"If the unconscious mind was as well-oiled as the authors claim, then surely mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy wouldn't have needed to be invented."

— Heritage, Stuart


Date
June 12, 2015
Metaphor
"If the unconscious mind was as well-oiled as the authors claim, then surely mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy wouldn't have needed to be invented."
Metaphor in Context
Will mindlessness seriously catch on? I'm not sure. If the unconscious mind was as well-oiled as the authors claim, then surely mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy wouldn't have needed to be invented. However, despite my reluctance, I'm eternally grateful to mindlessness for one thing -- when it comes to productivity, snap decisions are brilliant. Ask me something. The answer's no. See?
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Stuart Heritage, "Bored of Mindfulness? Give Mindlessness a Try," The Guardian (June 12, 2015) <Link to www.guardian.com>
Date of Entry
06/13/2015

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.