The Importance Of Mindfulness Habits

If feeling frazzled by the time you even get to work is an everyday occurance for you, then learning mindfulness habits would be a great solution. Mindfulness can start out helping us in our morning routine and throughout the day. This is a review of a mindfulness self-help book that looks into some topics of interest and how this book can be applied to our lives.

Book Of Choice For this book review I have chosen 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 habits for living in the present moment by S.J Scott and B. Davenport. I chose this book because I already had an interest in learning more about meditation and its potential benefits. This book focused on combining meditation and mindfulness into our everyday lives rather than merely how to complete a simple meditation practice. My mind wanders a lot, which increases my overall anxiety. I have used meditation apps on my phone before, but I thought this book about habits for living in the present moment seemed useful.

Topics of Interest

To start off, what is mindfulness? According to Scott and Davenport, “It means you become intentionally aware of the present moment while paying close attention to your feelings, thoughts, and sensations of the body” (2017). A couple of habits jumped out at me as I read. The first is habit number six: “Make Your Bed Mindfully.” I never thought about the fact that the simple task

Whether at home or work, I can make use of much that I learned from 10-Minute Mindfulness. I believe that following some of these easy 10-minute habits will make me happier from accomplishing more with my spare time. Old hobbies and spending time with my family are important to me, and I would be ready to complete more tasks throughout the day. With some practice of my own, I feel I could eventually help someone else learn to be more mindful and present in the moment’s