Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction: How Mindfulness, Prayer, and Meditation Can Help You Pay Attention to what Really...

Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction: How Mindfulness, Prayer, and Meditation Can Help You Pay Attention to what Really...
ISBN-10
157224433X
ISBN-13
9781572244337
Category
Attention
Pages
167
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Authors
Elizabeth Hanson Hoffman, Christopher D. Hoffman

Description

In this book a clinical psychologist and a social worker present a mindfulness and spirituality-based program readers can use to dramatically improve their quality of life by conquering distraction, avoiding overload, and focusing attention on the things they value most.

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