The Cure for the Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Duquesne Law Review
Abstract
Building on scientific evidence that mindfulness meditation can improve attention, learning, working memory capacity, academic achievement, empathy, self-compassion, and creativity, and that it can reduce stress and anxiety, this article proposes that mindfulness should be an essential element in law school curriculum. Part I discusses how distractedness has impacted attention and learning. Part II describes the last decade of research showing the cognitive and physical benefits of mindfulness. Part III discusses the critique of the traditional law school format and advocates that law schools should follow medicine and industry in using mindfulness training to address these issues.
First Page
215
Last Page
244
Publication Date
Winter 2015
Recommended Citation
Shailini Jandial George, The Cure for the Distracted Mind: Why Law Schools Should Teach Mindfulness, 53 Duquesne U. L. Rev. (2015).
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