Can Mindfulness Lead to Safer Truck Drivers?
TEXAS. Mindfulness practice has become popular in American technology companies and corporate offices. Some companies will spend thousands of dollars to bring mindfulness gurus into the office to share their knowledge. Forbes reports that some of the nation’s leading companies encourage their workers to practice mindfulness. Mindfulness is known to reduce stress, lower health care costs, and improve productivity. Technology companies have found that mindfulness can make for more productive workers, but what about jobs where a person’s decisions and actions have life-or-death consequences? Could mindfulness help truck drivers perform better behind the wheel? Distracted drivers are among the biggest risks on American roads. Mindfulness asks that individuals focus on the present moment. Read more