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C. Sadowski, T. Zimmermann (eds.)Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineeringhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4221-6_25

25. Mindfulness as a Potential Tool for Productivity

Marieke van Vugt1 
(1)
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
 

A Definition of Mindfulness

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, nonjudgmentally” [ ...

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