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THE THINKING LIFE
By: P.M. Forni
How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction
St. Bride's Press
September 2011
On Sale: September 13, 2011
192 pages
ISBN: 0312625715
EAN: 9780312625719
Kindle: B004TLHPJA
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Non-Fiction
Professor Forni, founder of The Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins, is America's civility expert. In his first two books, Choosing Civility and The Civility Solution, he taught readers the rules of civil behavior and ways of responding to rudeness. Now, in The Thinking Life, he looks at the importance of thinking in our lives: how we do it, why we don't do enough of it and why we need to do more of it. In twelve short chapters, he gives readers a remedy for the Age of Distraction, an age fuelled by the internet, Blackberries and cellphones, all of which make constant demands on our attention, diverting it from one thing to another. After suggesting ways we can find time to think more, Forni shows readers how we can improve our abilities of: —Attention —Reflection —Introspection —Self-control —Positive thinking —Proactive thinking —Effective decision-making strategies —Creative thinking —Problem-solving strategies
 Media BuzzDiane Rehm Show - NPR - December 19, 2011
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