by TheGreatAbider16

A different sort of problem, with too many books on mindfulness, is the implication that it’s something sacred and special – to be practised, if not on mountaintops, then at least by retiring to your room with a colouring book or relaxation tape. This implies that it’s necessarily in conflict with a busy existence

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Contrary to the debunkers, the point certainly isn’t that mindfulness is rubbish. It’s that it’s so non-rubbish – so much a crucial foundation of a fulfilling life – that you shouldn’t relegate it to the status of a minor hobby, something to be done with your downtime. And you already may be doing it.

I feel that when the idea of mindfulness, as buddhists use the word, was secularized, it lost a lot of the important nuances to it even though they weren't religious details. For example, for many buddhists and non-buddhists, mindfulness doesn't become as powerful as it can be until it's used to focus on things like gratitude, compassion, and patience while learning how your mind works and how to accept and benefit from even unwanted emotions. It feels like the author isn't thinking about any of that. So while I don't disagree with him when he says "you already may be doing it," I feel like he's implying that there's nothing more worth exploring about mindfulness and trivializing the diverse benefits.