Mindful awareness has been defined as the capacity for acting with present-centered awareness rather than on ‘automatic pilot’ or being lost.

Evidence

Relationship of mindful awareness to neural processing … (ScienceDirect)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: The Myth of Optimal Awareness - Why Sanity Requires Strategic Auto-Pilot; The paper defines ‘acting with awareness’ as ‘an enhanced capacity for acting with present-centered awareness rather than on automatic pilot.’ — Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness; Mindfulness allows for thoughtful responses instead of mindless reactions. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1132 (+7 more)

Related

• The paper defines ‘acting with awareness’ as ‘an enhanced capacity for acting with present-centered awareness rather than on automatic pilot.’ (similarity 0.91)
• Being in the moment is a component of mindfulness. (similarity 0.86)
• Mindfulness involves being aware without judgment. (similarity 0.84)
• Mindfulness allows for thoughtful responses instead of mindless reactions. (similarity 0.84)
• Mindlessness leads to habitual or auto-pilot consumption behaviors where individuals fail to focus on the present moment. (similarity 0.84)
• Mindfulness allows for nonjudgmental observation of thoughts. (similarity 0.83)
• Standard mindfulness definitions reduce the practice to a present-centered construct. (similarity 0.82)
• Choiceless awareness allows one to observe thoughts without judgment. (similarity 0.81)
• Mindfulness creates space to respond rather than react. (similarity 0.81)
• Mindfulness involves retaining and understanding experience, not just present awareness. (similarity 0.80)
• When on automatic pilot we are unaware and out of touch with the present moment; conscious awareness is clouded. (similarity 0.79)
• Evidence of association between self-consciousness and self-awareness was stronger for the awareness subscale in a positive correlation with affective outcomes. (similarity 0.78)
• Mindfulness creates resilience against impulse reactions. (similarity 0.78)

Library Connections

• Being in the moment is a component of mindfulness. #corroborates (0.85) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1158

Broader Connections

• Mindfulness allows for thoughtful responses instead of mindless reactions. #expands (0.70) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1132
• Mindfulness creates space to respond rather than react. #expands (0.70) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 570
• Mindfulness creates resilience against impulse reactions. #expands (0.65) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1134