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The World Beyond Your Head

On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction

Matthew B. Crawford

This thought-provoking book explores the challenge of mastering our own minds and attention. It delves into the intense focus of ice hockey players, short-order chefs, and gambling addicts, and investigates how attention sculpts the self. The author argues that our current crisis of attention is deeply rooted in Western culture and has implications for the way we raise our children, design public spaces, and even democracy itself. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to navigate the modern world with intention and purpose.
Publish Date
2015-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
2015-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.79
ISBN
9780374535919
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2020-06-26T15:54:38.000Z
Discussing some of my favorite books on writing.      source
2021-05-01T14:20:53.000Z
The section in Matthew B. Crawford’s excellent book, The World Outside Our Heads, talking about pipe organ makers is superb: Creative work is not only a “conversation with materials” but is a conversation with tradition.      source