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In the workplace, so much of what we accomplish, particularly as leaders, comes in the form of conversations. And when those conversations can be more mindful, we can develop a kinder, more compassionate culture, while still maintaining high standards of excellence. We can all think of a conversation or two (or five or 10) that we wouldn’t describe as mindful. But what really makes a conversation mindful? The Benefits of Mindful Conversation The Benefits of Mindful Conversation...

Dan Harris: The New Ambassadors of Mindfulness from Mindful Direct. From Wall Street to Google and General Mills, mindfulness meditation has been picked up as a way to improve one’s health but also tackle career-minded goals. Writing for the New Yorker, Jacob Rubin suggests one of the largest indications of mindfulness’ growth is that two books—Arianna Huffington’s Thrive and the “Nightline” co-anchor Dan Harris’s 10% Happier—have remained on the Times best-seller list for months....

Tim Ryan: A Mindful Coalition from Mindful Direct. According to a recent Institute of Medicine report, mental health issues among the veteran population are rising. The number of active-duty service members diagnosed with a psychological condition has increased by over 60 percent between 2001 and 2011. An estimated 22 veterans commit suicide each day. An increasing number of veterans are turning to mindfulness to cope with combat-related PTSD. And if Rep....

Windows 11 update brings some improvements to Android gaming Windows 11 update brings some improvements to Android gaming Microsoft just released a new update for the Windows Insider program that brings some changes to the Windows subsystem. The main thing about this update is the addition of some new input methods for games. These are new “shims available to toggle in the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app which enables better experiences in several apps....

The Google Pixel 6 Pro was announced back in October, and now we’re doing a giveaway of one for the holidays. This is the most high-end Android smartphone Google makes, and is still pretty tough to get one right now. Pixel 6 Pro costs $899, making this a pretty inexpensive smartphone, compared to others on the market. But as we said in our review, it’s the “Almost” perfect smartphone. That’s because it does basically everything perfectly....