Benefits and Limitations of Mindfulness

The modern corporate world is hectic, but business leaders think they’ve found their cure-all: promoting “mindfulness” through meditation.

But research by Carlson School of Management Professor Kathleen Vohs and her partner finds that while there are certainly benefits, the practice has drawbacks for the workplace, too.

“We found that people who had just done a mindfulness exercise were less motivated to do the task, but performed just fine,” Vohs said. “Being in a mindfulness state should have helped performance because it helps the mind focus, but being demotivated washed out that benefit.”


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