From: Write Nonfiction NOW!
Mindfulness . usually via meditation – has become a hot topic in recent years and for a good reason. It’s been scientifically proven to significantly reduce anxiety and improve stress reactivity. Research also found that meditation can help suppress distracting information, thus enhancing focus and performance.
Writers who practice mindfulness, therefore, benefit from less stress and distraction and increased focus and performance. But they also experience increased creativity. Several studies have shown that meditation has a direct effect on your creativity, problem-solving, and cognitive flexibility.
Sometimes equated to conscious awareness, according to Mindful.org, “Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.”
Read more at Write Nonfiction NOW!.
