Mindfulness: Connecting with the Real You

Written by Vinay Dabholkar

Narrated by Gaurav Sajjanhar

Whether we like it or not, a large part of our thinking is wasteful -- be it guilt, fear, anxiety or stress. This drains our energy and hinders our decision-making. Mindfulness is an eye-opening take on how to reclaim your time and stay in the moment, illustrated with metaphors derived from cinema, theatre, magic and other stories. Through the book, we learn to recognize and cut down on thoughts that are unproductive. We also learn to investigate the process of self-deception -- becoming more self-aware in the process. Not reheated fixes for our existential woes, this book serves as a guide for intelligent readers and urban professionals to focus and practise mindfulness. And through it, we stand to develop skills on time management that lead to personal growth, necessary for an optimal life experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Apr 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9789354220500

Vinay Dabholkar

Vinay Dabholkar works as a catalyst in three areas: design thinking, culture of innovation and mindfulness. He is a co-author of the book 8 Steps to Innovation: From Jugaad to Excellence. He has been a visiting faculty member at IIM Bangalore (since 2011) and IIT Bombay (since 2016). Over the past decade, he has helped several organizations and individuals in their journey towards innovation and mindfulness. He also works with non-profits and government organizations in the education and healthcare space. Prior to starting his consulting career, he worked for a decade at Motorola in the US and Sasken in Bangalore. He did his B. Tech. from IIT Bombay and PhD from SUNY Buffalo, USA, in computer science. His blog can be accessed at catalign.in.

Reviews for Mindfulness

[Mante · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

That was a great book. I suggest the reader to take a notebook and pause ll at times, to take notes.

The author proposes some interesting hypotheses about how we see the world, ourselves, and by doing so how we interact with events.

He uses references to popular culture, mainly movies, spiritual leaders, religion and scientific studies. And he did great job at it. Really refreshing perspectives