Mind as Code - Mindfulness for Developers & Knowledge Workers
summary
Mindfulness trains three concrete skills—concentration (use a breath or body spot like a debugger breakpoint), clarity (higher-resolution perception of thoughts and feelings), and equanimity (less resistance to discomfort). Claims backed by fMRI and PubMed trends: 20 years ago ~34 mindfulness papers vs ~3,000 recently, MRI shows amygdala downregulation, structural changes after thousands of hours, and one randomized study (n≈25 vs 25) finds lower inflammation and sustained stress reduction after three months; an eight-week program yields 50% increase in compassionate behavior.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 5:11Definitions
- 7:01Concentration
- 13:21Clarity
- 16:25Equanimity
- 35:19Research on mindfulness
- 35:59Effects of meditation
- 43:20Amygdala hijack
- 43:42Why am I doing this...
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