Mindfulness practice
BGood evidenceShort, consistent mindfulness training improves working memory and reduces mind-wandering.
Grade B — Good evidence
What it does
Trains sustained attention and reduces task-unrelated thought. A 2-week course improved GRE reading-comprehension and working-memory scores.
How to take it
10–20 min/day. Apps or guided audio are fine. Consistency over duration.
Caveats & safety
Benefits are real but modest; it complements, not replaces, sleep and exercise.
The evidence
Mrazek MD, et al. Mindfulness training improves working memory capacity and GRE performance while reducing mind wandering. Psychol Sci.
2013 · RCT, 48 students, 2-week course
Improved working-memory capacity and GRE reading-comprehension; less mind-wandering.
Effect: GRE reading score rose ~16 percentile points in the mindfulness group.
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