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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness
by Stan Rodski, HarperCollins
A psychologist for 30 years, Dr Rodski was working with a 16-year-old client suffering from agoraphobia for three years; the condition so serious she could not go to school and her family life was in tatters. The father of magazine. “Why is it that we are better these days at watching our weight, eating right, but our health is getting worse? All of us are consumed by a very fast world, but then it starts to affect our health and it becomes a serious, serious business.” Rodski focuses on the importance of checking devices less regularly, prioritising tasks the night before and defining your strengths – think of two experiences when you found yourself in the “sweet spot”. Take up a new hobby – and smell the wool before you start knitting!
