Table 1.
Topics in GMT group sessions.
| Session | Topics | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absent mind. Present mind. |
Absent-and present-mindedness; relations to failures and goal-attainment. Mental laboratory. Mindfulness (body-scan exercise). |
| 2 | Absentminded slip-ups. | Factors increasing the risk of slip-ups. Relation of absentmindedness to other capacities. Mindfulness (breathing exercise). |
| 3 | Automatic pilot. | Following routines can increase the risk of absentminded slip-ups. |
| 4 | Stop the automatic pilot. | Introduce/practice a strategy of stopping to increase present-mindedness and monitor current behavior. |
| 5 | Mental blackboard. | Checking as a metaphor for working memory. Consequences of the limited capacity of “The Mental Blackboard.” Breathing exercise. |
| 6 | State your goal. | Importance of explicitly stating goals. Goal loss and reinstatement. |
| 7 | Making decisions. | Conflicting goals. To-do-list as a tool for keeping overview of relevant goals and facilitating decision-making. |
| 8 | Splitting tasks into subtasks. Checking. |
Dividing overwhelming tasks into subtasks. STOP-STATE-SPLIT-technique. Adapting current goals and ongoing behavior in response to environmental changes. Final summary of all sessions. |