Mindfulness meditation and test scores

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<p>According to a study I found, practicing mindfulness meditation for two weeks before taking the test increases GRE scores by sixteen percentile points. That’s a pretty dramatic boost. Maybe this is worth trying. Thoughts?</p>

<p>Here’s the study along with a Forbes article about it:
<a href=“The 'New' Benefits Of Mindfulness: Improved Memory, Focus, And GRE Scores”>http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/03/27/the-new-benefits-of-mindfulness-improved-memory-focus-and-gre-scores/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://labs.psych.ucsb.edu/schooler/jonathan/sites/labs.psych.ucsb.edu.schooler.jonathan/files/biblio/10.1177_0956797612459659_0.pdf”>https://labs.psych.ucsb.edu/schooler/jonathan/sites/labs.psych.ucsb.edu.schooler.jonathan/files/biblio/10.1177_0956797612459659_0.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It’s especially helpful if you have a high level of test taking anxiety. I like the book full catastrophe living. It focuses on application and analysis rather than spirituality. </p>