Chapter 01 / Summary
1. Mindfulness Needs a Redesign for Modern Life
Mindfulness needs a redesign.
Mindfulness is popular, but often inaccessible.Despite growing scientific evidence and mainstream interest, most people interested in mindfulness don''t actually practice it. This gap is due to three main barriers: the time problem, the hippy problem, and the digital problem. These challenges, however, are solvable and present exciting opportunities for a new approach.
Traditional approaches feel out of reach.The common perception of mindfulness involves finding quiet, dedicated time for sitting meditation (time problem), adhering to a spiritual or religious aesthetic (hippy problem), and completely disconnecting from technology (digital problem). For busy, secular, connected modern individuals, these requirements feel impractical or unappealing, making mindfulness seem like a "minority sport."
A next-generation mindfulness is needed.This book offers a redesigned mindfulness that addresses these barriers head-on. It reframes meditation as a mobile activity, embraces its secular applications, and integrates technology as a tool for well-being, making mindfulness accessible and relevant for millions who previously felt it wasn''t for them.
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