Mindfulness

Ellen J. Langer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

1991
The Harvill Press (Verlag)
9780002720618 (ISBN)

Infos

A study of the dangers of mindlessness, this book uses anecdotes and the minimum of jargon to show us how we can learn to stay alert, in control and open to options we may never have considered, instead of treating information in a single-minded, rigid way without even thinking.

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In this short entertaining book, Ellen Langer brings the essence of 15 years of original research in social psychology directly to bear on our daily lives. Central to her work is the double-edged concept of mindfulness/mindlessness. When we are mindless, we are like programmed robots, treating information in a single-minded, rigid way. When we are mindful we are alert to the present moment, sensitive to context, and above all freed from the tyranny of old mind-sets. Using amusing anecdotes and a minimum of jargon, the author shows how to avoid the consequences of mindlessness and to reap the benefits of mindfulness - in health, education, work, creativity, overcoming addictions, avoiding burning out, and increasing our control and potential as we grow older.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 138 x 216 mm
• Gewicht: 413 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• ISBN-13: 9780002720618 / 9780002720618
• Zustand: Neuware