And Then It Hit Me with Cory Allen 349 Elevating Mindfulness
Mar 9, 2026
A lively exploration of taking mindfulness beyond simple awareness into a tool for making better choices. Short practices for disrupting reactive patterns are discussed. The conversation highlights sharpening decision quality through second and third thought processes. Practical guidance on when to accept a mindful response and when to deepen it is offered.
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Mindfulness As Self Monitoring
- Mindfulness is primarily a self-monitoring tool that stabilizes chaotic inner life and creates space to choose differently.
- Cory Allen describes it as turning the camera on yourself so awareness and a calm body let you act with more ownership and less reactivity.
Pause Once More To Improve Decision Quality
- Beyond disruption, mindfulness can be used to improve decision quality by adding an extra beat after the initial pause.
- Cory Allen calls this elevating the choice: pause, breathe, then deliberately sharpen and align the next action rather than simply avoiding reactivity.
Use Second And Third Thoughts Deliberately
- Do add an extra conscious step after the initial mindful disruption to refine your response rather than stopping at merely not reacting.
- Use a second thought (disrupted) and then a third thought (evolved) to sharpen alignment and potency of your action.
