You can change your brain in just 10 minutes. Here’s how | Daniel Goleman

“Focused attention is an endangered species.” Psychologist Daniel Goleman on how mindfulness can actually make you more productive.

Multitasking is our new normal, and our ability to focus is being challenged like never before. We’re constantly checking our emails, scrolling social media, consulting our endless to-do lists, and even watching YouTube videos, and, according to renowned psychologist Daniel Goleman, it’s slowing us down in more ways than one.

According to Goleman, a remedy for our fast-paced lives can be found in a simple, ten-minute exercise. He explains how a daily mindfulness practice can significantly enhance attention span, reduce the negative effects of multitasking, and help individuals remain concentrated and productive.

Goleman’s insights reveal how mindfulness meditation offers immediate stress reduction and a calmer mind, showcasing its potential benefits for people with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and enhancing focus in children facing challenging environments. Drawing from cognitive science and recent research, Goleman provides actionable advice for incorporating mindfulness into daily routines, aiming to improve mental clarity, emotional balance, and overall wellness.

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[roysayantani]

Absolutely. Speaking from personal experience, I have been practising mindfulness daily for the last 2 months now and I see some apparent alterations in my way of thinking and behaviour.
I used to be very anxious and stressed and irritated over meagre things but now I am unfazed by those kind of situations if not similar. It helps, however one must be patient(which is challenging, I understand).
How to practice meditation for beginners:
Find a quiet place(it can be a room, a spot in a park etc)
Sit in an upward position or fold legs placing both your hands on your lap
Take deep breaths(1, 2, 3 inhale. Hold the breath for 1, 2, 3 and exhale for 1, 2, 3)
Keep doing it, focusing only on the flow of your breath
Think of a word(Joy, Gratitude, Love, anything good)
As you inhale imagine you are that word and let it permeate throughout your body
Practice this for 10 minutes everyday

[Keithzzzzt]

Mindfullness, meditation and guided hypnosis train the frontal lobes to control the mid and lower brain areas. Practice strengthens the neural pathways. Neurons that fire together wire together. You can literally counteract unconscious, automatic stress or fear responses and rewire the brain. As a Clinical Hypnotherapist I have helped many people overcome fears, phobias, stress, anxiety and the results came about very quickly.

[dompetro]

That is such a brilliant tactic of getting children to focus on their breathing. It’s playful and loving,
I wish I had something similar growing up!

[lamusica]

His book Emotional Intelligence changed my life

[DrMikeOckhertz]

I like that a video about how to change your life in 10 minutes is only 6 minutes long.

[abdurrehmanmahoo]

It’s really true, when I lost my focus, I sit quiet for some minutes and then again i regain focus.

[onelife]

Agree on the most part but it’s vital not to confuse ADD with CPTSD as the observable behavioural symptoms can mimic each other. For example; when the amygdala is overactive; the prefrontal cortex, (the domain implicated in focus, attention and executive function), becomes impaired or seemingly immobilised as the amygdala struggles to prepare for “imminent danger or a perceived threat. That is why it is of paramount importance to get away from the people and environment associated with the original trauma so as not to get stuck in a cycle of re-traumatisation.
Additionally you’ll find the calmest, most focused child will struggle to think clearly / focus in a volatile environment, e.g where their caregivers/siblings are constantly shouting. I have personally witnessed a remarkable transformation in the behaviour of children when they are afforded the time and patience from adults.

[brightbridge]

I am grateful for coming across this video. My 18 yr old son has been struggling with Attention Deficit and special needs. For a few months now, we've got into the habit of daily practising breathing. I find I can observe when he gets off track. Now he can notice and recall it too. The latest thing is himself counting up to ten breaths - short inhale, long exhale - on his fingers. This simple tip coming from Daniel Goleman himself is very encouraging.

[BRl_lTO]

Meditation is a habit very hard to maintain in time but when I do it always gave me a lot of good sences and feelings

[OnlineMD]

The great wisdom of Dr. Daniel Goleman is superbly documented in his book "Altered Traits" written along with Richard J. Davidson. He also co-authored "Why We Meditate" which is next on my reading list. I respectfully submit that 10 minutes a day is a great START, but maintaining mindfulness moment to moment is the lifelong goal. Lastly, about kids: American schools don't allow teaching of anything that pertains to "religion" which includes mindfulness. Christian radicals desperately want prayer in schools, and not the eternal wisdom of mindfulness. They think that meditation invites Satan into our minds. 'Nuff said.

[_aidid]

Meditation is a superpower that can transform human lives

[UncompressedWAVmusic]

Meditation is very beneficial especially if you meditate for 15 minutes when yo wake up and again for 15 minutes before bed. Do that for a month and you have a habit that will significantly improve your life and health in many ways. I have found that quieting your mind is profound as "Mental silence is the 'Kingdom of God." It's the deepest connection with the Divine that really benefits people. So I don't study mindfulness I practice as my mind is thoughtless most of the time because I have studied the deepest mediation and found the secret method to mental silence that most of the gurus don't even achieve. It is the closest I have found to a heavenly life on Earth. It opens you up to be a clear receiver of divine guidance, insight, spontaneity, divine intervention and miracles.

[victorbheredia]

Thank you so much Daniel Goleman.
I have followed you since 1997.

[whodadogrunning]

When I was 5 in 2005 my grandmother told me to do meditation because I was very is very old knowledge just not from modern science

[touchheartyoga]

Daniel. Greatest respect and love your work. There are also beneficial ways to allow and use "Wandering mind" as a source of reinspired focused attention.

[meditationJD]

Once you get into a meditation habit it's very liberating and effective.

[FoxieAdjuia]

Brilliant bout to meditate right after this ❤❤❤❤😊🙏🏾

[khurramshahzad]

Sir you realy good job 👍 you are great Man

[MochiColorsZanos]

Not me having a hard time trying to focus on this video 🤦🏼‍♀️

[alalgomam]

I'd love to see more advocacy at the government level to implement mindfulness and wellbeing in schools and workplaces. Also some accountability and regulations on social media companies who spend billions of dollars on how to manipulate and control people's attention through addiction. Tobacco and gambling are regulated because they are dangerous. Time to recognize that "social" technology products are equally dangerous and are deteriorating our ability to function at work and in our families