{"product_id":"tinker-dabble-doodle-try-unlock-the-power-of-the-unfocused-mind-9781101883655","title":"Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eHarness your mind's innate tendency to wander, stall, rest, and unfocus and become more productive--in the boardroom, living room, or classroom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eCoastal Living\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books for the Beach This Summer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To finish tasks and achieve goals, most people believe that \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e focus is the solution. We rely on to-do lists, calendar reminders, noise-blocking headphones, and sometimes medication to help us concentrate--even though these tactics often fail to substantially improve productivity. Drawing on the latest brain research, compelling stories from his psychological practice, and colorful examples of counterintuitive success from sports, business, education, and the arts, neuroscientist Srini Pillay, M.D., challenges traditional ideas about productivity, revealing the lasting, positive benefits of adding deliberate and regular \u003ci\u003eunfocus \u003c\/i\u003eto your repertoire\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA fascinating tour through brain wavelengths and rhythm, mindsets, and mental relaxation, \u003ci\u003eTinker Dabble Doodle Try \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how specific kinds of planned unfocus stimulate cognitive calmness, jumpstart productivity, enhance innovation, inspire creativity, improve long-term memory, and, of course, help you stay on target. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTinkering\u003c\/b\u003e with ideas and with things releases your mind to wander from a state of stuckness into a \u003ci\u003epossibility \u003c\/i\u003eframe of mind, triggering neural connections and new insights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDabbling \u003c\/b\u003ein a new endeavor--whether a hobby or fantasy--disrupts your habitual and reactive thinking, helping you find new solutions to old problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDoodling \u003c\/b\u003ecan help you tap into another brain frequency to remove obstacles and create opportunities and inspiration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With techniques for training the brain to unfocus, concepts for scheduling busy lives, and ideas for controlling this new cognitive-toggling capability, \u003ci\u003eTinker Dabble Doodle Try\u003c\/i\u003e will change how you think about daydreaming, relaxing, leaving work unfinished, and even multitasking. What you'll discover is a greater freedom, a deeper intelligence, and a more profound joy in your life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTinker Dabble Doodle Try\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pillay's effortless writing style, combined with an excellent balance of popular psychology and self-help, makes this a helpful read for those who enjoy a light dive into psychology with practical applications.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pillay cites an intriguing range of brain studies to support his argument, and his case studies of individuals with whom he has worked provide useful insights.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dr. Srini Pillay offers a brilliant, deeply researched, and even more deeply imagined blueprint for using one's full mental armamentarium, conscious, unconscious, and all the undiscovered rest  A fantastic book \"\u003cb\u003e--Edward M. 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Amen, M.D., co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brain Warrior's Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book not only gives you license to step off the hamster wheel of focus, focus, focus, but it will show you how to strategically and productively do so.\"\u003cb\u003e--JJ Virgin, author of \u003ci\u003eJJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This brilliant book shows how to manipulate your brain to alternate between intense concentration and deliberate mind-wandering.\"\u003cb\u003e--Mark Robert Waldman, co-author of \u003ci\u003eHow God Changes Your Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101883655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Srini Pillay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234771067061,"sku":"9781101883655","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4cda753f-4468-45cd-a2f5-2d77335a00aa.jpg?v=1743518716","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tinker-dabble-doodle-try-unlock-the-power-of-the-unfocused-mind-9781101883655","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}