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Re:What adolescents think of mindfulness in schools by a-nikolaev on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:07AM (#23583003)
In your description, it sounds like building a fence around a hungry tiger. I think, understanding those impulses and directing them into a useful way is a healthier approach.
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Re:What adolescents think of mindfulness in schools by jon_elbrook on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:12AM (#23583019)
Except in this analogy doesn't account for the fact that a mindful person can simply wait for the tiger to disappear.
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Re:What adolescents think of mindfulness in schools by TheNorthman on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:26AM (#23583073)
If psychoanalysis has taught us anything, it's that if you're the tiger, it doesn't disappear until confronted.

Recent years has also seen an increase in studies surrounding the sociological concept of `Mobbing'. This has taught us that the tiger only goes away if there is outside help, often in the form of fellow students, teachers, and so on.

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Re:What adolescents think of mindfulness in schools by a-nikolaev on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:18AM (#23583041)
If a mindful person can wait, then they don't need a fence to begin with.
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