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Guardedness vs Mindfulness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between guardedness and mindfulness

is that guardedness is the state or condition of being guarded while mindfulness is awareness.

guardedness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or condition of being guarded.

    • mindfulness

    English

    (wikipedia mindfulness)

    Noun

    (-)
  • awareness
  • inclination to be mindful or aware
  • (as understood in Buddhism and psychology) paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally
  • * 2014 , Who, What, Why: What Is Mindfulness? , BBC
    • The Oxford English Dictionary "also notes that the term is 'in weakened use'. It's been diluted from its origins to now encompass all manner of meditation techniques, treatments for daily stress, even ways to lose weight."

    Antonyms

    * mindlessness