One-Mindfully
When distraction or multitasking pulls you away from the actual moment.
Concentrate attention on one thing at a time so that distraction, changes in stimuli and internal fragmentation are reduced.
When does this fit?
When what is needed is not more content but less fragmentation so that the current step can be taken whole again.
Priority in the path
This node fits early in the path when inner restlessness or strong emotional activation are in the foreground.
What this is about
One-mindfully is the second mindfulness how skill: focusing attention fully on one thing, one moment, one activity at a time — with the whole person brought to bear. The past is over; the future has not arrived. Much of the suffering added to pain comes from ruminating about past experiences and dreading future ones, while the actual present moment passes unnoticed.
One-mindfulness means being present to this moment as a practice: when eating, eating; when walking, walking — not splitting attention across multiple concerns. Research consistently shows that multitasking is both less efficient and less satisfying than sequential attention. One-mindful attention is also the only way to prevent life from passing unnoticed.
Continue in practice
From single part to pattern
First return to the skill bundle and from there move to the next steps of the same structure.
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Nonjudgmentally
When before further understanding or action, the evaluative narrowness must first be released so that reality can be seen more precisely again.
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Effectively
When it is not being right, but effective action that is more important for the current situation.
Also in: Distress Tolerance · Emotion Regulation · Interpersonal Effectiveness
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