High fit

Mindfulness appears in Stephen Covey's shift from measuring visible effort to observing actual effectiveness. Covey moved from automatically equating constant motion with productivity to stepping back and examining the relationship between different approaches and their outcomes. He observed the pattern without judgment—recognizing that both tree cutters were working, but one method produced better results. This observational awareness without immediately judging "harder work" as inherently better demonstrates the core mindfulness practice of noticing what is actually happening rather than what we assume should be happening.