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Mindlessness: The Corruption of Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism

Name: Mindlessness: The Corruption of Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780190200626
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Contributors:

Thomas Joiner

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Psychology, Self-Help

Book Subcategory:

Clinical Psychology, Personal Growth

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Release Date:

2017-08-01

ISBN 13:

9780190200626

Weight:

0.9 lbs

Size:

9.40 x 6.30 x 0.80 inches

Pages:

224

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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.

About the Author
Thomas Joiner, PhD, is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions. Author of over 480 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Joiner was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Residency Fellowship. He is a consultant to NASA's Human Research Program, and is the Director of the DoD-funded Military Suicide Research Consortium. Dr. Joiner has authored or edited seventeen books, including The Perversion of Virtue: Understanding Murder-Suicide

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