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The Practicing Mind
Thomas M. Sterner
3.96 (8547 Reviews)
Self-growth
Productivity
Psychology
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Discover "The Practicing Mind" - where mindfulness meets mastery. With a 3.91 Goodreads rating, Sterner's wisdom transforms frustration into fulfillment by focusing on process, not results. What if your greatest obstacle isn't talent, but how you practice?

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Why Everything You Know About Getting Better Is Wrong

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A concert pianist sits down to restore a piano, deliberately slowing his movements to an almost meditative pace. His colleagues would think he's lost his mind-there's too much work, too little time. Yet he finishes 40% faster than usual, feeling peaceful instead of exhausted. This counterintuitive moment reveals a profound truth: our entire approach to improvement, achievement, and mastery is fundamentally backwards. We've been taught that success requires grinding harder, pushing faster, and fixating on outcomes. But what if the real secret lies in completely reversing this mindset? Think about the last skill you tried to learn. Maybe you picked up a guitar, started learning a language, or committed to a fitness routine. Remember that initial spark of excitement? Now remember how quickly it faded when progress seemed slow. You're not alone-this pattern repeats itself millions of times daily across the world, leaving people feeling defeated and convinced they simply lack discipline or talent. The real culprit isn't your willpower. It's a deeply ingrained product-oriented mindset that treats practice as merely a tedious path to some future destination. We've been conditioned from childhood to value the grade over the learning, the trophy over the training, the destination over the journey.

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The Product Trap and the Path to Presence

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The Radical Simplicity of Process Focus and Nature's Wisdom

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The Four Keys That Unlock Mastery

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Building Habits Through Conscious Awareness

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Do, Observe, Correct: The Master Technique for Freedom

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The Practice That Never Ends and Always Fulfills

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