Mindfulness

Langer offers the reader the essence of her 15 years of research in social psychology. She demonstrates the grave and pervasive consequences of mindlessness and the startling benefits of mindfulness.

Ellen J. Langer

Self-Help

Harvill / HarperCollins

Personal politics: the psychology of making it

Carol S. Dweck

Health, Fitness & Dieting

PRENTICE/HALL

<p>Dust jacket notes: "Why do we spend so much of our lives 'on automatic'? Why can this state of mind be, quite literally, life-threatening? How can we learn to stay alert, in control, and open to options and possibilities we may never have considered? In this short, delightfully playful, but deeply serious book, Ellen Langer brings the essence of fifteen years of her own original and important research in social psychology directly into our everyday lives. Central to her work is the double-edged concept of mindfulness/mindlessness. When we are mindless, we are like programmed automatons, treating information in a single-minded and rigid way, as though it were true regardless of the circumstances. When we are mindful, we are open to surprise, oriented in the present moment, sensitive to context, and above all, liberated from the tyranny of old mindsets. Using apt and entertaining stories and images, Professor Langer helps us understand these states, and then shows us how it is possible both to avoid the tragic and far-reaching consequences of mindlessness and to reap the startling benefits of mindfulness: in health, productivity, overcoming addictions, avoiding burnout, and increasing our control and potential as we grow older."</p>

Addison-Wesley

If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically? For more than thirty years, award-winning psychologist Ellen Langer has studied this provocative question, and now, in Counterclockwise, she presents a conclusive answer: opening our minds to what's possible, instead of clinging to notions about what's not, can lead to better health - at any age. Drawing on landmark work in the field and her own body of colourful and highly original experiments, Langer shows that the magic of rejuvenation and ongoing good health lies in being aware of the ways we mindlessly react to social and cultural cues. With only subtle shifts in our thinking, our language, and in our expectations, she tells us, we can begin to change the ingrained behaviour that sap health, optimism, and vitality from our lives. Immensely readable and riveting, Counterclockwise offers a transformative and bold new paradigm: the psychology of possibility. A hopeful and groundbreaking book by an author who has changed how people all over the world think and feel. Counterclockwise is sure to become a standard source on new-century science and healing.

Counterclockwise

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

Motivational

Hodder Paperback

<p>What is the "Longevity Dividend" and who will get it? If anti-aging medicine works, why do anti-aging doctors die? Is Google making us smart or stupid? These questions and more are answered by the nation's leading longevity experts in the new book Longevity Rules: How to Age Well Into the Future. The authors use the forum to help policymakers and the public better understand the aging experience. Compelling facts and figures support the provocative commentaries. In the past century, which demographers describe as the "Age of Longevity," human beings have extended life expectancy by nearly 30 years -- a bigger increase than during the past 50 centuries. Now the prevailing concern among experts is this: How will we respond to the extraordinary challenges that accompany our new longevity? The U.S. Census will confirm, as Boomers reach age 65 starting in 2011 and more people than ever before will be considered "old," America must face the challenges of a new (or old) demographic reality. T</p>

Longevity Rules: How to Age Well Into the Future

M.D.

William H. Thomas

Robert N. Butler

THEODORE ROSZAK

Eskaton

Da Capo Lifelong Books

This book is the culmination of research on mindlessness and mindfulness conducted by Dr. Langer over the past 35 years. Each of the one-liners in this book has been derived from this research and paired together with original artwork created over the past 17 years. When we become more mindful, we become happier, healthier, and more effective. It is literally and figuratively enlivening. Thinking about what each one means should itself promote mindfulness and encourage a more artful life.

The Art of Noticing

The Langer Mindfulness Institution

RecordedBooks

If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically?For more than thirty years, award-winning social psychologist Ellen Langer has studied this provocative question, and now, in Counterclockwise, she presents a conclusive answer: Opening our minds to what’s possible, instead of presuming impossibility, can lead to better health—at any age.Drawing on landmark work in the field and her own body of highly original experiments—including her “counterclockwise” study, in which elderly men lived for a week as though it was 1959 and showed dramatic improvements in their hearing, memory, dexterity, appetite, and general well-being—Langer shows that the magic of rejuvenation and ongoing good health lies in being aware of the ways we mindlessly react to social and cultural cues.Examining the intricate but often defeatist ways we define our physical health, Langer challenges the idea that the limits we assume and impose on ourselves are real. With only subtle shifts in our thinking, in our language, and in our expectations, she tells us, we can begin to change the ingrained behaviors that sap health, optimism, and vitality from our lives. Improved vision, weight loss, and increased longevity are just three of the results that Langer has demonstrated.Provocative and riveting, Counterclockwise offers a transformative and bold new paradigm: the psychology of possibility. A hopeful and groundbreaking work by an author who has changed how people all over the world think and feel, Counterclockwise is sure to join Mindfulness as a standard source on new-century science and healing.

Personal Transformation

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