Mindfulness: Cultivating Agile Minds
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Claims that mindfulness improves emotional intelligence and measured outcomes using neuroscience: reduced hypothalamus gray matter, increased neocortex density, and balancing about 35 neurotransmitters; multitasking simulation shows 30–50% productivity drop when attention splits; corporate uptake includes Search Inside Yourself with Stanford links; a simple breathing routine is used and the session runs as a four-minute breathing exercise inside a shortened 20-minute slot. Practical coaching and contextual exercises target attention, empathy and sustained focus rather than just agile rituals.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 1:37What Is Mindfulness
- 4:24Self-Awareness
- 4:40Self-Regulation
- 11:04Engagement of Mind
- 11:47Neuroscience
- 14:58Agile Principles
- 15:22Case Studies
- 21:01Mind Switch Exercise
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