The easiest investment most people never make
Mindset training is an easy investment that most people will never make.
It takes 2-4 months of 30-60 minutes of physical exercise to start seeing changes in your body. That's about 12x the amount of time as it takes to see benefits in mindset training.
In contrast, it takes just 100 minutes of mindfulness practice to improve attention, reduce stress, and improve your mood. As little as 10 minutes is enough to enhance cognitive performance and reduce reaction time (Sleimen-Malkoun et al., 2023; Tang et al. , 2007).
Beyond just mindfulness, we can improve the ability to deal with setbacks, daily challenges, and build perseverance with just 2 weeks of self-regulation training (Mrazek et al., 2018).
The competitive edge is there for the taking.
And it won't take you long to see results.
If you're willing to invest that much in your body, why not take just 10 of those minutes, for 10 days, and dedicate a training block to your mind?
To get started today:
1. Identify a mindset skill you want to practice.
2. Set aside 10 minutes in your calendar to work on it.
3. Repeat daily (heck, even 3x a week will get you gains in 40% of the time relative to the gym).
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