Everyday Mindfulness

I read about a meditation technique, in The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris, where you imagine your thoughts drifting away down a stream; so that you don't dwell on them. I tried to do that but was not successful. So instead, when I meditate, I count my breaths up to 10; then start over. When my mind ...

I wouldn't say that my ideas about mindfulness are exactly based on what I've read. Regarding the books Iooked at: the techniques described in them seem similar to other things I've read about meditation and mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn co-wrote the introduction for Chade-Meng Tan's Search Inside You...

I have read parts of several books on mindfulness, such as "Search Inside Yourself" by Chade-Meng Tan, and "The Confidence Gap" by Russ Harris. I may consider looking at the books you suggested. I find just sitting and not being able to daydream, kind of boring; but I haven't spe...

So with mindfulness you can have illogical negative thoughts, but you can distance yourself from the thoughts and let them go? Therefore your are not effected or distracted by the thoughts? I know many of my negative thoughts are not logical or exaggerated, but they still effect my behavior anyway. ...

I have read a bit about mindfulness and meditation. I have meditated a little. So far, it just seems like a boring chore. I don’t feel any benefit when I do it. I don’t understand how meditation is supposed to help me be in the present in a situation where I’m interacting with people and I feel self...