When I first encountered mindfulness in graduate school, the concept seemed alien to me. As someone who identified as an athlete, my identity was rooted in movement, quick thinking, and split-second decisions. I was conditioned to act and keep my body moving, to maintain momentum. Sitting still? Focusing on my […]
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I did not see that coming… We often try to plan ahead, forgetting that plans are just best-case scenarios. Daniel Kahneman, PhD, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, explains the planning fallacy by saying: “You make a plan, which is usually a best-case scenario. Then you assume the outcome will […]