Task- specific visualization meditation can overcome procrastination
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procrastination, visualization meditation, re-peated measures designAbstract
This study uses experimental methodologies to examine whether task-related visual meditation can overcome procrastination. The experiment lasted four days and involved randomly dividing people into two groups, giving two groups different visual meditation content and the identical tasks, and comparing how long it took the participants in the two groups to finish the task to see if there was any improvement in retardation. The findings indicate that individuals engaged in task-based visual meditations exhibit reduced procrastination tendencies compared to those who engage in regular visual meditations. Additionally, long-term visual meditation is shown to be more successful in slowing down the process of procrastination. Intellectual disability can have numerous adverse consequences; hence, this study proposes a more streamlined and efficient approach to assist individuals in overcoming cognitive impairment.
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