Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction
eBook - PDF

Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction

About this book

Whether you realize it or not, there''s a battle going on all around you every day — for your attention. Advertising jingles, persuasive images, text messaging, the Internet, and television are the weapons of choice, and your mind is the battlefield. And the stakes are high. These modern distractions can devour your time yet leave you hungry for greater meaning in your life. Who will win?

Even though you live in this often-unsettling age of distraction, you can dramatically improve the quality of your life by learning to pay attention to those things that matter to you the most. This book offers step-by-step techniques you can use to focus on your values, practice meaningful activity, and develop a deeper sense of your own spirituality. A variety of methods, including mindfulness practice and prayer, can help you tune out the hum of distraction and concentrate on leading the rich and meaningful life that you crave.

Learn insightful and engaging ways to:

•Pay attention to what really matters to you
•Learn how to avoid "empty" activities
•Develop a deep and meaningful sense of spirituality
•Enrich your life and the lives of the people you love
•Create and carry out your own personal plan for focused awareness

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Information

Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Year
0001
eBook ISBN
9781626253889

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Life in the Age of Distraction
  6. 2. Staying Focused
  7. 3. What Matters: Meaningful Activity
  8. 4. Spirituality
  9. 5. Quality of Life
  10. 6. Personal Plan for Focused Awareness
  11. The End and the Beginning
  12. Appendix A: Self-Care for Well-Being
  13. Appendix B: Guidelines for Increasing Assertiveness
  14. References
  15. About the Authors