--- title: Smiling Mind Blog | Mindfulness (2) description: Mindfulness | Insights, tips & tricks, interviews and articles relating to the power of mindfulness meditation. Open your attention to the present with key techniques to avoid stress and anxiety. 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What now? [Workplace](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/workplace), [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health), [Mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindfulness) 3 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/pexels-alexander-suhorucov-6457490.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/are-you-really-listening) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/pexels-alexander-suhorucov-6457490.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/are-you-really-listening) [Workplace](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/workplace), [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health), [Mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindfulness) ## [R U OK? - And are you really listening?](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/are-you-really-listening) Posted by [Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind) on August 30, 2021 Attention - it’s one of the hardest mental skills to master, yet one of the grea... 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