Dr. Ellen Langer

That's what people think.

But it's not something just dropped over there.

That's right.

I'll make it very simple. When most people hear the word mindful, sadly, they think of meditation. Meditation is great, but it's not mindful. You meditate in order to result in post-meditative mindfulness, okay? So it's a practice. Mindfulness, as I study it, is a way of being. It's not a practice. It's the simple process of noticing. Now, you can get there in one of two ways.

I'll make it very simple. When most people hear the word mindful, sadly, they think of meditation. Meditation is great, but it's not mindful. You meditate in order to result in post-meditative mindfulness, okay? So it's a practice. Mindfulness, as I study it, is a way of being. It's not a practice. It's the simple process of noticing. Now, you can get there in one of two ways.

I'll make it very simple. When most people hear the word mindful, sadly, they think of meditation. Meditation is great, but it's not mindful. You meditate in order to result in post-meditative mindfulness, okay? So it's a practice. Mindfulness, as I study it, is a way of being. It's not a practice. It's the simple process of noticing. Now, you can get there in one of two ways.

Bottom-up, actively notice three new things about the person you live with. Walk outside, notice three new things. Each time you do this, you see that you didn't know the thing you thought you knew as well as you thought you knew it. But you can also do it top-down. Top down is recognize that everything is always changing. Everything looks different from different perspectives.

Bottom-up, actively notice three new things about the person you live with. Walk outside, notice three new things. Each time you do this, you see that you didn't know the thing you thought you knew as well as you thought you knew it. But you can also do it top-down. Top down is recognize that everything is always changing. Everything looks different from different perspectives.

Bottom-up, actively notice three new things about the person you live with. Walk outside, notice three new things. Each time you do this, you see that you didn't know the thing you thought you knew as well as you thought you knew it. But you can also do it top-down. Top down is recognize that everything is always changing. Everything looks different from different perspectives.

Uncertainty is the rule. It's not the exception. So when you know you don't know, then you naturally tune in. So one of the things, I've said this so many times, maybe this will be the last. One of the things we think we know best is how much is one plus one, Andrew? I'm going to assume it's still two. Two. Not always.

Uncertainty is the rule. It's not the exception. So when you know you don't know, then you naturally tune in. So one of the things, I've said this so many times, maybe this will be the last. One of the things we think we know best is how much is one plus one, Andrew? I'm going to assume it's still two. Two. Not always.

Uncertainty is the rule. It's not the exception. So when you know you don't know, then you naturally tune in. So one of the things, I've said this so many times, maybe this will be the last. One of the things we think we know best is how much is one plus one, Andrew? I'm going to assume it's still two. Two. Not always.

If you add one wad of chewing gum to one wad of chewing gum, one plus one is one. You add one cloud to one cloud, one plus one is one. This is interesting. Somebody sent this to me the other day. You take one pizza and you add one pizza, one plus one is two. You take one lasagna and you add one lasagna, one plus one is one. It's just a bigger lasagna.

If you add one wad of chewing gum to one wad of chewing gum, one plus one is one. You add one cloud to one cloud, one plus one is one. This is interesting. Somebody sent this to me the other day. You take one pizza and you add one pizza, one plus one is two. You take one lasagna and you add one lasagna, one plus one is one. It's just a bigger lasagna.

If you add one wad of chewing gum to one wad of chewing gum, one plus one is one. You add one cloud to one cloud, one plus one is one. This is interesting. Somebody sent this to me the other day. You take one pizza and you add one pizza, one plus one is two. You take one lasagna and you add one lasagna, one plus one is one. It's just a bigger lasagna.

You take one puddle and you add, let's say I have two puddles there, and you add some water in between, and then you have 1 plus 1 plus 1 is 1. Okay, so the point of it is that in the real world, 1 plus 1 probably doesn't equal 2 as amorphine as it does. And since you're an educated individual, you might know that that 1 plus 1 equals 2 if you're using the base 10 number system.

You take one puddle and you add, let's say I have two puddles there, and you add some water in between, and then you have 1 plus 1 plus 1 is 1. Okay, so the point of it is that in the real world, 1 plus 1 probably doesn't equal 2 as amorphine as it does. And since you're an educated individual, you might know that that 1 plus 1 equals 2 if you're using the base 10 number system.

You take one puddle and you add, let's say I have two puddles there, and you add some water in between, and then you have 1 plus 1 plus 1 is 1. Okay, so the point of it is that in the real world, 1 plus 1 probably doesn't equal 2 as amorphine as it does. And since you're an educated individual, you might know that that 1 plus 1 equals 2 if you're using the base 10 number system.

If you're using the base 2 number system, 1 plus 1 is written as 10. Oh, my goodness. Somebody asks you, how much is 1 plus 1? Should you say 1, 2, 10? And the point is that when you know you don't know, then you pay attention. In this context, let me see. I'll be a smartass and I'll say 1. Or in this context, I know the person wants me to be obedient and I'll say two, so on and so forth.

If you're using the base 2 number system, 1 plus 1 is written as 10. Oh, my goodness. Somebody asks you, how much is 1 plus 1? Should you say 1, 2, 10? And the point is that when you know you don't know, then you pay attention. In this context, let me see. I'll be a smartass and I'll say 1. Or in this context, I know the person wants me to be obedient and I'll say two, so on and so forth.