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Start giftingThe Thinking Life
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:
- Attention
- Reflection
- Introspection
- Self-control
- Positive thinking
- Proactive thinking
- Effective decision-making strategies
- Creative thinking
- Problem-solving strategies
Just
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.
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.
David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over seventy audiobooks for Tantor, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, from fantasy to military, and from thrillers to humor. He has received multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, including one for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, David keeps busy writing plays and stories for children.