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5 reasons to start a mindfulness practice and how it can help you CNN 1 hr ago © Shutterstock Mindfulness is an effective way to quiet your mind. Are you paying attention? Maybe not. We spend nearly half our waking lives with wandering minds, Harvard University scientists found over a decade ago. When you re trying to get something done such as reading an article about mindfulness, for example that wandering mind can derail your goals. If we re not paying attention to the present moment when we re trying to get something done, that s a problem, whether the goal is to read a book or talk to a partner, said Amishi Jha, professor of psychology at the University of Miami. Whatever it is, it s going to require you to actually be in the moment to do it.

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