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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by heavenlyblue on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:53AM (#17345430)
I just don't see how spiritual awakening suddenly makes a person working 9-5 in a cubicle more happy. For all it is, it probably makes him wonder if living in a forest outside civilization is actually a way more reasonable choice.
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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by artpepper2 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @01:34PM (#17348642)
Exactly - spiritual awakening might do just the opposite of making someone a contented worker.
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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by eternalban on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @08:59AM (#17346117)
Contentment is a state of mind.
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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by user5454 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:14AM (#17346254)
Still it's easier and more pleasant to maintain that state of mind not sitting inside a cubicle with a boss yelling at you to work harder.
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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by BioMeditate on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @03:49PM (#17349759)
I'm now picturing a boss telling an employee "Contentment is a state of mind" and that we also need to that hundredth "TPS" report done today
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Re:Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Pe... by user5454 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @08:58AM (#17364630)
The IT Crowd's take on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZTvMYQSl_w
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