The Thinking Life, P. M. Forni
The Thinking Life, P. M. Forni
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The Thinking Life
How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction

Author: P. M. Forni

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/28/2011

Synopsis

P. M. Forni, founder of the Civility
Initiative at Johns Hopkins, is America's civility expert. In his first
two books, Choosing Civility and The Civility Solution, he taught people the rules of civil behavior and ways of responding to
rudeness. Now, in The Thinking Life, he looks at the importance of
thinking in our lives: how we do it, why we don't do enough of it, and
why we need to do more of it. In twelve short chapters, he
gives listeners a remedy for the Age of Distraction, an age fueled by
the internet, Blackberries, and cellphones, all of which make constant
demands on our attention, diverting it from one
thing to another. After suggesting ways we can find time to think
more, Forni shows us how we can improve our abilities of:
AttentionReflectionIntrospectionSelf-controlPositive thinkingProactive thinkingEffective decision-making strategiesCreative thinkingProblem-solving strategiesJust
as he did with civility, he puts the importance of good thinking front
and center in a book as simple and as profound as his earlier works.

About P. M. Forni

P. M. Forni is an award-winning professor of Italian Literature at Johns Hopkins University and the author of The Civility Solution and other books. In 2000, he founded the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins and over the years has continued to teach courses on the theory and history of manners. Reports on his work have appeared in the New York Times, the Times of London, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susie

P.M. Forni recommends disconnecting from the internet for 3 hrs a day, at minimum & to make a daily appointment with yourself to reflect and focus only on thought, stop multi-tasking, stop over scheduling, stop answering "how are you?" with "busy", to focus on doing things right the first time, to s......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn

I read this book nice and slow, to absorb the lessons and do some of the exercises at the end of the chapters. I would recommend it to almost anyone. I do think most people live our lives pretty randomly, and this book gives very practical advice on living more thoughtfully.......more

Goodreads review by Chris

While some might categorize this as a "self-help" or "business" book, it's really a broader reaching thesis which is perfect for almost any reader. It's both a descriptive as well as prescriptive manual for the human thinking machine. Similar to his previous two excellent must-read books on civility......more

Goodreads review by Bookshelf

I bought this book after hearing an interview with the author on NPR. I had high hopes for this book. I was drawn to the idea of a productive thinking life, as opposed to the non-productive, anxiety-ridden, ADD type thinking I frequently engage in. Honestly, I've been trying to read it for a couple......more

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