{"product_id":"the-abstract-mind-how-thinking-became-the-source-of-suffering-and-how-to-break-free-9781950253715","title":"The Abstract Mind: How Thinking Became the Source of Suffering-And How to Break Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour mind spends most of its time dreaming. It's time to wake up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Abstract Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hierophant Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950253715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Chris Niebauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733008019637,"sku":"9781950253715","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-abstract-mind-how-thinking-became-the-source-of-suffering-and-how-to-break-free-9781950253715","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}