Does Mind Wandering Make You Less Caring
Past studies have suggested that mind-wandering has negative effects on our mood and even our physical health. In a recently published study in the Journal of Positive Psychology, my colleagues and I sought to understand whether mind-wandering also makes us less caring—and what we can do about it. We recruited 51 adults and pinged them twice a day for nine weeks while they were enrolled in a compassion cultivation training course....