12/20/2025
Recently, Taylor read a book that she would like to share with all of you! Below is a brief synopsis of the book and why Taylor believes you should read it.
Mindfulness by Ellen Langer is a great way to challenge yourself to find ways to implement mindfulness into your daily life. Her biggest hypothesis is what if there was another way to be mindful rather then just allowing thoughts to come and go to be present in the moment. Langer's theory includes being aware of all possibilities of a scenario. An example that Langer uses in the book relates to this hypothetical question: If you were in your house and you were told to acquire a piece of wood, what would you grab?
As I (Taylor) was reading, I was practicing this exercise myself. If I were to need to get some wood.. where would I go! Do I even have wood at my house? You can imagine my surprise when the next line I read was along the lines of "Did you think about how the doors in your home are made of wood?" I wasn't being mindful in Langer's eyes because I wasn't aware of the possibilities. Now when I think of this question I think the doors, my tables, pencils, desk, cutting boards, anything in my living space that's made of wood.
This theory is very similar to something that we call "Wise Mind" which is taking into account the logic and emotion of a decision. This act of mindfulness takes it a step further to be aware of ALL the logical facts to be taken into consideration.
Have you read the book? Let us know below!
