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Would mindful participants wreck psychological research?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

What if we replicated all of the great psychological studies and somehow were able to create mindfulness in the participants first? What do you think would happen?

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Posted in continued learning, decision making, Ellen Langer

Mindfulness is not simply a cognitive process

Posted on November 16, 2010 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

After a gentle nudge from a friend, I realized that I hadn’t updated this blog on the latest Ellen Langer class last week. Here we go!! Mindfulness, as we know, is not just a cognitive process. Langer says that her…

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Posted in coaching, continued learning, Ellen Langer

The role of error

Posted on November 3, 2010 by LVS Consulting — 2 Comments ↓

Errors and mistakes are very good things – and not for the reasons you might think.

Tagged with: blame game, connections across decades and disciplines, error, incorporating mistakes, learning from mistakes, MBA, mindfulness, mistakes, Roger Martin, the upside of errors, unintended consequences
Posted in continued learning, Ellen Langer

More on mindfulness with Dr. Langer

Posted on October 27, 2010 by LVS Consulting — 4 Comments ↓

Got a decision to make? Flip a coin. Whatever comes up, commit to making that a success. You’ll be happier for it. And more mindful.

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Posted in continued learning, Ellen Langer

Two weeks later…

Posted on October 21, 2010 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

Could mindfulness really last forever?

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Posted in continued learning, Ellen Langer, MAPP

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