Mindfulness (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) - Softcover

Langer, Ellen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201523418 ISBN 13: 9780201523416

Publisher: Westview Press Inc, 1990

Synopsis

Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life. In this thought-provoking book, her research has been "translated" for the lay reader. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless--as opposed to the mindful--develop mindsets of categories, associations, habits of thought born of repetition in childhood and throughout schooling. To be mindful, she notes, stressing process over outcome, allows free rein to intuition and creativity, and opens us to new information and perspectives. Langer discusses the negative impact of mindsets on business and social relations, showing special concern for the elderly, who often suffer from learned helplessness and lack of options. Encouraging the application of mindfulness to health, the author affirms that placebos and alternative, mind-based therapies can help patients and addicts move from unhealthy to healthy contexts.

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Review:

"More relevant now than ever before." --Blogging on Business "Mindfulness is the book which changed it all." --Female First "[Langer] has shown us the power of mindfulness." --Psychology Today "A landmark work of social psychology." --Booklist

Book Description:

A classic in social psychology about the concept of mindfulness

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0201523418
• ISBN 13: 9780201523416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256