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Niebauer PhD, Chris

 
9781950253715: The Abstract Mind: How Thinking Became the Source of Suffering–and How to Break Free
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ISBN 10 : 1950253716 ISBN 13 : 9781950253715
Editeur : Hierophant Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Your mind spends most of its time dreaming. It's time to wake up.

Our ability to think abstractly is humanity's superpower. It gave us language, art, science, and civilization. Before a wheel was built, it was imagined. Before a law was written, it was conceived. Abstraction lets us plan, create, and transcend our immediate circumstances.

But this gift has a shadow. The same mind that builds bridges also builds prisons--of worry, comparison, and endless mental chatter. We fret over insults that never came, chase status that can't satisfy, and wage wars over lines on a map. The abstract world, once a tool, has become our cage.

In The Abstract Mind, bestselling author and cognitive neuropsychologist Chris Niebauer illuminates how abstraction creates illusions that interfere with our perception of reality, how these illusions give rise to mental suffering, and how, with a little practice, you can learn to see through them. This book isn't another guide to mindfulness. It's a mirror--one that reveals how deeply we've confused thought for life. Like a dreamer realizing they're asleep, the moment you notice the abstract world is a mirage, the spell begins to break.

Put down your phone. Feel the air on your skin. Listen to the hum of the world. This is where life happens--not in your head, but here. Now.

Welcome back.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chris Niebauer earned his PhD in cognitive neuropsychology at the University of Toledo, specializing in the differences between the left and right sides of the human brain. He is the author of No Self, No Problem and The No Self, No Problem Workbook. Visit him at chrisniebauerphd.com.

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Éditeur
Hierophant Publishing
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1950253716
ISBN 13 
9781950253715
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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