Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.comID: 296198Title: Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded WorldAuthor: Michael HarrisNarrator: Kerry ShaleFormat: UnabridgedLength: 06:23:58Language: EnglishRelease date: 06-27-17Publisher: Macmillan AudioGenres: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Social ScienceSummary:'Kerry Shale's reading delivers lots of information clearly as Harris discusses technological developments that threaten our solitude today. While much of Harris's book is critical of those developments, Shale also captures Harris's humor and occasional indignance.' AudioFile MagazineWith a foreword by Nicholas Carr, author of the Pulitzer Prizefinalist The Shallows.Today, society embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on mobile devices and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive connection. Many of us now lead lives of strangely crowded isolation: we are always linked, but only shallowly so.The capacity to be alone, properly alone, is one of lifes subtlest skills. Real solitude is a powerful resource we can call upona crucial ingredient for a rich interior life. It inspires reflection, allows creativity to flourish, and improves our relationships with ourselves and, unexpectedly, with others. Idle hands can, in fact, produce the extraordinary. In living bigger and faster, we have forgotten the joys of silence, and undervalued how profoundly it can revolutionize our lives.This audiobook is about discovering stillness inside the city, inside the crowd, inside our busy lives. With wit and energy, award-winning author Michael Harris weaves captivating true stories with reporting from the worlds foremost brain researchers, psychologists, and tech entrepreneurs to guide us toward a state of measured connectivity that balances quiet and companionship.Solitude is a beautiful and convincing statement on the transformative power of being alone.Contact: [email protected]

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