sensible_cat t1_j03fubk wrote on December 13, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Reply to comment by kittenTakeover in Eight weeks of mindfulness training improves adolescents’ attentional control, study finds by chrisdh79

I wouldn't say that mindfulness is "achieved" at all. I would say it's something we practice and strive for in order to live a better life. If you're looking for a more scientific definition, I'm not sure there is one. The study did, however, find quantifiable effects of engaging in mindfulness training, including better performance on attentional control tests.

kittenTakeover t1_j03l3mo wrote on December 13, 2022 at 8:49 PM

>If you're looking for a more scientific definition, I'm not sure there is one

Then the conversation doesn't belong on a science subreddit. Although I think your statement may be a little too pessimistic as there's likely adequately rigorous ways to define the word, even if different people may define it slightly differently.

BuddhasFinger t1_j05ggx7 wrote on December 14, 2022 at 5:02 AM

Here: https://mindworks.org/blog/meditation-research-science-meditation/