/magazine/meditation-en-masse/ https://tricycle.org/magazine/meditation-en-masse/

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Does mindfulness work for everybody? I've read plenty about its effects on some people and read about how it seems to work on average, but is it something that

by Mirioron 7y ago

username90 7y ago
I think it works mostly for those who try to fill up every waking minute with "meaningful" activities. HN seems to be full of people like that, and to them taking a break from the chase might be the most important thing and mindfulness helps them do that without feeling like they wasted time.
chewz 7y ago
> Does mindfulness work for everybody? Deepends on your karma. People who start meditating often get on a pink cloud and they mistake that for a proof that meditation is working for them. As this feeling washes away with time some people get disapointed and give up while some try chasing it. Sort of like chasing runners high. [meditation as any other sport attracts certain number of narcistic over-achievers with compulsion for controling reality] But some people - no matter what attracted them to meditation - make suprising progress. Also some people had been meditators in past lifes so they are naturals :-) PS. Bear in mind that insight meditation / mindfulness is styling itself as millenia old practice but in fact had been created in 2nd part of XIX century as reaction to British colonialism. First teaching of fan-down meditation for laypeople took place in Rangoon in 1911. Silicon Valey took it recently to next level with 10 minutes a day mindfulness apps. Does it work? Well there are also 7-pushups-a-day apps. Do they work? Do they provide same benefits as professional years long athlete training? https://tricycle.org/magazine/meditation-en-masse/ https://tricycle.org/magazine/meditation-en-masse/