How to survive the modern world : making sense of, and finding calm in, unsteady times
2021
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The modern world has brought us a range of extraordinary benefits and joys, including technology, medicine and transport. But it can also feel as though modern times have plunged us ever deeper into greed, despair and agitation. Seldom has the world felt more privileged and resource-rich yet also worried, blinkered, furious, panicked and self-absorbed. This is a guide to navigating our unusual times. It identifies a range of themes that present acute challenges to our mental wellbeing. The book tackles our relationship to the news media, our ideas of love and sex, our assumptions about money and our careers, our attitudes to animals and the natural world, our admiration for science and technology, our belief in individualism and secularism - and our suspicion of quiet and solitude.
Imprint:
London : The School of Life Press, 2021.
Collation:
320 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781912891535 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2534590
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