Posted this morning, a podcast interview with Dr. Ellen J. Langer, a professor of psychology at Harvard, on her research regarding mindfulness and on her latest book, Counterclockwise. Dr. Langer has been researching mindfulness for decades, finding abundant empirical evidence that mindfulness -- being aware of possibilities -- improves people's well-being, their happiness, and their longevity. There may even be political implications of being open to imagining how different things could be...
Ellen was the first tenured female professor in Harvard's psychology department. She's a very classy lady, an unconventional thinker, and a true trail-blazer. Indeed, a major motion picture to be released later this year stars Jennifer Aniston, as Ellen. This podcast interview doesn't cover her personal background, but knowing about it might help you decide whether to listen. Hopefully you'll find the podcast rewarding and will buy (and read) the book. Please feel free to redistribute the link. http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2010/02/empirical_monism.html -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
