How to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction

by John Cassian

Book Overview

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one

Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of distraction at bay. But rather than surrender to the meandering of their minds, they developed powerful strategies to improve their attention...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691208085
• ISBN13: 9780691208084
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.5" x 7.0"