The Wandering Mind: How Medieval Monks Teach Us Focus, Concentration, and Perseverance
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The Wandering Mind: How Medieval Monks Teach Us Focus, Concentration, and Perseverance
14.99 €
The digital age presents us with obstacles every day - distractions that prevent us from concentrating, maintaining concentration, and remaining attentive. Surrounded by screens and technology, we dream of escaping them, retreating into solitude like medieval monks. However, mindfulness and concentration were not easy for monks either.
Renowned researcher and world-renowned expert Jamie Craner invites the reader to immerse herself in the lives of early Christian monks in the Middle Ages and shows how, day after day, they resisted temptations and fought a battle with absent-mindedness, sometimes losing, sometimes winning. How can we devote ourselves entirely to contemplation if the body needs to sleep, eat, and wash? Can books help monks reach out to God or, on the contrary, distract them with their fascinating stories? What techniques did monks use to train their memory, and how can they make our lives easier in the 21st century? Is it true that a strict daily routine helps you stay focused, and that working long hours doesn’t actually help you be productive? Monks have been discussing these topics for centuries, and many of their stories, methods, and lessons—from cognitive exercises to schedules and self-discipline—are still useful for us today.
By combining deep research and self-help, history and psychology, Kreiner has created a truly witty, instructive, and charming book about our mistakes and the amazing ingenuity with which we resist them. By learning what distracted the monks and how they dealt with distractions, we can better understand and know ourselves.
Renowned researcher and world-renowned expert Jamie Craner invites the reader to immerse herself in the lives of early Christian monks in the Middle Ages and shows how, day after day, they resisted temptations and fought a battle with absent-mindedness, sometimes losing, sometimes winning. How can we devote ourselves entirely to contemplation if the body needs to sleep, eat, and wash? Can books help monks reach out to God or, on the contrary, distract them with their fascinating stories? What techniques did monks use to train their memory, and how can they make our lives easier in the 21st century? Is it true that a strict daily routine helps you stay focused, and that working long hours doesn’t actually help you be productive? Monks have been discussing these topics for centuries, and many of their stories, methods, and lessons—from cognitive exercises to schedules and self-discipline—are still useful for us today.
By combining deep research and self-help, history and psychology, Kreiner has created a truly witty, instructive, and charming book about our mistakes and the amazing ingenuity with which we resist them. By learning what distracted the monks and how they dealt with distractions, we can better understand and know ourselves.
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