Mindfulness as a Potential Tool for Productivity

Abstract

No day passes without seeing mindfulness mentioned in popular blogs as the solution for productivity. Many large companies offer mindfulness classes. Why would mindfulness be useful for productivity? Before discussing that question, it is important to first define mindfulness. Traditionally it has been defined by the originator of the mindfulness movement Jon Kabat-Zinn as ``paying attention in a particular way, in the present moment, non-judgmentally''.