Benefits of being Mindful

In my last post, I distinguished between meditation and mindfulness and described mindfulness as the process of noticing things.

If we go on holiday to somewhere exotic, its very easy to be mindful as we are surrounded by new interesting sights, sounds & smells. But what are the benefits of practicing mindfulness in during the working day?

There is scientific evidence to suggest we are

  • Seen as more authentic and trustworthy1
  • More productive2
  • Deemed to produce work that is superior3

I find the above list of benefits, very compelling reason to start being more mindful.

References
1. Mindful and Masculine: Freeing Women Leaders From the Constraints of Gender Roles – Kawakami – 2002 – Journal of Social Issues – Wiley Online Library. 2016. Mindful and Masculine: Freeing Women Leaders From the Constraints of Gender Roles – Kawakami – 2002 – Journal of Social Issues – Wiley Online Library. Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/0022-4537.00151/abstract.

2. Mindful multitasking: The relationship between mindful flexibility and media multitasking . 2016. Mindful multitasking: The relationship between mindful flexibility and media multitasking . Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074756321200088X.

3. Orchestral performance and the footprint of mindfulness . 2016. Orchestral performance and the footprint of mindfulness Available at: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/early/2008/10/15/0305735607086053.short.

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