Shane O'Mara

Shane O'Mara

In praise of 'mindlessness' - escaping self

Forget mindfulness: embrace not thinking about anything in particular at all

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Shane O'Mara
Apr 25, 2023
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In my book, In Praise of Walking (2019), I make a passing comment on the benefits of ‘mindlessness’, contrasting it with ‘mindfulness’. I want to elaborate that argument a bit here.

Mindfulness vs mi…

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