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. 2023 Nov 17;14:1212502. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1212502

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.