If this were your last meal, would you eat what you’re about to eat? The question isn’t literal — it’s diagnostic. Research on mindfulness-based eating training shows attention changes how people eat. If the answer is yes, you’re eating something you actually value. If no, you’re eating from habit, boredom, or convenience. Much overeating happens not from intense desire but because food is simply there.
You have finite meals — is this one worth spending? This companion covers diagnostic power, the tyranny of the available, pleasure recalibration, and the practice. (4 min read)
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