I upvoted, but I found that it's a bit different from what you describe: It's a technique to stop obsessing about the past and the future. For example, many pe

I upvoted, but I found that it's a bit different from what you describe: It's a technique to stop obsessing about the past and the future. For example, many people are so focused on planning for the future that it's unhealthy. Mindfulness can help to distract their minds for the unhealthy though pattern. Either way it's good to work through a few different courses and find something that works. For example MBCT.