418. Why You Can’t Pay Attention—And How to Get It Back with Dr. Amishi Jha

Director of Contemplative Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami, Dr. Amishi Jha joins us to discuss how we can cultivate and develop our attention in a way that allows us to maximize the meaning, fulfillment, and joy in our lives. 

-The three types of attentional systems –and how we use them in our daily lives;

-Why attention is a limited resource – and how to make the most of it;

-Why multitasking is a myth; and

-A mindfulness practice to fuel your attentional capacity in just 12-minutes.

Dr. Amishi Jha, PhD is Director of Contemplative Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. She leads research on the neural bases of attention and the effects of mindfulness-based training programs on cognition, emotion, resilience, and performance in education, corporate, elite sports, first-responder, and military contexts. In her national bestseller, Peak Mind she shares her discoveries on how attention can be trained for optimal performance and well-being. 

For the Peak Mind book, go to: https://amishi.com/books/peak-mind

For the Peak Mind Interactive app, go to: https://peakmind.media/