Mindfulness, More than A Productivity Hack

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Amy Edelstein discusses the deeper aspects of mindfulness and its role in fostering authentic leadership through wonder and presence.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Amy Edelstein unpacks why mindfulness goes beyond technique and how wonder is a key ingredient that develops authentic leadership in young people and adults. Mindfulness as only an add-on falls short of what it can be and how awe, gratitude, and presence foster the qualities of autonomy and leadership that are becoming more and more important. She encourages reflection on the wonder of human capacities, at a time when there is much attention on the capabiliti...

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Host: Amy Edelstein

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• leadership
• authenticity
• wonder
• gratitude
• human capacities

Keywords

• mindfulness
• productivity
• leadership
• awe
• gratitude
• autonomy

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