Click here for NICC Library Webpage
Click here for NICC Library Webpage
 Search 
 My Account 
 ID Information 
 Calmar New Materials 
 Peosta New Materials 
   
Advanced AlphabeticalBasicHistory
Search:    Refine Search  
> You're searching: Northeast Iowa Community College
 
Item Information
 HoldingsHoldings
 
 
 More by this author
 
  •  
  • Joiner, Thomas, Jr., author.
     
     Subjects
     
  •  
  • Mindfulness (Psychology)
     
  •  
  • Attention
     
  •  
  • Narcissism.
     
  •  
  • Self-interest
     
  •  
  • PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology.
     
  •  
  • Attention
     
  •  
  • Mindfulness (Psychology)
     
  •  
  • Narcissism.
     
  •  
  • Self-interest
     
     Browse Catalog
      by author:
     
  •  
  •  Joiner, Thomas, Jr., author.
     
      by title:
     
  •  
  •  Mindlessness : the c...
     
     
     
     MARC Display
    Mindlessness : the corruption of mindfulness in a culture of narcissism / Thomas Joiner.
    by Joiner, Thomas, Jr., author.
    New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
    Description: 
    214 pages ; 25 cm
    Contents: 
    Introduction : Favor the Penguin and Fear the "Selfie" -- Chapter 1: Authentic Mindfulness -- Chapter 2: The perils of distraction from evidence and of other flights of fancy -- Chapter 3: Our Culture of Self-Regard: The Stare of Narcissus -- Chapter 4: The Adam of Your Labors: Further societal consequences of solipsism -- Chapter 5: Carthage must be destroyed: Potential solutions.
    Summary: 
    " A contemplative practice with Buddhist roots, mindfulness is "the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present-moment, non-judgmentally." Practicing mindfulness can be an effective adjunct in treating psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and addiction. But have we gone too far with mindfulness? Recent books on the topic reveal a troubling corruption of mindfulness practice for commercial gain, with self-help celebrities hawking mindfulness as the next "miracle drug." Furthermore, common misunderstanding of what mindfulness really is seems to be fueled by a widespread cultural trend toward narcissism, egocentricity, and self-absorption. Thomas Joiner's Mindlessness chronicles the promising rise of mindfulness and its perhaps inevitable degradation. Giving mindfulness its full due, both as a useful philosophical vantage point and as a means to address various life challenges, Joiner mercilessly charts how narcissism has intertwined with and co-opted the practice to create a Frankenstein's monster of cultural solipsism and self-importance. He examines the dispiriting consequences for many sectors of society (e.g., mental health, education, politics) and ponders ways to mitigate, if not undo, them. Mining a rich body of research, Joiner also makes use of material from popular culture, literature, social media, and personal experience in order to expose the misuse of mindfulness and to consider how we as a society can back away from the brink, salvaging a potentially valuable technique for improving mental and physical wellbeing. "--
    "How Mindfulness Lost Its Mind chronicles the promising rise of mindfulness and its troubling corruption. Joiner gives mindfulness its full due, both as an interesting and useful philosophical vantage point in itself, and as an empirically supported means to address various life challenges. He then charts contemporary societal trends towards individual narcissism that have intertwined with and co-opted the mindfulness movement. The book examines the dispiriting consequences for many sectors of society, ponders ways to mitigate if not undo them, and considers what if anything can be salvaged from the original, useful concept"--
    Add to my list 
    Copy/Holding information
    LocationCollectionCall No.CopyStatus 
    Peosta LibraryCirculation Stacks158.1 Joi2017Checked InAdd Copy to MyList

    Format:HTMLPlain textDelimited
    Subject: 
    Email to:


    Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9807
     Powered by SirsiDynix
    © 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.
    Horizon Information Portal