6 Quotes & Sayings By Kelly Mcgonigal

Kelly McGonigal is a lecturer in psychology at Stanford University, where she studies the role of the mind in well-being. She has studied the effects of meditation on health, performance, and happiness for more than ten years, and is the author of one of the first studies to test whether meditation actually changes the brain. Her TED talk on the topic has been viewed nearly 7 million times. She is also founder and CEO of The Institute for Mindful Self Improvement, which she founded in 2010.

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There are few things ever dreamed of, smoked or injected that have as addictive an effect on our brains as technology. This is how our devices keep us captive and always coming back for more. The definitive Internet act of our times is a perfect metaphor for the promise of reward: we search. And we search. And we search some more, clicking that mouse like — well, like a rat in a cage seeking another “hit”, looking for the elusive reward that will finally feel like enough. Kelly McGonigal
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Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better not just at meditating, but at a wide range of self-control skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control, and self-awareness. Kelly McGonigal
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Self-awareness: the ability to realize what we are doing as we do it, and understand why we are doing it. Kelly McGonigal
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The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills –self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most– are the foundation for self-control. Kelly McGonigal
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The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention. Kelly McGonigal