| Title | : | How Mindfulness Can Heal the World: Evolving Beyond Tribalism |
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| ISBN | : | 1683644700 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781683644705 |
| Format Type | : | Audio CD |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | Published August 18, 2020 |
In a time when we have more technologies than ever for connecting, why is our world so divided? One main factor is the phenomenon of “tribalism”—the human tendency to become so identified with a group that we become blind to the ideas, qualities, and even humanity of others. “Most of us are part of the problem of tribalism,” says bestselling author Robert Wright. “Natural selection engineered the human mind to be susceptible to this way of thinking.” Yet there is hope for us individually and as a species—and it starts with the ancient prescription of mindfulness.
With How Mindfulness Can Heal the World, Wright presents a deeply informative and practical audio workshop filled with insights and guided practices to help us evolve beyond tribal thinking, including:
• What drives tribalism? The underlying psychology and evolution of “us and them.”
• How mindfulness addresses the roots of tribalism and helps us see ourselves and the world clearly.
• Overcoming confirmation bias, cultivating objectivity, practicing empathy and compassion, and much more.
How Mindfulness Can Heal the World: Evolving Beyond Tribalism Reviews
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It definitely had some informative moments, but was way too elementary and repetitive, especially in the beginning when it seemed to take the author a long time to quit prefacing and get going.
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Thought it was a book, lectures instead
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I like the author's work in general, but this didn't dive as deep as I expected. I would consider it a brief Buddhist take on social media with some evolutionary psychology mixed in. It's nothing groundbreaking, but perhaps useful if you're online a lot and regularly find yourself stuck in outrage mode.
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Excellent, just like all of his stuff. Brief, set up like a couple of 30 minute lectures with little challenges at the end. I listen to it on a higher speed since he talks slowly, same as with other stuff I've listened to from him.
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This is an interesting and practical approach to getting along with those we disagree with ie the "other" tribe.
