“Ph.D. students already have too much to do and a long list of challenges, from research setbacks to paying the bills on a meager salary.”
“Something like meditation but not quite the same thing, mindfulness is the state of being aware of the present moment and all one’s sensations and feelings, without judgment.”
“A goal is to become more centered by creating distance between oneself and one’s thoughts, so that they’re less overwhelming. The mindfulness “tool” in the study at hand was a 30-minute guided-practice audio CD. “
View the whole story here: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/15/mindfulness-significantly-benefits-graduate-students-says-first-study-its-kind