The Practicing Mind

Very good book. The content in this book is priceless and change one's life. I changed my life from goal oriented to process oriented on day 2 and it's working miraculously. Everything I do feels meaningful and peaceful. Peace is attained immediate with this mindset. Also, this is a practice, not a state to be attained. Practicing to be in present moment and forgetting the self is the best way to live. Like Dogen said, to study the self is to forget the self.Must read!

Good book to read and happy with the purchase

Very easy and well written. This book provides practical ways to shift your mind to start focusing on your task.

I like this book!

Author has explained very simple truths of lives which are very useful and important in our today's complex lives.You can surely go with this book. It is written in very simple language too. Great for beginners.

Excellent

Teaches quiet perseverance and soft ambition. A must read for those who feel life is all about rushing and reaching a "desires spot".

Thomas Sterner’s book, ‘The Practicing Mind,’ is an excellent reminder of basic learning principles. The book consists of nine chapters of variable quality. However, the author admits his lessons are not new: we have known these principles for centuries. We need these books because we forget the principles.The book is well-timed because modern culture prizes ‘results’ over ’process’; productivity over perfection, resulting in a culture where people often take shortcuts to achieve a desired output.Thomas Sterner quotes a few excellent examples, notably from Japan, highlighting the difference between their approach and many Western practices. While he points out the differences between the two cultures, you will find many such differences within cultures. For instance, the apprenticeship culture in Germany focuses on proper learning.The author reminds us that we must always adopt a practicing mind: as we grow and become experts, we forget a crucial lesson – that we can, and should, learn from anyone. He cites the curiosity of a child’s mind, reminding us that we lose our curiosity as we age and become ‘experts.’The quality of the chapters is uneven, with some excellent and others mediocre. Read the book: the lessons within are excellent reminders that we must change our approach to learn well and find joy in learning and practicing.