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Think Like a Monk
- 352 pages · about 6 hours
- First published 2020
- 24 editions
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1 About this book
Think Like a Monk is the first book by Jay Shetty, a British podcaster and life coach, published in 2020. After university Shetty spent three years living as a monk in an ashram in India, and the book sets out what he took from that time as practical advice for people with ordinary working lives. It covers letting go of negativity, overthinking, comparison and fear, finding a sense of purpose and training the mind, and it presents gratitude, kindness and service to others as the basis of a satisfying life. Stories from the ashram are mixed with older teachings and with exercises to try.
- Self-help
- Personal growth
- Meaning (psychology)
- Buddhism, doctrines
- Happiness
- Psychology
- Monastic and religious life
- Hinduism
2 What to expect
Self-help drawn from the three years the author spent living as a monk in India, turned into advice for everyday working life. It moves from letting go of negativity, fear and comparison, through purpose and training the mind, to gratitude, kindness and service. The tone is warm and encouraging, with personal stories and practical steps, and much of the advice is familiar from other books on mindfulness.
Good for readers who want: self-improvement, happiness, and psychology.
3 About Jay Shetty
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Jay Shetty
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