Andrew Huberman· PhD
the basic takeaway of this study is that eight weeks but not four weeks of this daily 13 minute a day mediation had a significant effect in improving attention, memory, mood, and emotion regulation.
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the basic takeaway of this study is that eight weeks but not four weeks of this daily 13 minute a day mediation had a significant effect in improving attention, memory, mood, and emotion regulation.
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And the most shocking thing about this study is that we got more adherence to the 10 minute daily meditation than the 10 minute daily podcast listening, which was our control.
That meditation led to significant improvements in focus and concentration ability, as well as other aspects of cognitive performance. It also improved mood and reduced stress.
13 minutes of daily meditation did.
Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotion regulation in non-experienced meditators.
In fact, they found that if people only did four weeks of meditation, these effects didn't show up.
First of all, that daily meditation of 13 minutes can enhance your ability to pay attention and to learn. It can truly enhance memory. However, you need to do that for at least 8 weeks in order to start to see the effects to occur.