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53 Duq. L. Rev. 215 (2015)
The Cure for the Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness

handle is hein.journals/duqu53 and id is 223 raw text is: The Cure for the Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness Shailini Jandial George* IN TR O D U CTIO N ........................................................................ 2 16 I. DISTRACTION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS ATTENTION AND L EARNIN G ............................................................. 217 II. MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CAN IMPROVE ATTENTION AND LEARNING .......................................... 220 A. Mindfulness Training Improves Attention ...... 222 B. Mindfulness Training Can Improve W orking M em ory .............................................. 226 C. Mindfulness Training Can Improve Academ ic Achievem ent ..................................... 228 D. Mindfulness Training Can Improve Other Sources of Stress, Which Interfere with Focus and Learning ......................................... 230 1. Mindfulness Can Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Negative Emotions .......... 230 2. Mindfulness Can Enhance C rea tivity .............................................. 234 3. Mindfulness Can Enhance Empathy, Compassion and Counseling Skills .................................. 234 III. LAW SCHOOLS SHOULD TEACH MINDFULNESS ............ 236 A. Mindfulness Training Is Widely Used In Medicine, Industry, and Other Educational S etting s ............................................................. 2 3 7 B. Mindfulness Training is Essential to the Law School Curriculum ................................... 239 C O N CLU SIO N ............................................................................ 244 * Professor of Legal Writing, Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts. I would like to thank Suffolk University for encouraging and supporting my work. I am thankful to have had the help of law librarian, Diane D'Angelo, and my extremely capable research assistant, Christina P. Mott. I am also grateful to my colleague, Gabriel Ten- ninbaum, for his input on the content of this article.

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