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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Lightman, Alan P., 1948-     Subjects     Time management -- Psychological aspects.     Creative thinking.     Creative ability.     Divergent thinking.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lightman, Alan P., 1948-       by title:      In praise of wasting...       by call number:      640.43 L724i     Search the Web     Lightman, Alan P., 1948-     Time management -- Psychological aspects.     Creative thinking.     Creative ability.     Divergent thinking.       MARC Display

In praise of wasting time / Alan Lightman ; illustrations by Dola Sun. by Lightman, Alan P., 1948- TED Books, 2018. Call #: 640.43 L724i Subjects Time management -- Psychological aspects.   Creative thinking.   Creative ability.   Divergent thinking. ISBN:  9781501154362 (hc.) Edition:  1st TED Books hardcover ed. Description:  102 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  A village in Cambodia -- The grid -- The rush and the heave -- Play -- The free-grazing mind -- Downtime and replenishment -- Chronos and kairos -- Half mind. Summary:  "In today's frenzied and wired world, we are obsessed with the idea of not "wasting time." But have we lost the silences and solitude so essential to our inner lives? A great deal of evidence suggests the value in wasting time, of letting the mind lie fallow for some periods, of letting minutes and hours go by without scheduled activities or intended tasks, of unplugging from the grid. In this vital investigation of the rush and heave of the modern world, Alan Lightman explores the technological and cultural origins of our time-driven lives. More importantly, he reveals the many values of "wasting time", for replenishing the mind, for creative thought, and for finding and solidifying the inner self. Lightman urges us, as both individuals and as a society, to break free of the idea that not a second is to be wasted and to discover that sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing at all."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 640.43 L724i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 640.43 L724i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 640.43 L724i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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