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Scenario

Why Mindfulness Apps Can Undermine Actual Mindfulness

My meditation app sends me daily reminders that I've missed my practice and now the notifications stress me out more than they help.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gamification of inner cultivation transforms a practice of presence into another source of performance pressure.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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