Mindlessness leads to locking all agency we can have over our thoughts and eventually physical health.

Evidence

Dr. Ellen Langer on The Rich Roll Podcast (#813) (Podcast Notes)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Mindlessness leads to panic and detrimental behavior. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 40; Everyday attention lapses and memory failures have affective consequences of mindlessness. — Everyday attention lapses and memory failures; Mindlessness leads to habitual or auto-pilot consumption behaviors where individuals fail to focus on the present moment. — Mindfulness through agency in health consumption … (+1 more)

Related

• Mindlessness leads to habitual or auto-pilot consumption behaviors where individuals fail to focus on the present moment. (similarity 0.90)
• Everyday attention lapses and memory failures have affective consequences of mindlessness. (similarity 0.78)