Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less motivated

Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by nadezhda18 on Monday June 18, 2018 @09:11PM (#17343008)

I do agree with the conclusion of the article to some point. I think it (mindfulness as the result of the meditation) must really depend on each person and each character.

Anecdotally, in my case, mindfulness as a result of meditation and similar mind-calming practices (like jogging, stretching) helped me to advance my career from a dev to a team lead and eventually helped me to get a courage to pursue my dreams of being an entrepreneur.

I can conclude that in my case, it did not decrease my motivation but helped me to:

1. overcome my anxiety and become a better employee

2. see what I truly want and get rid of the mental stuff the others (meaning the corporation) imposed on me (following the said corporation's goals)

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Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by WalterSear on Monday June 18, 2018 @10:34PM (#17343381)

And fwiw, Mindfulness meditation exacerbated my anhedonic depression to the point where I was no longer able to take care of myself.

Before the well-meaning but condescending comments arrive: no, I was not 'doing it wrong. If my experience threatens anyone's romantic view of meditation, kindly keep it to yourself.

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Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by Nancy59 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @07:34PM (#17351180)

Studies have found that getting issues like what you experienced as a result of mindfulness meditation is extremely low – so, you cannot blame it on meditation. Also, I have been to many retreats and I am yet to see someone who had a negative episode during a retreat.

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Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by WalterSear on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @10:07PM (#17361505)

'Studies?'

Post them, or it will be safe to assume you are lying in reaction to the threat to your ego.

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Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by Nancy59 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @08:24PM (#17370288)

Here are three articles:

(1). Wong, S. Y., et al. (2018). The Safety of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Mindfulness, 1-14.

(2). Creswell J.D. (2017). Mindfulness Interventions. Annual Review of Psychology. 68: 491–516.

(3). Shonin, et al. (2014). "Are there risks associated with using mindfulness in the treatment of psychopathology?". Clinical Practice. 11 (4): 389–92.

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Re:Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less mo... by nadezhda18 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:56AM (#17345446)

I did not know this could happen... thanks for sharing your experience

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