kindfulness Archives - David R Hamilton PHD

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Mindfulness Isn’t Enough: Here’s Why We Need Kindfulness

By Dr David R Hamilton | July 16, 2026

Studies suggest that awareness without warmth doesn’t reliably produce kindness. Sometimes it produces something closer to well-regulated indifference. Perhaps mindfulness needs to evolve into kindfulness.

Middle aged woman in a kneeling-meditation pose in a brightly lit studio. She is wearing red leggings and a white t-shirt. There are two windows behind her with bright sunshine shining through them, with white wispy curtains open, illuminating the room. She is kneeling on an olive green mat, which sits on a wooden floor.

An unexpected way to slow ageing

By Dr David R Hamilton | February 11, 2026

Research shows that compassion-kindness based meditation can slow the rate of telomere attrition (a reliable indicator of ageing).

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20 science-based tips for increasing happiness

By Dr David R Hamilton | January 14, 2025

I’ve compiled 20 different tips, or hacks, for boosting your happiness, each with a wee bit of scientific justification.

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Mindfulness 2.0 – The power of Kindfulness

By Dr David R Hamilton | December 13, 2024

Kindfulness is a word I use quite a lot. Sounds like mindfulness, right? That’s not…