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Why formal practice doesn't automatically change interpersonal reactivity

I meditate daily and read spiritual texts but I'm still incredibly judgmental and impatient with my family and feel like I'm wasting my time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Contemplative skills developed in controlled settings are not transferring to the emotional complexity of intimate relationships.

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