Do Breathe by Michael Townsend Williams Summary
Overview of Do Breathe
In "Do Breathe," former advertising exec turned mindfulness guru Michael Townsend Williams reveals how conscious breathing transforms productivity without sacrificing wellbeing. Endorsed by Calm's CEO as "a great little book about something we do 600 million times in our life but rarely think about."
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When a Song About Breathing Became a Wake-Up Call
A pop song playing in a Malaysian nightclub shouldn't change your life. But when "Every Breath You Take" echoed through the speakers, Michael Townsend Williams broke down. His younger brother Jonathan had just died at 31, falling from his apartment balcony. That moment shattered everything-his career in advertising, his relationship with alcohol, his entire understanding of what mattered. Years later, Williams would become a mindfulness teacher whose slim book sits on Emma Watson's and Arianna Huffington's shelves. The irony isn't lost: a song about obsessive surveillance became the soundtrack to awakening. Sometimes we need tragedy to notice what's been there all along-our breath, quietly keeping us alive, waiting to teach us how to truly live. You've breathed about 600 million times in your life without thinking about it. Your breath operates on autopilot, yet it's the only bodily system you can consciously control. This makes it uniquely powerful-a bridge between your racing thoughts and physical tension. Here's what most of us miss: we've forgotten how to breathe. Watch a baby sleep and you'll see their belly rise and fall, air flowing through their nose in a perfect rhythm. Now notice yourself reading this-chances are you're breathing shallowly from your chest, possibly through your mouth, maybe even holding your breath slightly. We've developed dysfunctional patterns that keep us stressed, scattered, and disconnected.
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クイックサマリーモード - 『Do Breathe』の要約を11分で読む・聴く
『Do Breathe』の核心的なアイデアを分かりやすいポイントに分解し、革新的なチームがどのように創造、協力、成長するかを理解します。
フラッシュカードモード - 『Do Breathe』から厳選した7の洞察
『Do Breathe』を素早い記憶のヒントに凝縮し、率直さ、チームワーク、創造的な回復力の主要原則を強調します。
エンタメモード - 『Do Breathe』のレッスンを26分のストーリーで
鮮やかなストーリーテリングを通じて『Do Breathe』を体験し、イノベーションのレッスンを記憶に残り、応用できる瞬間に変えます。
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