#80: The Power of Focus - Amishi Jha, PhD

<p class="">Dr. Amishi Jha is a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at the University of Miami. She's the Director and Co-Founder of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative.</p> <p class="">Dr. Jha leads research on the neural basis of attention and the effects of mindfulness-based training programs on cognition, emotion, resilience, and performance, working with the military, educators, elite athletes, and children.</p> <p class="">We discuss the 3 main subsystems of attention, the evolutionary reason for mind wandering, and recommended practices to sharpen your attention.</p> <p class="">FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: <a href= "http://bit.ly/afitmind">http://bit.ly/afitmind</a><br /> Website: <a href= "http://www.fitmind.co/">www.fitmind.co</a></p> <p class="">0:00 | Introduction to Amishi Jha, PhD</p> <p class="">4:48 | The Attention Problem</p> <p class="">6:30 | 3 Main Subsystems of Attention</p> <p class="">11:06 | How Subsystems of Attention Work Together</p> <p class="">13:20 | Meta Awareness and Meta Cognition</p> <p class="">15:30 | Evolutionary Reason for Mind Wandering</p> <p class="">18:58 | What Makes a Thought “Sticky”</p> <p class="">24:18 | High Stress and Attention</p> <p class="">31:33 | Can You Undo Benefits of Mindfulness?</p> <p class="">36:28 | Different Definitions of Mindfulness</p> <p class="">40:18 | Recommended Practices to Train Attention</p> <p class="">43:58 | Rapid Fire Questions</p>