Tag Archives: Focus

Awakening Into Awareness 11 Live with Paradox

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Joel

Work To Live: Work Kills Us During the time I lived in Japan from 1968 until 1992, Japanese salarymen–office workers–worked from morning till late at night. Many of the mid and upper managerial class put in eighty to a hundred … Continue reading →

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Metacognitive Mindful Meditation

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Joel

Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a form of mindfulness. Step back mentally. Shift focus from thinking about problems to patterns of thinking. Observe thoughts as passing events, as a detached observer, without judgement or action. Attention Training Technique, a Metacognitive Therapy … Continue reading →

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Metacognitive Therapy

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Joel

Conquering the Voice Within Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Not only was psychoanalysis ineffective, it trapped me in a bizarre, introspective maze. OCD came on full force during the weekly, often twice weekly sessions.  After a few months, I forgot the … Continue reading →

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Attention Training Therapy ( ATT )

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Joel

Attention Training Therapy ( ATT ) I said in “Mindfulness Meditation While Jogging“, I hate to jog and I hate to meditate. So I practice Attention Training Therapy (ATT) while jogging.  ATT is Open-Focus meditation with both sounds and space. It is … Continue reading →

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