Skills that can be developed with Mindfulness in only 3 months

By Moris Beracha.- The benefits of good mindfulness practice can be noticed in just 90 days. Javier Carril, in the prologue of Ulyses Villanueva’s book Mindfulness Meditación para gente de alto rendimiento” (“Mindfulness Meditation for High Performance People”), highlights what he regards as the five essential skills that can be developed through mindfulness if practiced regularly for at least three months.

Focus on what is important

Mindfulness develops the necessary mental clarity that helps us eliminate the superfluous, and focus on what is really important.

Emotional intelligence

Through mindful practice, our brain is trained to calm down the mental noise that stuns, confuses and blocks us at every moment.

Strategic vision

Mental clarity makes possible to focus on the long term, which usually coincides with truly important actions and decisions.

Flexibility in change

Mindfulness enhances the so-called cognitive flexibility, which implies being flexible when facing constantly changing reality, managing uncertainty, and not clinging to old “ways of doing”.

Creativity and innovation

It is impossible to be innovative with a mind full of noise. The moment we practice Mindfulness, the mind calms down (…) and only this way we can let in new things and be innovative.

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