Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity by Edward Slingerland

Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity

Edward Slingerland

304 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology self help informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity — an ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand — and why it is so essential to our well-being Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night befor...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
reflective 66%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Average rating

3.54

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.